# CVE-2026-74431: rxrpc: Fix potential infinite loop in rxrpc\_recvmsg()

- Severity: CVSS 7.5 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-08-15 · Updated: 2026-08-17

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 6.16

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: rxrpc: Fix potential infinite loop in rxrpc_recvmsg() Fix the wait in rxrpc_recvmsg() also take check the oob queue.

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0fc5b37faec26241d3cbee732e29ac35ad3184f8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/da371b003a4a44f44741275d5e8dc74181cbb017
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/67a0332f442ef07713cd2d9c13d59db0f1c23648

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