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CVSS 10.0CVSS 10.0 · CRITICAL

CVE-2026-74475Memory corruption in Linux kernel VXLAN

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: vxlan: use neigh_ha_snapshot() in route_shortcircuit() The neighbour hardware address n->ha can be updated asynchronously by the neighbour subsystem, protected by n->ha_lock seqlock. Reading n->ha without holding the seqlock loop can lead to torn reads or reading a partially updated MAC address. Use neigh_ha_snapshot() in route_shortcircuit() to safely copy n->ha under read_seqbegin()/read_seqretry() lock protection before using it. Note that arp_reduce() and neigh_reduce() seem to have the same issue left for future patches.

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Analysis

Esta vulnerabilidad critica en el kernel de Linux afecta el modulo VXLAN, permitiendo condiciones de carrera que pueden resultar en la lectura de direcciones MAC corruptas. Afecta directamente a entornos que utilizan redes virtualizadas, incluyendo implementaciones de Docker y Kubernetes en la nube. Es imperativo actualizar el kernel para mitigar riesgos de inestabilidad y posibles ataques a la integridad de la red.

Relevant roles

LinuxDockerKubernetesCloudCyberSecurityBackend

Severity

Score: 10.0(CRITICAL)
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L
AV: NETWORK
AC: LOW
PR: NONE
UI: NONE
S: CHANGED
C: HIGH
I: HIGH
A: LOW

EPSS

Probability of exploitation (next 30 days): 0.0040 (0.4%)
Percentile: 33.2%
EPSS: 2026-08-19

Technical description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: vxlan: use neigh_ha_snapshot() in route_shortcircuit() The neighbour hardware address n->ha can be updated asynchronously by the neighbour subsystem, protected by n->ha_lock seqlock. Reading n->ha without holding the seqlock loop can lead to torn reads or reading a partially updated MAC address. Use neigh_ha_snapshot() in route_shortcircuit() to safely copy n->ha under read_seqbegin()/read_seqretry() lock protection before using it. Note that arp_reduce() and neigh_reduce() seem to have the same issue left for future patches.

Published: 8/15/2026, 1:17:52 PM
Last modified: 8/19/2026, 5:21:04 PM

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