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CVE-2026-72065· NVD / CVE Program· CNA Linux

net: mana: Validate the packet length reported by the NIC

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: mana: Validate the packet length reported by the NIC Validate the packet length reported in the RX CQE before passing it to skb processing. The CQE is supplied by the NIC device and should not be blindly trusted.

CriticalCVSS 9.8 · v3.1—No exploit Fix available
Published
Aug 15, 2026
Updated
Aug 23, 2026
EPSS
0.7% · 53th percentile
CWE
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Action score

39

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
39 / 40 · 9.8 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.7%

CNA vs NVD score

NVD
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CNA · Linux
9.8
NVD has not scored this yet; the score shown is the CNA’s.

The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.

Affected systems

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Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (Linux). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • Linux Linux

    • 5.13affected
    • ca9c54d2d6a5ab2430c4eda364c77125d62e5e0f and later · before a631f82f89c76084ad5b2b9c043d3b391ffa56d8affected · git
    • ca9c54d2d6a5ab2430c4eda364c77125d62e5e0f and later · before d2568e64d01f480200063fadd67d6938f676c66faffected · git
    • ca9c54d2d6a5ab2430c4eda364c77125d62e5e0f and later · before 2e276b14b6d378372bf0152df89286cbe7632fb0affected · git
    • ca9c54d2d6a5ab2430c4eda364c77125d62e5e0f and later · before 6080189291d958604dcefe513a13900835ac982faffected · git
    • ca9c54d2d6a5ab2430c4eda364c77125d62e5e0f and later · before 6d13eaa13341a8f80aaf86f78591e1b1d393711daffected · git
    • ca9c54d2d6a5ab2430c4eda364c77125d62e5e0f and later · before 282c5214ca4eb3799158c76782646e86d2945d1baffected · git
    • ca9c54d2d6a5ab2430c4eda364c77125d62e5e0f and later · before 2e2a83b4998af4384e677d3b2ac08565274279bfaffected · git
    • before 5.13not affected · semver
    • 5.15.217 and later · up to and including 5.15.*not affected · semver

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Debian:12linuxbefore 6.1.187-16.1.187-1
Debian:12linux-6.12before 6.12.101-1~deb12u16.12.101-1~deb12u1
Debian:13linuxbefore 6.12.101-16.12.101-1
Debian:14linuxbefore 7.1.5-17.1.5-1

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2026-74705udp: fix potential use-after-free in tunnel segmentation
    40Plan
  • CVE-2026-74612veth: fix skb length accounting after XDP frag adjustment
    40Plan
  • CVE-2026-74475vxlan: use neigh_ha_snapshot() in route_shortcircuit()
    40Plan
  • CVE-2026-74309vdpa/octeon_ep: fix IRQ-to-ring mapping in interrupt handler
    40Plan
  • CVE-2026-74280crypto: marvell/octeontx - fix DMA cleanup using wrong loop index
    40Plan
  • CVE-2026-74279crypto: cavium/cpt - fix DMA cleanup using wrong loop index
    40Plan

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
Linux Linux282c5214ca4eb3799158c76782646e86d2945d1bVendor (CNA)
Linux Linux2e276b14b6d378372bf0152df89286cbe7632fb0Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linux2e2a83b4998af4384e677d3b2ac08565274279bfVendor (CNA)
Linux Linux6080189291d958604dcefe513a13900835ac982fVendor (CNA)
Linux Linux6d13eaa13341a8f80aaf86f78591e1b1d393711dVendor (CNA)
Linux Linuxa631f82f89c76084ad5b2b9c043d3b391ffa56d8Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linuxd2568e64d01f480200063fadd67d6938f676c66fVendor (CNA)
debian:linux6.1.187-1 · Debian:12Package registry (OSV)
debian:linux-6.126.12.101-1~deb12u1 · Debian:12Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days+1% in 7 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

No commit or PR link among the references.

Finders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.

No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • No account or password is required.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
high · data can be read
Integrity
high · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
high · the service can be disrupted
Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
High
Availability impact
High

Weakness class (CWE)

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CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

nvd-secondary

Attack context

MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.

MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.

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