CVE-2026-74579

low Red Hat
CVSS v3 Base Score
5.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS Score
0.2%
Exploitation probability in 30 days
Top 95% most likely to be exploited
Attack Characteristics
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Published: August 17, 2026 (20 days ago)
Last Modified: August 17, 2026
Vendor: Red Hat
Source: REDHAT

Description

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's `netfilter` subsystem. The `nft_payload_offload_mask()` function, which builds offload match masks for network packet header fields, contains a shift-out-of-bounds error. This occurs when processing partial IPv6 address matches, leading to an incorrect mask calculation and undefined behavior. This vulnerability could potentially result in a denial of service (DoS).

CWE

CWE-1335

Affected Products

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

References

🔗 bugzilla.redhat.com 🔗 www.cve.org 🔗 nvd.nist.gov 🔗 lore.kernel.org