CVE-2026-74622 — net: atlantic: free RX pages of consumed but not refilled buffers
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: atlantic: free RX pages of consumed but not refilled buffers aq_ring_rx_deinit() only walks [sw_head, sw_tail), the region posted to hardware. Since the page reuse strategy was added, a cleaned RX buffer keeps its page (and its DMA mapping) in the ring for reuse, and refill is batched: aq_ring_rx_fill() returns early until AQ_CFG_RX_REFILL_THRES slots are free. Slots that were consumed but not yet reposted therefore sit in the complementary [sw_tail, sw_head) gap with a live page, and the deinit walk never visits them: up to a refill batch worth of pages and DMA mappings leak on every interface down. Walk the whole ring instead and release whatever is still there. Also bail out if the buffer ring is already gone: a partial aq_ptp_ring_alloc() failure frees the ring but leaves aq_nic set, so aq_ptp_ring_deinit() still gets here on the unwind path.
Who exploits it and how urgent it is
A 0–100 score combining confirmed exploitation, ransomware and APT use, public exploits, EPSS and severity.
How the score was calculated
- EPSS 0.2% (30-day exploitation probability)+1
The score orders the patch queue; it does not replace your asset context (internet exposure, criticality, compensating controls).
Triage
Is it exploited, how likely is exploitation, what does it touch, and how severe do the sources call it.
Remediation
Fixes and mitigations documented by the sources — linked to the original advisory.
No fix documented by the sources we poll. That does not mean none exists: check the vendor advisory.
First 24 hours
Ordered from the record’s own fields — exposure first, because you cannot patch what you have not found. A rule-generated starting point.
- Identify exposed assets running the affected vendor/product/version combinations (Linux Linux).
- No fix documented in the sources: reduce exposure and monitor the vendor advisory.
- Search available logs for exploit probes, errors and authentication anomalies.
Affected scope
Vendor, product and versions as the sources word them.
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux |
≥ 46f4c29d9de6e4a9d4ed7de9a37dd42501d89f86 and < 1e58b0bab40dcbdfc04acaba6a221d40801c3770≥ 46f4c29d9de6e4a9d4ed7de9a37dd42501d89f86 and < 30c473ea097ef0c93b064281b3e295c97d17e28b≥ 46f4c29d9de6e4a9d4ed7de9a37dd42501d89f86 and < 17c99dd86f169c7a3e73d6778e79ef5b1ed3ceac≥ 46f4c29d9de6e4a9d4ed7de9a37dd42501d89f86 and < ff451bc4290b79c04f1c5cfa928d448f9d47ecf5≥ 46f4c29d9de6e4a9d4ed7de9a37dd42501d89f86 and < 64e1346bc66b947eb80b848e4c8d9828ba50e0fe≥ 46f4c29d9de6e4a9d4ed7de9a37dd42501d89f86 and < 782cc40b7ade4614a8aec0b948b8cf95c69f8d4b≥ 46f4c29d9de6e4a9d4ed7de9a37dd42501d89f86 and < 24d87dc28ddd3771dd0e88719209811809729439≥ 46f4c29d9de6e4a9d4ed7de9a37dd42501d89f86 and < e8e7471ef686b6c002218fee9671cc61992ae01a and 1 moreversion 5.2 |
Vulnerable | CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP |
EPSS over time FIRST
Oct 13, 2026 → Oct 15, 2026 · 3 reading(s) · max 0.18%
Detection
Read off the CVSS vector and the weakness class. Starting points, not tested rules.
- Not enough vector or weakness data: use the affected application’s logs as a starting point.
Timeline
What happened to this CVE, newest first.
- 2026
- Record published
- Affected products added · linux/linux
- Source status changed · → Received
- Record created in this database
- CVE published
Source activity
Repeated readings are counted rather than listed.
- 1× References added · Oct 14, 2026 – Oct 14, 2026
- 1× Official description updated · Oct 14, 2026 – Oct 14, 2026
References
10 on the record
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-74622
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/30c473ea097ef0c93b064281b3e295c97d17e28b
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/1e58b0bab40dcbdfc04acaba6a221d40801c3770
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/64e1346bc66b947eb80b848e4c8d9828ba50e0fe
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/ff451bc4290b79c04f1c5cfa928d448f9d47ecf5
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/e8e7471ef686b6c002218fee9671cc61992ae01a
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-897x-r623-rfvq
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/17c99dd86f169c7a3e73d6778e79ef5b1ed3ceac
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/24d87dc28ddd3771dd0e88719209811809729439
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/782cc40b7ade4614a8aec0b948b8cf95c69f8d4b
Elsewhere on this site
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Not in any source we poll
Listed rather than left blank: an empty field and an unmeasured one look identical on screen, and only one is a reason to look elsewhere.
- No CVSS score published by NVD, the CNA, CISA or GitHub so far.
- No fixed version, patch or mitigation documented.
- No CISA SSVC assessment.
- No CWE classification.
- No confirmed IOCs, IP addresses, domains, file hashes, or malware artifacts supplied.
- No organization-specific asset inventory, compensating-control status, or patch deployment evidence supplied.
- No exploit packet captures, log samples, or incident case IDs supplied.
Answered from this record
Text assembled only from the fields above — no additional claims.
What should defenders know first?
CVE-2026-74622 is "net: atlantic: free RX pages of consumed but not refilled buffers", rated Unknown. It affects Linux (Linux); versions are in the scope table. It is not in CISA KEV, which does not rule out exploitation. EPSS 0.18% estimates the probability of exploitation in 30 days; neither replaces your asset context. First verify whether exposed or business-critical assets run the affected versions, apply vendor fixes or mitigations, and preserve logs for review.
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