CVE-2026-74569

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: nf_conntrack_sip: widen NAT rewrite delta to s32 in sip_help_tcp() sip_help_tcp() stores the size change of each NAT-rewritten SIP message in s16 diff and accumulates it in s16 tdiff, but a single message can grow by more than S16_MAX while the packet stays under the 65535 enlarge_skb() limit: nf_nat_sip() rewrites every matching URI, and a long Contact list expands the message by tens of kilobytes. diff then wraps, and "datalen = datalen + diff - msglen" yields a huge unsigned datalen, so the next iteration's ct_sip_get_header() reads past the linearized skb tail. Widen diff, tdiff and the seq_adjust hook to s32. Both are bounded by the 65535 byte packet limit, and the seqadj core is already s32 (nf_ct_seqadj_set() takes s32), so no previously accepted input is rejected. BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in ct_sip_get_header (net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_sip.c:464) Read of size 1 at addr ffff888010800000 by task ksoftirqd/1/25 ct_sip_get_header (net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_sip.c:464) sip_help_tcp (net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_sip.c:1694) nf_confirm (net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_proto.c:183) nf_hook_slow (net/netfilter/core.c:619) ip6_output (net/ipv6/ip6_output.c:246) ip6_forward (net/ipv6/ip6_output.c:690) ipv6_rcv (net/ipv6/ip6_input.c:351) __netif_receive_skb_one_core (net/core/dev.c:6212) process_backlog (net/core/dev.c:6676) __napi_poll (net/core/dev.c:7735) net_rx_action (net/core/dev.c:7955) handle_softirqs (kernel/softirq.c:622) run_ksoftirqd (kernel/softirq.c:1076) ...

Package Linux Kernel
Published 2026-08-15
Last modified 2026-08-15
Patch available
Yes

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 2.6.34 and later are affected. Fixed in 6.6.151, 6.12.103, 6.18.44, 7.1.8, 7.2-rc6 and their respective stable series.

Affected from
≥ 2.6.34
Fixed in
✓ 6.6.151 6.6.x ✓ 6.12.103 6.12.x ✓ 6.18.44 6.18.x ✓ 7.1.8 7.1.x ✓ 7.2-rc6

Frequently asked questions

  • What is CVE-2026-74569?

    CVE-2026-74569 is a unscored severity Linux kernel vulnerability . It affects Linux kernel versions from 2.6.34 onward and has been patched in 6.6.151, 6.12.103, 6.18.44 and others. CVE-2026-74569 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

  • Is there a patch available for CVE-2026-74569?

    Yes. CVE-2026-74569 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.6.151, 6.12.103, 6.18.44 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 2.6.34 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

  • Is CVE-2026-74569 actively exploited?

    No. CVE-2026-74569 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.