CVE-2026-98372
kernel: xfrm: iptfs: fix stack OOB read in iptfs_skb_reset_frag_walk()
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · October 6, 2026
Updated · October 9, 2026
Description
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's IP Traffic Flow Security (IP-TFS) implementation within the XFRM subsystem. When processing incoming network traffic, a missing boundary check on packet fragment offsets allows an unbounded loop to read memory past the end of an on-stack array. A remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability by sending specially crafted IP-TFS packets, causing a kernel crash that leads to a denial of service (DoS) or potential information disclosure.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 5.5CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE-125 · Out-of-bounds Read