CVE-2026-74696 (CVSS 7.5)

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tcp: fix TFO max_qlen accounting across reuseport migration A listener's TCP_FASTOPEN max_qlen stops being accurate and lets through far more pending Fast Open requests than it was configured for. This only shows up with SO_REUSEPORT listener migration, where closing a listener hands its still-pending TFO children over to a surviving one. fastopenq.qlen is charged in tcp_fastopen_create_child() when the child is created and uncharged in reqsk_fastopen_remove() when the handshake completes. The uncharge follows rsk_listener of the request the child points at, and inet_reqsk_clone() has repointed the child at a new request owned by the new listener, so the ++ and the -- land on two different sockets. The new listener's qlen drifts negative and its limit no longer binds. Charge the new listener during migration, like reqsk_queue_migrated() already does for queue->young and queue->qlen.

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CVSS v3.1 Score

7.5

HIGH

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

EPSS — Exploit Prediction

0.0049

Probability of exploitation

0.41%

Percentile rank

EPSS estimates the probability that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. A higher score means more likely to be exploited.

References

Other References

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/585fc5247d14939a561056aa2addd9b7c2b1f670 https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6e10ee56524a26b250229ad348637825646ddb88 https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a0ab2ba83e35159d81cec830a92e885ecf8139be https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a66e869cf0c90c1e47ae75f72b6482acbfc808ff https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b6247e0f96bd825ffb2005257f6177b5e642dee6 https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d974618b2097453778389d385e3741629c40e0a3 https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e98f0d80b9cccb5f828425d2004f9686e7d1ae24

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2026-74696? +

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tcp: fix TFO max_qlen accounting across reuseport migration A listener's TCP_FASTOPEN max_qlen stops being accurate and lets through far more pending Fast Open requests than it was configured for. This only shows up with SO_REUSEPORT listener migration, where closing a listener hands its still-pending TFO children over to a surviving one. fastopenq.qlen is charged in tcp_fastopen_create_child() when the child is created and uncharged in reqsk_fastopen_remove() when the handshake completes. The uncharge follows rsk_listener of the request the child points at, and inet_reqsk_clone() has repointed the child at a new request owned by the new listener, so the ++ and the -- land on two different sockets. The new listener's qlen drifts negative and its limit no longer binds. Charge the new listener during migration, like reqsk_queue_migrated() already does for queue->young and queue->qlen. It has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2026-74696? +

CVE-2026-74696 has a CVSS v3.1 score of 7.5 out of 10, rated HIGH. This is a high-severity vulnerability that should be prioritized for patching. The EPSS score is 0.0049, placing it in the 0th percentile for exploitation probability.

How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2026-74696? +

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CVE-2026-74696