Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-74257

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patch available.

  - sockmap: Fix use-after-free in udp_bpf_recvmsg() syzbot reported use-after-free of struct sk_msg in
    sk_msg_recvmsg(). [0] sk_msg_recvmsg() peeks sk_msg from psock->ingress_msg under a lock, but its
    processing is lockless. Thus, sk_msg_recvmsg() must be serialised by callers, otherwise multiple threads
    could touch the same sk_msg. For example, TCP uses lock_sock(), and AF_UNIX uses unix_sk(sk)->iolock.
    Initially, udp_bpf_recvmsg() had used lock_sock(), but the cited commit removed it. Let's serialise
    sk_msg_recvmsg() with lock_sock() in udp_bpf_recvmsg(). Note that holding
    spin_lock_bh(&sk->sk_receive_queue.lock) is not an option due to copy_page_to_iter() in sk_msg_recvmsg().
    [0]: BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in sk_msg_recvmsg+0xb54/0xc30 net/core/skmsg.c:428 Read of size 4 at
    addr ffff88814cdcf000 by task syz.0.24/6020 CPU: 1 UID: 0 PID: 6020 Comm: syz.0.24 Not tainted syzkaller
    #0 PREEMPT(full) Hardware name: Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 01/13/2026 Call
    Trace: <TASK> dump_stack_lvl+0xe8/0x150 lib/dump_stack.c:120 print_address_description
    mm/kasan/report.c:378 [inline] print_report+0xba/0x230 mm/kasan/report.c:482 kasan_report+0x117/0x150
    mm/kasan/report.c:595 sk_msg_recvmsg+0xb54/0xc30 net/core/skmsg.c:428 udp_bpf_recvmsg+0x4bd/0xe00
    net/ipv4/udp_bpf.c:84 inet_recvmsg+0x260/0x270 net/ipv4/af_inet.c:891 sock_recvmsg_nosec net/socket.c:1078
    [inline] sock_recvmsg+0x1a8/0x270 net/socket.c:1100 ____sys_recvmsg+0x1e6/0x4a0 net/socket.c:2812
    ___sys_recvmsg+0x215/0x590 net/socket.c:2854 do_recvmmsg+0x334/0x800 net/socket.c:2949 __sys_recvmmsg
    net/socket.c:3023 [inline] __do_sys_recvmmsg net/socket.c:3046 [inline] __se_sys_recvmmsg
    net/socket.c:3039 [inline] __x64_sys_recvmmsg+0x198/0x250 net/socket.c:3039 do_syscall_x64
    arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline] do_syscall_64+0xe2/0xf80 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94
    entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f RIP: 0033:0x7fb319f9aeb9 Code: ff c3 66 2e 0f 1f 84 00 00 00 00
    00 0f 1f 44 00 00 48 89 f8 48 89 f7 48 89 d6 48 89 ca 4d 89 c2 4d 89 c8 4c 8b 4c 24 08 0f 05 <48> 3d 01 f0
    ff ff 73 01 c3 48 c7 c1 e8 ff ff ff f7 d8 64 89 01 48 RSP: 002b:00007fb31ad97028 EFLAGS: 00000246
    ORIG_RAX: 000000000000012b RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 00007fb31a216090 RCX: 00007fb319f9aeb9 RDX:
    0000000000000001 RSI: 0000200000000400 RDI: 0000000000000004 RBP: 00007fb31a008c1f R08: 0000000000000000
    R09: 0000000000000000 R10: 0000000040000021 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 0000000000000000 R13:
    00007fb31a216128 R14: 00007fb31a216090 R15: 00007ffe21dd0a98 </TASK> Allocated by task 6019:
    kasan_save_stack mm/kasan/common.c:57 [inline] kasan_save_track+0x3e/0x80 mm/kasan/common.c:78
    poison_kmalloc_redzone mm/kasan/common.c:398 [inline] __kasan_kmalloc+0x93/0xb0 mm/kasan/common.c:415
    kasan_kmalloc include/linux/kasan.h:263 [inline] __kmalloc_cache_noprof+0x3d1/0x6e0 mm/slub.c:5780
    kmalloc_noprof include/linux/slab.h:957 [inline] kzalloc_noprof include/linux/slab.h:1094 [inline]
    alloc_sk_msg net/core/skmsg.c:510 [inline] sk_psock_skb_ingress_self+0x60/0x350 net/core/skmsg.c:612
    sk_psock_verdict_apply net/core/skmsg.c:1038 [inline] sk_psock_verdict_recv+0x7d9/0x8d0
    net/core/skmsg.c:1236 udp_read_skb+0x73e/0x7e0 net/ipv4/udp.c:2045 sk_psock_verdict_data_ready+0x12d/0x550
    net/core/skmsg.c:1257 __udp_enqueue_schedule_skb+0xc54/0x10b0 net/ipv4/udp.c:1789 __udp_queue_rcv_skb
    net/ipv4/udp.c:2346 [inline] udp_queue_rcv_one_skb+0xac5/0x19c0 net/ipv4/udp.c:2475
    __udp4_lib_mcast_deliver+0xc06/0xcf0 net/ipv4/udp.c:2585 __udp4_lib_rcv+0x10f6/0x2620 net/ipv4/udp.c:2724
    ip_protocol_deliver_rcu+0x282/0x440 net/ipv4/ip_input.c:207 ip_local_deliver_finish+0x3bb/0x6f0
    net/ipv4/ip_input.c:241 NF_HOOK+0x336/0x3c0 include/linux/netfilter.h:318 dst_input include/net/dst.h:474
    [inline] ip_sublist_rcv_finish+0x221/0x2a0 net/ipv4/ip_input.c:584 ip_list_rcv_finish net/ipv4/ip_inp
    ---truncated--- (CVE-2026-74257)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.");
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if (!get_kb_item("global_settings/vendor_unpatched")) exit(0, "Unpatched Vulnerabilities Detection not active.");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
if (empty_or_null(get_one_kb_item("Host/Debian/dpkg-l"))) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

