CVE-2026-98097
MEDIUM severity · CVSS 5.3
5.3CVSS MEDIUM
Summary
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().
Impact & exploitability
Attack vectorNetwork
Attack complexityLow
Privileges requiredNone
User interactionNone
Confidentiality impactLow
Integrity impactNone
Availability impactNone
Exploit probability (EPSS)0%
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Affected products we track (1)
Recommendation
Apply the vendor fix in your normal patch cycle. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.
Official patch: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3dbb628cfc592a4148d8136dcda1f706cdcad4f3 ↗
Additional information
- NVD record
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3dbb628cfc592a4148d8136dcda1f706cdcad4f3Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/48033a89356b8ae21a94db70c79bb6fcc91a23c2Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4ab2977323d5f068a872126f7818d1aeb9e9ca0dPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/81c600c26302a27852ed8b19c5f2f647ea3555c9Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bee1459e57f2e0bd240c62f35c0a284291e27971Patch