CVE-2026-98097tipc: Dont send random pad bytes in RESET/ACTIVATE messages
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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
- Not yet scored
- Weakness (CWE)
- Not given
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- Linux
- NVD analysis
- Undergoing Analysis
- Record last updated
- Oct 19, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
Linux Linux linux:linux (from the name) | from e74a386d70c793ef44678b44b021c99094b28c47 before 48033a89356b8ae21a94db70c79bb6fcc91a23c2; from e74a386d70c793ef44678b44b021c99094b28c47 before 4ab2977323d5f068a872126f7818d1aeb9e9ca0d; from e74a386d70c793ef44678b44b021c99094b28c47 before bee1459e57f2e0bd240c62f35c0a284291e27971; from e74a386d70c793ef44678b44b021c99094b28c47 before 81c600c26302a27852ed8b19c5f2f647ea3555c9 | CNA record |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/48033a89356b8ae21a94db70c79bb6fcc91a23c2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4ab2977323d5f068a872126f7818d1aeb9e9ca0d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bee1459e57f2e0bd240c62f35c0a284291e27971
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/81c600c26302a27852ed8b19c5f2f647ea3555c9
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