tipc: reject inverted service ranges from peer bindings
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 3 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tipc: reject inverted service ranges from peer bindings tipc_update_nametbl() inserts a binding advertised by a peer node using the lower and upper service-range bounds taken directly from the wire, without checking that lower <= upper. The local bind path validates the ordering (tipc_uaddr_valid()), but the name-distribution path does not. A binding with lower > upper is inserted at the far end of the service-range rbtree (keyed on lower) where no lookup or withdrawal can ever match it (service_range_foreach_match() requires sr->lower <= end). The publication, its service_range node and the augmented rbtree entry are then leaked for the lifetime of the namespace, and there is no per-peer cap equivalent to TIPC_MAX_PUBL on locally created bindings. Reject inverted ranges in the network path as well. A peer node can otherwise leak unbounded binding-table memory by sending PUBLICATION items with lower > upper.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.15.212, 6.1.178, 6.6.145, 6.12.97, 6.18.40, 7.1.5, 7.2
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
Not affected: 2 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-74281
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-x4hp-m4vp-wc59
- 2026-10-16 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-16 Priority changed: LOW → MEDIUM
References
Other 7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cd1955f81bd8ebeef51b324989ac871ad1947fb6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f683200b83a0085d4e11abea8c1fdd9fdfb95b0b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f1715d92ee3095d9215b493a8603a81f646fcf61
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/581ef56e5c34d475056ce086dc2ba0e872ba6857
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7e401233f9bb74a626e70698d0d62f3a94ac0676
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/973bf0ed896b9898668dbadb82ed849d7d573010
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2afb648f7b99216c687db1f89739c995e1144153
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Sources
- CVE-2026-74281 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-74281 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-x4hp-m4vp-wc59 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-74281 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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