CVE-2026-74433

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: rxrpc: Fix UAF in rxgk_issue_challenge() Fix rxgk_issue_challenge() to free the page containing the challenge content after invoking the tracepoint as the whdr passed to the tracepoint points into the page just freed.

CVSS v3 9.8 CRITICAL

9.8^/10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/107a4cb0d47e735830f852d83970d5c81f8e1e08
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/83bb0ed050e2ad9453d8ef50e4d6e624eac6eed8
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/844b8525ce503405c462ad67f750bec648720397

Configurations

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History

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Information

Published : 2026-08-15 06:22

Updated : 2026-08-17 06:19

NVD link : CVE-2026-74433

Mitre link : CVE-2026-74433

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-74433

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Products Affected

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CWE

No CWE.

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