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CVE-2026-100074
Linux Linux — bpf: Mark bpf_refcount field as unique
AV AC PR UI S C I A CVSS EPSS %ile KEV
L L L N U N N H 5.5 .0015 4.0 —
AFFECTED
Product Versions Fixed
Linux d54730b50bae1f3119bd686d551d66f0fcc387ca – —
Linux 6.4 – 6.18.52
TIMELINE
Sep 25 Reserved by Linux
Sep 25 Published (CNA: Linux)
Oct 2 ENRICHED — CVE-2026-100074 (Linux). Received CVSS 5.5 and CPE data from NVD.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
bpf: Mark bpf_refcount field as unique
BPF_REFCOUNT is not marked as a unique field, while it should be. Fix
this oversight.
Lifecycle
Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
| Date | Event | Detail |
| September 25, 2026 | Reserved | Reserved by Linux |
| September 25, 2026 | Published | Published (CNA: Linux) |
| October 2, 2026 | ENRICHED | ENRICHED — CVE-2026-100074 (Linux). Received CVSS 5.5 and CPE data from NVD. |
Affected
Affected products and packages — 2 rows
| Vendor | Product / Package | Ecosystem | Version introduced | Fixed |
| Linux | Linux | — | d54730b50bae1f3119bd686d551d66f0fcc387ca | — |
| Linux | Linux | — | 6.4 | 6.18.52 |
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This is a reference page, not a dated page of record. It assembles the complete lifecycle of CVE-2026-100074 from the CVE Program record, NVD enrichment, the CISA KEV catalog, EPSS, and OSV advisories. The box score's numbers (CVSS, EPSS, KEV status) are current as of Saturday, October 3, 2026 UTC and are re-derived as the archive grows; only dated daily editions are immutable pages of record. The authoritative source for this identifier is cve.org.