CVE-2026-74718
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: devlink: fix net namespace reference leak in reload devlink_nl_reload_doit() calls devlink_netns_get(), which returns a net with a held reference. When the requested namespace differs from the current one and the reload action is not DRIVER_REINIT, the function returns -EOPNOTSUPP without releasing the reference. Add the missing put_net() on this error path.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
The vendor-content worker queues fetches as references arrive (check back in a few minutes). Or — if you've already worked around this in production — publish your fix to the community-verified tier.
Propose a mitigation on Community Mitigations published via the community go through AI scoring + 2 human reviewers + 7-day silent objection window before landing here withsource_tier=community-verified.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1c4dac9bf1d2ac31da63b794bdec697777cbd0fd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7b02c6d2a3cd2cd669f5c16685779f84328ae60c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7b6552e53426ea0539c667bbc5a524fdf7feae6f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bf0797b92be591ac71d7c0f610e695caca3c72c9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eda60c85b4f4c7d66b7141a5fe020b1a7f395341
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.