CVE-2026-98097
mediumIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tipc: Dont send random pad bytes in RESET/ACTIVATE messages The interface name is passed…
Vendor / product: Linux — linux kernel
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tipc: Dont send random pad bytes in RESET/ACTIVATE messages The interface name is passed in a fixed length (TIPC_MAX_IF_NAME) buffer. Replace the strcpy(data, l->if_name) with memcpy() so that the pad bytes are actually written (l->if_name[] is zero padded) rather than sending random bytes from the skb to the remote system. Replace two other strcpy() with strscpy().
CVSS
5.3
5.3 (CVSS v3.1)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N Severity source: NVD CVSS v3.1 (nvd@nist.gov)
Timeline (UTC)
Published: 2026-09-25 11:17
Modified: 2026-10-28 19:06
NVD status: Analyzed
Last synced 1 day ago
Verified against the source API 2026-10-28 19:26 UTC
Exploitation
Not listed in CISA KEV (as of last catalog sync)
Absence from KEV does not mean a CVE is not exploited. Exploitation status: unknown (no authoritative evidence in our sources).
Affected products
linux / linux_kernel ≥4.6 <6.6.160, ≥6.7 <6.12.111, ≥6.13 <6.18.53, ≥6.19 <7.2.7, 7.3
Weakness classification (CWE)
NVD-CWE-noinfo
Source: NVD / CISA. “NVD-CWE-Other” and “NVD-CWE-noinfo” mean NVD could not assign a specific weakness.
Mitigation & advisories
Patch / mitigation: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3dbb628cfc592a4148d8136dcda1f706cdcad4f3
Patch / mitigation: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/48033a89356b8ae21a94db70c79bb6fcc91a23c2
Patch / mitigation: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4ab2977323d5f068a872126f7818d1aeb9e9ca0d
Patch / mitigation: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/81c600c26302a27852ed8b19c5f2f647ea3555c9
Patch / mitigation: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bee1459e57f2e0bd240c62f35c0a284291e27971
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3dbb628cfc592a4148d8136dcda1f706cdcad4f3 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/48033a89356b8ae21a94db70c79bb6fcc91a23c2 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4ab2977323d5f068a872126f7818d1aeb9e9ca0d 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/81c600c26302a27852ed8b19c5f2f647ea3555c9 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bee1459e57f2e0bd240c62f35c0a284291e27971 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Data sources
NVD CVE API 2.0 — fetched 2026-10-28 19:26 UTC · record ↗