net: fib_rules: Don't dump dying fib_rule in fib_rules_dump().
Priority LOW 35Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 4 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: net: fib_rules: Don't dump dying fib_rule in fib_rules_dump(). rocker_router_fib_event() calls fib_rule_get() during RCU dump. If the fib_rule is dying, refcount_inc() will complain about it. Let's call refcount_inc_not_zero() in fib_rules_dump().
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00129 2nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Linux (Linux): 5.10.261, 5.15.212, 6.1.178 +5Red Hat: 4 without a fix
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
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 5.10.261, 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 7 | 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: 1 product
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-74288
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mfph-jxq2-hg99
- 2026-10-16 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
Other 8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0f929b59f4cd0e05bb1ecefe12b77e85911d4be2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4b7ae30c81c2ee10a644749a3704a5c797ccc308
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2dfdc210d240bd48bb2ea746430b02b5571b6db9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a7ef30753353ba6a95d693b1863a0214222a199a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1fbc6c6efe78f4454a51afa0587efb6826f60f00
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bb4a5b3c91af3c8d705bb2e9f6f8069a70db26fc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3af0bc1bd9039e2e50abf3e2d7fee411f38bce4e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2821e85c058f81c9948a2fb1a634f7b47457d51c
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Sources
- CVE-2026-74288 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-74288 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-mfph-jxq2-hg99 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-74288 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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