inet: frags: publish queues before arming timer
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: 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: inet: frags: publish queues before arming timer inet_frag_create() arms the fragment queue timer before inserting the queue into the fqdir rhashtable. If the namespace fragment timeout is zero or negative, the timer can run before the queue is published. The timer callback then marks the queue complete, tries to remove a node that is not in the hash table yet, and drops the anticipated hash reference. Creation can subsequently publish the completed queue without restoring that reference, leaving a stale hash node after the caller drops the remaining reference. Publish the queue first and arm the timer while holding the queue lock. This makes timer expiry wait until the queue is visible in the hash table, so inet_frag_kill() can remove the node and balance the hash reference.
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 4.5
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.10.267, 5.15.218, 6.1.185, 6.6.154, 6.12.106, 6.18.45, 7.1.9, 7.2
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected | No fix yet |
Not affected: 2 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-74662
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-92r4-fqr3-4rrc
- 2026-10-18 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-11-05 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
- 2026-11-05 CVSS score changed · Red Hat
References
Other 8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f4e4dab62181b7fe7c011bed6fbef9fc3d48c769
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4ed0681dc2c1e0538b79d2fc56190ffcb369dacd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/08a04d7bfb9c103432561aff8a62b6872e694a6a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d3ffb89b2944672cf7bdd8e9ee577d2043b4a956
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/39c6c4b267b65f00e0b0335a2ae00cbe9e3174f0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9f904dd3e455750e5d4ec9b2f134835811b85a2f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/928128865e43b197e30688dc1bc991592c97edcf
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/653d7ddf6cba867777a3d14c4f83ace008c5ad13
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Sources
- CVE-2026-74662 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-74662 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-92r4-fqr3-4rrc · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-74662 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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