# CVE-2026-74739: net/sched: cls\_u32: skip hash tables in u32\_bind\_class()

- Severity: CVSS 7.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.1.184, 6.6.153, 6.12.105, 6.18.46, 7.1.10
- Published: 2026-08-26 · Updated: 2026-10-30

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 4.14
- Kernel (Linux): from 4.14.0, fixed in 6.1.184; from 6.2.0, fixed in 6.6.153; from 6.7.0, fixed in 6.12.105; from 6.13.0, fixed in 6.18.46; from 6.19.0, fixed in 7.1.10

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/sched: cls_u32: skip hash tables in u32_bind_class() u32_walk() enumerates both struct tc_u_hnode and struct tc_u_knode through the walker callback. u32_bind_class() unconditionally casts the passed fh to tc_u_knode and accesses &n->res, so when fh is actually a tc_u_hnode, which has no tcf_result member, this results in a slab-out-of-bounds read of res->classid in tc_cls_bind_class(). The issue can be reproduced with the following commands: tc qdisc add dev lo root handle 1: hfsc tc class add dev lo parent 1: classid 1:1 hfsc sc rate 1000kbit tc filter add dev lo parent 1:1 protocol ip prio 1 u32 match u32 0 0 flowid 1:1 tc class add dev lo parent 1: classid 1:2 hfsc sc rate 2000kbit Fix this by skipping hash tables via the TC_U32_KEY(handle) check.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (6.1.184, 6.6.153, 6.12.105, 6.18.46, 7.1.10) per the references below.
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## Related

- Browse: [Linux kernel](https://cve.now/tech/linux-kernel.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/43e1a952d534fc0e173b513a24b19ce99bb60974
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/07f57c7c47459e9bc75186b3af0fc2bc5be72f89
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ec5f3005586a785689fd568361b0c5925cb1548b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/19d114b93c94bdef70496f26685c2a6b242f41b3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/594a064d603202b9ee21e07679d854e5c1750cc4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/31f26a95eeee926946809ac456c61a3217936a62
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e71f8e9ed6f311410b14741f6012afe01869c0fa
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6d3724e616faf952c3adcf8414fc21a828ef3709

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