CVE-2026-74277

Exploitation

Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

0.17% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 6.3% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

8.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

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

NVD analysis status

Received. NVD last modified this record on 2026-10-16.

Red Hat severity

Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2026-08-15 05:57Z2 MO AGO

Last updated

2026-10-16 18:55Z12 DAYS AGO

Reserved

2026-08-15

Assigning CNA

Linux

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 8.8)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

• CWE-805Buffer Access with Incorrect Length ValueBase

Data version

5.2

Document digest

c860067586a2179e6a0a2ea7befbe6fe4eacca44de8f77e72a2c0a6eb5c5e7a7

• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6166cb1344f16dd403f2192f4bea6f6654f1ae1e
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8646f00ce021e49f4f05bc1d4060a0c27b25d0e1
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/db50fb87015b955a5a0c155293b2dd40d63a3b9e