CVE-2026-74428: Linux

Critical severity, CVSS 9.8. EPSS: 0.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: rxrpc: Fix double unlock in rxrpc_recvmsg() Fix a double unlock in rxrpc_recvmsg() when dealing with OOB messages.

Affected products

• Linux Linux: from 6.16, before 6.18.40 (fixed in 6.18.40); from 6.19, before 7.1.5 (fixed in 7.1.5)

Published 2026-08-15. Last modified 2026-08-17.