CVE-2026-74586 | Linux Kernel up to 7.1.8 SCTP net/sctp/outqueue.c sctp_outq_select_transport new_transport use after free (Nessus ID 343049 / WID-SEC-2026-2970)

A vulnerability described as very critical has been identified in Linux Kernel up to 7.1.8. This vulnerability affects the function sctp_outq_select_transport of the file net/sctp/outqueue.c of the component SCTP. Such manipulation of the argument new_transport leads to use after free. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-74586. The attack may...