CVE-2026-74612

CRITICALPre-NVD 10.010.0
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 10.0 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: CRITICAL) published 2026-08-22. a secondary CVSS source baseline 10.0; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
Trending — 5 sources updated this week
10.0EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 10.0Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

veth: fix skb length accounting after XDP frag adjustment

veth exposes non-linear skb fragments through an xdp_buff. If an XDP program adjusts the fragment area, veth_xdp_rcv_skb() copies xdp_frags_size back to skb->data_len but leaves skb->len containing the old fragment contribution.

After a fragment shrink, this makes skb_headlen() larger than the actual linear area. In the reproduced UDP receive path, __skb_datagram_iter() copied 1024 bytes past the actual linear tail to userspace, starting at struct skb_shared_info. The copied bytes included the affected skb's nr_frags, xdp_frags_size, and a kernel pointer from skb_shinfo(skb)->frags[0]. Real packet data was displaced by the same amount and truncated at the end.

Subtract the old data_len before replacing it and add the new data_len afterwards, keeping skb->len and skb->data_len synchronized.

Additionally, bpf_xdp_pull_data() can advance data_end while leaving frags present. The skb is then still non-linear, so the old __skb_put(skb, off) triggers SKB_LINEAR_ASSERT().

Use skb_set_tail_pointer() and update skb->len explicitly instead, following bpf_prog_run_generic_xdp(). Unlike __skb_put(), skb_set_tail_pointer() does not require a linear skb.

A 60000-byte UDP datagram on a veth pair with MTU 64000 was shortened by 1024 bytes from its fragment area. Before the fix, all 10 runs produced corrupted payloads. After the fix, all 10 runs matched the expected payload exactly. A forced-tailroom reproducer also exercises bpf_xdp_pull_data() with frags still present; the old code triggers SKB_LINEAR_ASSERT(), while this fix passes 10/10 runs.

CVSS v3
10.0
EG Score
10.0(high)
EG Risk
50(Track)
EG Risk 50/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity100% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability30% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
40%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 22, 2026

Last Modified

August 25, 2026

Advisory Details (6)

Auto-updated Aug 25, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

veth: fix skb length accounting after XDP frag adjustment - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cdf745b7a777f87f51666e5d8f4c6fc279bcf54d
generic

veth: fix skb length accounting after XDP frag adjustment - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cb6379feaaff11c4e1e79c26c745ffa23182768a
generic

veth: fix skb length accounting after XDP frag adjustment - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/41b96667d42b74bb4b137f1bb78b611a953c5943
generic

veth: fix skb length accounting after XDP frag adjustment - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3205b0652a37255dbb7ca8f3d942c8d8aa677c21
generic

veth: fix skb length accounting after XDP frag adjustment - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2f2a7f3f8b9f1bffc9b0488aa02b6951b2aec139
generic

veth: fix skb length accounting after XDP frag adjustment - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0c3024afabb8064b141f3cedcb1ddd6ab05ad9d5

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-74612(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 49× in last 7d / 52× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-08-30 05:50 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-08-30 01:45 UTCEG score recompute
  3. 2026-08-30 01:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-08-30 01:22 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-08-29 21:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-08-29 17:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-08-29 13:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-08-29 09:06 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-08-29 05:02 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-08-29 00:53 UTCEG score recompute
  11. 2026-08-29 00:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-08-28 21:42 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-08-28 16:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-08-28 12:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-08-28 08:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-08-28 03:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-08-27 23:47 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-08-27 19:43 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-08-27 15:40 UTCEG score recompute
  20. 2026-08-27 15:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-08-27 14:25 UTCEPSS rescore
  22. 2026-08-27 11:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-08-27 07:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-08-27 03:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-08-26 23:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  1. 2026-08-26 19:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-08-26 15:07 UTCEG score recompute
  3. 2026-08-26 15:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-08-26 14:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-08-26 10:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-08-26 06:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-08-26 02:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-08-25 22:47 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-08-25 18:43 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-08-25 14:39 UTCEG score recompute
  11. 2026-08-25 14:39 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-08-25 13:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-08-25 10:35 UTCEG score recompute
  14. 2026-08-25 10:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-08-25 06:30 UTCEG score recompute
  16. 2026-08-25 06:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-08-25 05:45 UTCEG score recompute 10.00
  18. 2026-08-25 05:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-08-25 05:45 UTCMITRE cvelistV5CVSS v3 → 10 · severity → CRITICAL
  20. 2026-08-24 14:18 UTCEPSS rescore
  21. 2026-08-23 13:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-08-23 13:19 UTCNVD update
  23. 2026-08-23 13:06 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-08-23 13:05 UTCMITRE cvelistV5
  25. 2026-08-22 16:24 UTCNVD update
  26. 2026-08-22 15:42 UTCEG score recompute
  27. 2026-08-22 15:35 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-74612?
CVE-2026-74612 is a critical vulnerability published on August 22, 2026. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: veth: fix skb length accounting after XDP frag adjustment veth exposes non-linear skb fragments through an xdp_buff. If an XDP program adjusts the fragment area, vethxdprcv_skb() copies xdpfragssize back to skb->data_len but leaves…
When was CVE-2026-74612 disclosed?
CVE-2026-74612 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 22, 2026, with the most recent update on August 25, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-74612 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-74612 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 59.9% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-74612?
CVE-2026-74612 has a CVSS v3 base score of 10.0 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-74612?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-74612, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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