What is CVE-2026-74695?

CVE-2026-74695 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 4.16.15 onward and patched in 6.18.45, 7.1.9 and 7.2. CVE-2026-74695 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-74695?

CVE-2026-74695 has a CVSS score of 7.5 out of 10, rated High severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2026-74695?

Yes, CVE-2026-74695 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.18.45, 7.1.9 and 7.2. If you are running Linux kernel 4.16.15 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2026-74695 actively exploited?

CVE-2026-74695 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2026-74695

High

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: nf_flow_table: drop existing skb dst before skb_dst_set_noref() Incoming skbs passing through netfilter flowtable offload hooks (or XFRM offload path) might already carry a ref-counted dst_entry assigned during earlier RX or routing steps. Calling skb_dst_set_noref() when skb already holds a ref-counted dst overwrites skb->_skb_refdst, leaking the previous dst_entry reference count and triggering a DEBUG_NET_WARN_ON_ONCE assertion in skb_dst_check_unset(): WARNING: at skb_dst_check_unset include/linux/skbuff.h:1170 WARNING: at skb_dst_set_noref include/linux/skbuff.h:1234 WARNING: at nf_flow_offload_ip_hook+0xf6c/0x2b60 net/netfilter/nf_flow_table_ip.c:864 Drop any existing dst_entry reference with skb_dst_drop(skb) before setting the non-referenced flowtable destination.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2026-08-22

Last modified 2026-08-25

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Yes

CVSS 3.1 score

7.5

out of 10

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Vector string

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

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 4.16.15, 4.17.1, 4.18 and later are affected. Fixed in 6.18.45, 7.1.9, 7.2 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 4.16.15 ≥ 4.17.1 ≥ 4.18

Fixed in

✓ 6.18.45 6.18.x ✓ 7.1.9 7.1.x ✓ 7.2

References

3 total

Details

CVE ID CVE-2026-74695

Severity High

CVSS score 7.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2026-08-22

Modified 2026-08-25

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-74695?

CVE-2026-74695 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 4.16.15 onward and has been patched in 6.18.45, 7.1.9 and 7.2. CVE-2026-74695 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-74695?

CVE-2026-74695 has a CVSS score of 7.5 out of 10, rated High severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2026-74695?

Yes. CVE-2026-74695 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.18.45, 7.1.9 and 7.2. If you are running Linux kernel 4.16.15 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2026-74695 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2026-74695 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.