What is CVE-2026-74279?

CVE-2026-74279 is a Critical severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 10.0 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 4.11 onward and patched in 5.10.261, 5.15.212, 6.1.178 and others. CVE-2026-74279 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-74279?

CVE-2026-74279 has a CVSS score of 10.0 out of 10, rated Critical severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2026-74279?

Yes, CVE-2026-74279 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.10.261, 5.15.212, 6.1.178 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 4.11 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2026-74279 actively exploited?

CVE-2026-74279 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2026-74279

Critical

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: crypto: cavium/cpt - fix DMA cleanup using wrong loop index The sg_cleanup error path used list[i] instead of list[j] when unmapping DMA buffers, leaking successfully mapped entries and repeatedly unmapping the failed one.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2026-08-15

Last modified 2026-08-17

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Yes

CVSS 3.1 score

10.0

out of 10

Critical

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Vector string

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 4.11 and later are affected. 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 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 4.11

Fixed in

✓ 5.10.261 5.10.x ✓ 5.15.212 5.15.x ✓ 6.1.178 6.1.x ✓ 6.6.145 6.6.x ✓ 6.12.97 6.12.x ✓ 6.18.40 6.18.x ✓ 7.1.5 7.1.x ✓ 7.2

References

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Details

CVE ID CVE-2026-74279

Severity Critical

CVSS score 10.0 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2026-08-15

Modified 2026-08-17

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-74279?

CVE-2026-74279 is a Critical severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 10.0 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 4.11 onward and has been patched in 5.10.261, 5.15.212, 6.1.178 and others. CVE-2026-74279 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-74279?

CVE-2026-74279 has a CVSS score of 10.0 out of 10, rated Critical severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2026-74279?

Yes. CVE-2026-74279 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.10.261, 5.15.212, 6.1.178 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 4.11 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2026-74279 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2026-74279 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.