include('linux_unpatched.inc');

var distro_constraints_array = {
  "Debian Linux-12": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "12",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "btrfs-modules-6.1.0-50-alpha-generic-di"},
          {"reference": "cdrom-core-modules-6.1.0-50-alpha-generic-di"},
          {"reference": "ext4-modules-6.1.0-50-alpha-generic-di"},
          {"reference": "fat-modules-6.1.0-50-alpha-generic-di"},
          {"reference": "isofs-modules-6.1.0-50-alpha-generic-di"},
          {"reference": "jfs-modules-6.1.0-50-alpha-generic-di"},
          {"reference": "kernel-image-6.1.0-50-alpha-generic-di"},
          {"reference": "linux-doc"},
          {"reference": "linux-doc-6.1"},
          {"reference": "linux-headers-6.1.0"},
          {"reference": "linux-source"},
          {"reference": "linux-source-6.1"},
          {"reference": "linux-support-6.1.0"},
          {"reference": "loop-modules-6.1.0-50-alpha-generic-di"},
          {"reference": "nic-modules-6.1.0-50-alpha-generic-di"},
          {"reference": "nic-shared-modules-6.1.0-50-alpha-generic-di"},
          {"reference": "nic-wireless-modules-6.1.0-50-alpha-generic-di"},
          {"reference": "pata-modules-6.1.0-50-alpha-generic-di"},
          {"reference": "ppp-modules-6.1.0-50-alpha-generic-di"},
          {"reference": "scsi-core-modules-6.1.0-50-alpha-generic-di"},
          {"reference": "scsi-modules-6.1.0-50-alpha-generic-di"},
          {"reference": "scsi-nic-modules-6.1.0-50-alpha-generic-di"},
          {"reference": "serial-modules-6.1.0-50-alpha-generic-di"},
          {"reference": "usb-serial-modules-6.1.0-50-alpha-generic-di"},
          {"reference": "xfs-modules-6.1.0-50-alpha-generic-di"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Debian Linux-13": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "13",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "bpftool"},
          {"reference": "hyperv-daemons"},
          {"reference": "intel-sdsi"},
          {"reference": "libcpupower-dev"},
          {"reference": "libcpupower1"},
          {"reference": "linux-bpf-dev"},
          {"reference": "linux-config-6.12"},
          {"reference": "linux-cpupower"},
          {"reference": "linux-doc"},
          {"reference": "linux-doc-6.12"},
          {"reference": "linux-headers-4kc-malta"},
          {"reference": "linux-headers-5kc-malta"},
          {"reference": "linux-headers-6.12.94+deb13-4kc-malta"},
          {"reference": "linux-headers-6.12.94+deb13-5kc-malta"},
          {"reference": "linux-headers-6.12.94+deb13-alpha-generic"},
          {"reference": "linux-headers-6.12.94+deb13-alpha-smp"},
          {"reference": "linux-headers-6.12.94+deb13-amd64"},
          {"reference": "linux-headers-6.12.94+deb13-arm64"},
          {"reference": "linux-headers-6.12.94+deb13-arm64-16k"},
          {"reference": "linux-headers-6.12.94+deb13-armmp"},
          {"reference": "linux-headers-6.12.94+deb13-armmp-lpae"},
          {"reference": "linux-headers-6.12.94+deb13-cloud-amd64"},
          {"reference": "linux-headers-6.12.94+deb13-cloud-arm64"},
          {"reference": "linux-headers-6.12.94+deb13-common"},
          {"reference": "linux-headers-6.12.94+deb13-common-rt"},
          {"reference": "linux-headers-6.12.94+deb13-loong64"},
          {"reference": "linux-headers-6.12.94+deb13-loongson-3"},
          {"reference": "linux-headers-6.12.94+deb13-m68k"},
          {"reference": "linux-headers-6.12.94+deb13-mips32r2eb"},
          {"reference": "linux-headers-6.12.94+deb13-mips32r2el"},
          {"reference": "linux-headers-6.12.94+deb13-mips64r2eb"},
          {"reference": "linux-headers-6.12.94+deb13-mips64r2el"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
};

var distro_constraints_values = linux_unpatched::get_distro_constraints(distro_constraints_arr:distro_constraints_array);
if (empty_or_null(distro_constraints_values)) audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, 'affected');

var third_party_support = get_kb_item('Host/OS/extended-third-party');
if (!empty_or_null(third_party_support)) {
    var third_party_vendors = distro_constraints_values['third_party'];
    if (!empty_or_null(third_party_vendors)) {
        var vendor;
        foreach vendor (third_party_vendors) {
            if (vendor == third_party_support) exit(0, 'A third party management patch is available for this vulnerability from ' + vendor + '.\n');
        }
    }
}

var report = linux_unpatched::check_unpatched_constraints(distro_constraints_values:distro_constraints_values);

if (!empty_or_null(report))
{
  security_report_v4(
      port       : 0,
      severity   : SECURITY_WARNING,
      extra      : report
  );
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, 'affected');
}