CVE-2026-100074

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bpf: Mark bpf_refcount field as unique BPF_REFCOUNT is not marked as a unique field, while it should be. Fix this oversight.

CVSS v3 5.5 MEDIUM

5.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/015f9fbcf3382c5eb563a157ee8cabb6fbfcfe5e
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/20b3c72c1b83054c568d2322a95e217fdc281bc3
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/61e655391cb19c31f94ecd4354f624c81ce4cf75	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/641f814965d733936ca3618d4d5a12a8fa9be00e	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e42cede6f90177f4f92f80d3de18f628e61d2087	Patch

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::

History

21 Oct 2026, 13:18

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References		() https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/015f9fbcf3382c5eb563a157ee8cabb6fbfcfe5e - () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/20b3c72c1b83054c568d2322a95e217fdc281bc3 -

02 Oct 2026, 15:08

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CWE		NVD-CWE-noinfo
CVSS	v2 : ~~unknown~~ v3 : ~~unknown~~	v2 : unknown v3 : 5.5
First Time		Linux Linux linux Kernel
CPE		cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::
References	~~() https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/61e655391cb19c31f94ecd4354f624c81ce4cf75 -~~	() https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/61e655391cb19c31f94ecd4354f624c81ce4cf75 - Patch
References	~~() https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/641f814965d733936ca3618d4d5a12a8fa9be00e -~~	() https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/641f814965d733936ca3618d4d5a12a8fa9be00e - Patch
References	~~() https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e42cede6f90177f4f92f80d3de18f628e61d2087 -~~	() https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e42cede6f90177f4f92f80d3de18f628e61d2087 - Patch

25 Sep 2026, 14:17

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-09-25 14:17

Updated : 2026-10-21 13:18

NVD link : CVE-2026-100074

Mitre link : CVE-2026-100074

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-100074

JSON object : View

Products Affected

linux

linux_kernel

CWE

NVD-CWE-noinfo

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