# CVE-2026-74627: net: devmem: prevent net-iov / page mixing

> A flaw in the Linux kernel's devmem networking allows mixing incompatible fragment types, potentially causing memory corruption or crashes.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 22 Aug 2026
- **Updated:** 25 Aug 2026
- **Also known as:** BELL-CVE-2026-74627, DEBIAN-CVE-2026-74627, GHSA-78h9-c595-34hg, UBUNTU-CVE-2026-74627

## What is CVE-2026-74627?

CVE-2026-74627 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Linux, published on 22 Aug 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

net: devmem: prevent net-iov / page mixing

We should either have net_iov or page backed frags in a single skb,
otherwise it blows up down the stack. Don't allow mixing in
zerocopy_fill_skb_from_devmem().

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-74627?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-74627?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2026-74627 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-74627 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-74627 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-74627 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Linux, published on 22 Aug 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-74627 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Linux. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-74627/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-74627/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-74627
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-74627
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-74627

---
From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-74627/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.