CVE-2026-74704
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net/sched: sch_cake: drop WARN_ON(1) for malformed packets in ACK filter
The sch_cake ACK filter parses packets to find the TCP header and filter duplicated ACKs if the flow is backlogged. The parsing code contains a WARN_ON(1) which can be triggered by a malformed IP header in certain cases. Depending on the system configuration, this leads either to either spamming dmesg with warnings, or a panic if panic_on_warn is set.
The code already correctly skips the offending packet in the branch that triggers the warning, so the WARN_ON itself doesn't really serve any purpose. So just drop it altogether to avoid the inconvenient side effects.
CVSS
- Versión: 3.1
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H
- Puntuación base: 8.2
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 0.44%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 36
- Fecha de la puntuación: 6/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
🎯 Técnicas ATT&CK
Cómo se explota esta vulnerabilidad y qué consigue el atacante, en el lenguaje de MITRE ATT&CK.
- Explotación
T1190Exploit Public-Facing Applicationinitial access70 % - Impacto principal
T1499.004Application or System Exploitationimpact75 %
Paquete malformado remoto en Linux kernel (AV:N, PR:N) causa DoS por panic o spam de logs. Vector CVSS indica red sin privilegios. T1499.004 (Denial of Service por consumo de recursos del sistema).
Inferido por nuestro agente de análisis a partir de la descripción oficial, el vector CVSS y la CWE, y comprobado por un supervisor. Puede contener errores.
🛡️ Mitigaciones ATT&CK que cubren estas técnicas
Tecnologías afectadas (1)
⚠ Inferidas por IA a partir de la descripción — NVD aún no ha analizado esta CVE; no son CPE verificados.
Referencias
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0c4882bff34558d8d53fb04c3e96da5c327c7dc8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2504a76e5c0694e14e15562730e1339f2d9f9458
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2a33516f9ef59ad11844d4fc152f889449b5daf3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a1ae353d8355407c1bea971d1c1af5e7f242bb7d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a4b52612004a5639c4bfc30ba93ba414b8326e2a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ae1b2f8e21a41e7c7e75511bea0c4ccc59ec1bd3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c1693b7844a6c06d31a565e5a494948034dfd235
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cd2f1d9fe8a507c2dc86ad326fe221f121c47734
JSON original (NVD)
Mostrar
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