SB2026100788 - Use of Uninitialized Variable in Linux kernel atm

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SB2026100788 - Use of Uninitialized Variable in Linux kernel atm

Published: October 7, 2026

Security Bulletin ID SB2026100788
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Data manipulation

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.


1) Use of Uninitialized Variable (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-98287)

CWE-ID: CWE-457 - Use of Uninitialized Variable

CVSSv4: 4.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]


The vulnerability allows a local user to trigger reads of uninitialized packet headroom or corrupt packet-buffer state.

The vulnerability exists due to an unsafe protocol-compression undo heuristic in pppoatm_send() when transmit admission fails with protocol compression enabled. A local user can submit packets that encounter transmit admission failure to trigger reads of uninitialized packet headroom or corrupt packet-buffer state through an unbalanced skb_push() operation.

The affected protocol-compression option is SC_COMP_PROT.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References