What is CVE-2026-74693?

CVE-2026-74693 is a unscored severity Linux kernel vulnerability, affecting Linux kernel versions from 5.10 onward and patched in 5.10.265, 5.15.216, 6.1.183 and others. CVE-2026-74693 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-74693?

CVE-2026-74693 has a CVSS score of pending NVD analysis out of 10, rated awaiting scoring severity.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2026-74693?

Yes, CVE-2026-74693 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.10.265, 5.15.216, 6.1.183 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.10 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2026-74693 actively exploited?

CVE-2026-74693 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2026-74693

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: prestera: validate firmware header length prestera_fw_hdr_parse() reads the firmware header before checking that the firmware image contains that header. Reject images shorter than struct prestera_fw_header before decoding the magic and version fields.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2026-08-22

Last modified 2026-08-22

Patch available

Yes

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 5.10 and later are affected. Fixed in 5.10.265, 5.15.216, 6.1.183, 6.6.152, 6.12.104, 6.18.45, 7.1.9, 7.2 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 5.10

Fixed in

✓ 5.10.265 5.10.x ✓ 5.15.216 5.15.x ✓ 6.1.183 6.1.x ✓ 6.6.152 6.6.x ✓ 6.12.104 6.12.x ✓ 6.18.45 6.18.x ✓ 7.1.9 7.1.x ✓ 7.2

References

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-74693?

CVE-2026-74693 is a unscored severity Linux kernel vulnerability . It affects Linux kernel versions from 5.10 onward and has been patched in 5.10.265, 5.15.216, 6.1.183 and others. CVE-2026-74693 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2026-74693?

Yes. CVE-2026-74693 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.10.265, 5.15.216, 6.1.183 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.10 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2026-74693 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2026-74693 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.