vxlan: use pskb_network_may_pull() for transmit path header pulls
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 2 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: vxlan: use pskb_network_may_pull() for transmit path header pulls In vxlan_xmit(), arp_reduce(), and vxlan_mdb_entry_skb_get(), pskb_may_pull() was being called to verify the availability of network layer headers (ARP, IPv6/ND, IP/IPv6 MDB keys). However, during transmit skb->data points to the MAC header, so skb_network_offset(skb) is ETH_HLEN (14 bytes). Using pskb_may_pull(skb, len) only checks len bytes from skb->data rather than skb_network_offset(skb) + len, which can leave part of the network header in non-linear frags. Replace these remaining pskb_may_pull() calls with pskb_network_may_pull() to properly account for the MAC header offset.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- 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 6.1.188, 6.6.153, 6.12.105, 6.18.44, 7.1.8, 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 9 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
Not affected: 3 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-74474
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-59jj-4qq4-v9f9
- 2026-10-13 EPSS moved to the below the 50th percentile
- 2026-10-18 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-26 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
- 2026-10-26 CVSS score changed · Red Hat
References
Other 6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/371425d4be7795e9158388af9eee0201e6047410
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bb01c51950c3ff3c76acdd54b85ab38ccc2a8bb4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6146901881f09ef063eb34ad389f63231f8486f5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/94dee751aad627b3645d424b5d0c736d394573e9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7076a34b6e33315dc160b4612bfea1c597495585
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b9553558b48db54ac9273e6b98d7263ef5c1a329
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Sources
- CVE-2026-74474 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-74474 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-59jj-4qq4-v9f9 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-74474 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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