CVE-2026-74743

CRITICALCVSS 9.8/10

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CVE-2026-74743 is a critical-severity vulnerability rated 9.8/10 on the CVSS scale. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: macvlan: inherit needed_headroom and needed_tailroom from lowerdev macvlan devices inherit hard_header_len from lowerdev during macvlan_init(), but leave needed_headroom and needed_tailroom set to 0. When the underlying lowerdev requires extra headroom or tailroom for headers/trailers (e.g. macsec, ipsec, wireguard, tunnels, or veth with rx headroom), upper layers calculating packet headroom and tailroom fail to reserve sufficient space. This can result in reallocation overhead, skb headroom underflows, or KASAN slab-use-after-free crashes when dev_hard_header() / macvlan_hard_header() prepends header data or when lower devices append tailroom. Fix this by: 1.

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: macvlan: inherit needed_headroom and needed_tailroom from lowerdev macvlan devices inherit hard_header_len from lowerdev during macvlan_init(), but leave needed_headroom and needed_tailroom set to 0. When the underlying lowerdev requires extra headroom or tailroom for headers/trailers (e.g. macsec, ipsec, wireguard, tunnels, or veth with rx headroom), upper layers calculating packet headroom and tailroom fail to reserve sufficient space. This can result in reallocation overhead, skb headroom underflows, or KASAN slab-use-after-free crashes when dev_hard_header() / macvlan_hard_header() prepends header data or when lower devices append tailroom. Fix this by: 1. Inheriting needed_headroom and needed_tailroom from lowerdev in macvlan_init(). 2. Propagating needed_headroom and needed_tailroom updates to attached macvlans in macvlan_device_event() when receiving NETDEV_FEAT_CHANGE events.

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Affected Software

Source: CNA advisory (CVE.org). NVD analysis pending.

VendorProductVersions
LinuxLinux>= b863ceb7ddcea8c55fcf1d7b2ac591d50aa7ed53, < 8cd90e850e434577bf6774778657d26d6995e53f; >= b863ceb7ddcea8c55fcf1d7b2ac591d50aa7ed53, < 28afc87bd8da0b3348bbbd834c8a89e83712cf5e; >= b863ceb7ddcea8c55fcf1d7b2ac591d50aa7ed53, < 8f6a05dbac05725e0786701eb04778c5bdbe4eaa; >= b863ceb7ddcea8c55fcf1d7b2ac591d50aa7ed53, < 96fa90b74385b7f2b0d97251dd43d5ee6ca44668; >= b863ceb7ddcea8c55fcf1d7b2ac591d50aa7ed53, < bc9a00fb78e32bccc39d763bfd13a450705bac5d; >= b863ceb7ddcea8c55fcf1d7b2ac591d50aa7ed53, < cef51860becd9700217c81732ca1eb1ea6ed6fe1
LinuxLinux2.6.23

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2026-74743?
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: macvlan: inherit needed_headroom and needed_tailroom from lowerdev macvlan devices inherit hard_header_len from lowerdev during macvlan_init(), but leave needed_headroom and needed_tailroom set to 0. When the underlying lowerdev requires extra headroom or tailroom for headers/trailers (e.g. macsec, ipsec, wireguard, tunnels, or veth with rx headroom), upper layers calculating packet headroom and tailroom fail to reserve sufficient space. This can result in reallocation overhead, skb headroom underflows, or KASAN slab-use-after-free crashes when dev_hard_header() / macvlan_hard_header() prepends header data or when lower devices append tailroom. Fix this by: 1. Inheriting needed_headroom and needed_tailroom from lowerdev in macvlan_init(). 2. Propagating needed_headroom and needed_tailroom updates to attached macvlans in macvlan_device_event() when receiving NETDEV_FEAT_CHANGE events.
How severe is CVE-2026-74743?
CVE-2026-74743 has a CVSS score of 9.8/10 (CRITICAL severity).
How do I fix CVE-2026-74743?
Check the vendor references and advisories linked above for patched versions and mitigation guidance. You can also run a Strix scan to test if your systems are affected.

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Source: NVD / NIST