CVE-2026-74705Disclosure

LOWCVSS 10.0 · CRITICAL

Signal is active with 2 mentions in latest observed window

Immediate actions

  • Patch affected systems immediately

Recommended action window: Monitor and triage in normal cycle

NVD description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: udp: fix potential use-after-free in tunnel segmentation __skb_udp_tunnel_segment() gets the UDP header before ensuring the tunnel header is in the skb head. If the pull reallocates skb->head, the saved UDP header pointer is no longer valid. Get the UDP header after the pull to avoid a potential use-after-free.

0.5/ 10 priority

Sources & remediation

Priority

LOW

Exploitation

NONE

PoC

NONE

Patch

AVAILABLE

Momentum

STABLE

Threat summary

  • Patch or workaround signal is available
  • 3 mentions across 2 observed days
  • Momentum state: stable

What's happening

  • Patch or workaround mentioned in 1 signal
  • Technical details provided in 2 signals
  • Disclosure: 2 classified signals
  • Peaked at 2 mentions on most recent observed day (2026-08-23)
  • 3 total mentions across 2 days

Deep dive

Activity timeline3 mentions / 2d
01122Mentions · 2026-08-22: 1Mentions · 2026-08-23: 2Patch / Workaround · 2026-08-23: 1Technical Details · 2026-08-23: 208-2208-23
Signal classification2 categories
Disclosure
266.7%
Patch
133.3%
Referenced assets3 URLs
Classification over time
DateTotalLabels
2026-08-221
Disclosure1
2026-08-232
Disclosure1Patch1
Full discourse3 posts
  • CVE@CVEnew
    Patch

    CVE-2026-74705 In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: udp: fix potential use-after-free in tunnel segmentation __skb_udp_tunnel_segment() gets the UDP… https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-74705

    Post summary

    The text announces that CVE‑2026‑74705, a use‑after‑free in Linux kernel UDP tunnel segmentation, has been fixed in the kernel and is now resolved.

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  • Infoflowcloud@infoflowcloud
    Disclosure

    🚨*CVE* CVE-2026-74705 In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: udp: fix potential use-after-free in tunnel segmentation __skb_udp_tunnel_segment() gets the UDP… https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-74705 ----- Traducción: CVE-2026-74705 En … http://infoflow.cloud`

    Post summary

    The tweet announces that CVE-2026-74705, a use‑after‑free flaw in the Linux kernel’s UDP tunnel segmentation, has been resolved, providing a concise technical detail but no PoC, exploit, or patch specifics.

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  • VulDB 🛡@vuldb
    Disclosure

    There is a new vulnerability with elevated criticality in Linux Kernel (CVE-2026-74705) https://vuldb.com/vuln/394496

    Post summary

    A new critical Linux kernel vulnerability (CVE‑2026‑74705) has been announced, but no further exploitation details or mitigations are provided.

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