# CVE-2026-74725 — Linux

> As of 2026-08-22, CVE-2026-74725 is a vulnerability in Linux, EPSS 0.2% (11.3th percentile). No Threadlinqs-tracked threat campaign has been attributed to CVE-2026-74725 as of 2026-08-22; the identifier is re-checked against the Threadlinqs threat corpus on every daily ingest.

**Last updated:** 2026-08-22

## What is CVE-2026-74725?

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: enic: fix tx_hang_reset use-after-free on device removal enic_remove() cancels the reset and change_mtu_work items but does not cancel tx_hang_reset. A TX timeout that fires while the device is being removed can schedule enic_tx_hang_reset() so that it runs after free_netdev(), resulting in a use-after-free. cancel_work_sync() alone is not sufficient here: the still-live watchdog and notify paths can re-schedule these work items in the window between the cancel and unregister_netdev(). Use disable_work_sync(), which cancels the work and blocks any subsequent schedule_work() from requeuing it, and apply it to the reset and change_mtu_work items as well so the same requeue race is closed for all teardown work.

1 affected-product entry is recorded, across 1 vendor, listed below. The identifier was first published 44 days ago.

## Severity and exploitation probability

- **EPSS (FIRST):** 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 11.3% of all scored CVEs
- **CISA KEV:** Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
- **Threadlinqs priority:** 0.5/10 — a Threadlinqs composite of the CVSS base score, the EPSS percentile and public exploit availability
- **Published:** 2026-08-22

## Is CVE-2026-74725 being exploited?

It currently carries a trending score of 32 in the Threadlinqs vulnerability feed.

## Affected products and versions

- [Linux](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/vendors/linux): Linux

## How to fix CVE-2026-74725

No vendor patch reference has been recorded for CVE-2026-74725 in the tracked sources. Follow the references below for a fix, and treat the products listed above as exposed until the vendor states otherwise.

## Threat activity tracking CVE-2026-74725

No threat campaign in the Threadlinqs corpus currently references CVE-2026-74725, in its CVE list or as an indicator. The linkage is recomputed from the live corpus on every daily ingest, so this section fills in as soon as a tracked campaign cites the identifier.

## Sources

Enriched from CVE.org, FIRST EPSS. Last verified by Threadlinqs on 2026-08-24.

**Other references**

- [git.kernel.org](https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8619865f34fb3b130b567855382a5c4aadd522b9)
- [git.kernel.org (e506e704b74748ffd0e1c92a7453ca2a959f832b)](https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e506e704b74748ffd0e1c92a7453ca2a959f832b)
- [git.kernel.org (4f3464fc6c1f26afc504fd525c574f2bc14c9d42)](https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4f3464fc6c1f26afc504fd525c574f2bc14c9d42)
- [git.kernel.org (ec680ea4ba1bca92a767fb7e7869758bfdd886e3)](https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ec680ea4ba1bca92a767fb7e7869758bfdd886e3)

Canonical: https://intel.threadlinqs.com/cve/CVE-2026-74725
Full detection coverage and IOCs for threats exploiting CVE-2026-74725 via the Threadlinqs MCP server (Purple tier): https://intel.threadlinqs.com/mcp