Paper/Archive/CVE-2026-74662

CVE-2026-74662

Linux Linux — inet: frags: publish queues before arming timer

Description · from the CVE record

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.

Affected

ProductAffectedFixed inSource
Linux648700f76b03b7e8149d13cc2bdb3355035258a9 – < f4e4dab62181b7fe7c011bed6fbef9fc3d48c769f4e4dab62181b7fe7c011bed6fbef9fc3d48c769CNA
Linux648700f76b03b7e8149d13cc2bdb3355035258a9 – < 4ed0681dc2c1e0538b79d2fc56190ffcb369dacd4ed0681dc2c1e0538b79d2fc56190ffcb369dacdCNA
Linux648700f76b03b7e8149d13cc2bdb3355035258a9 – < 08a04d7bfb9c103432561aff8a62b6872e694a6a08a04d7bfb9c103432561aff8a62b6872e694a6aCNA
Linux648700f76b03b7e8149d13cc2bdb3355035258a9 – < d3ffb89b2944672cf7bdd8e9ee577d2043b4a956d3ffb89b2944672cf7bdd8e9ee577d2043b4a956CNA
Linux648700f76b03b7e8149d13cc2bdb3355035258a9 – < 39c6c4b267b65f00e0b0335a2ae00cbe9e3174f039c6c4b267b65f00e0b0335a2ae00cbe9e3174f0CNA
Linux648700f76b03b7e8149d13cc2bdb3355035258a9 – < 9f904dd3e455750e5d4ec9b2f134835811b85a2f9f904dd3e455750e5d4ec9b2f134835811b85a2fCNA
Linux648700f76b03b7e8149d13cc2bdb3355035258a9 – < 928128865e43b197e30688dc1bc991592c97edcf928128865e43b197e30688dc1bc991592c97edcfCNA
Linux648700f76b03b7e8149d13cc2bdb3355035258a9 – < 653d7ddf6cba867777a3d14c4f83ace008c5ad13653d7ddf6cba867777a3d14c4f83ace008c5ad13CNA
Linux493107105843f299662b3b664a83804645564f12–CNA
Linux4.4.174 – < 4.54.5CNA
Linux4.17–CNA

Scores by source

Linux (CNA)9.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA ADPSSVCExploitation: none · Automatable: yes · Technical impact: total

References

refgit.kernel.org/stable/c/f4e4dab62181b7fe7c011bed6fbef9fc3d48c769refgit.kernel.org/stable/c/4ed0681dc2c1e0538b79d2fc56190ffcb369dacdrefgit.kernel.org/stable/c/08a04d7bfb9c103432561aff8a62b6872e694a6arefgit.kernel.org/stable/c/d3ffb89b2944672cf7bdd8e9ee577d2043b4a956refgit.kernel.org/stable/c/39c6c4b267b65f00e0b0335a2ae00cbe9e3174f0refgit.kernel.org/stable/c/9f904dd3e455750e5d4ec9b2f134835811b85a2frefgit.kernel.org/stable/c/928128865e43b197e30688dc1bc991592c97edcfrefgit.kernel.org/stable/c/653d7ddf6cba867777a3d14c4f83ace008c5ad13