SB20261022144 - Out-of-bounds write in Linux kernel core

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SB20261022144 - Out-of-bounds write in Linux kernel core

Published: October 22, 2026

Security Bulletin ID SB20261022144
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.


1) Out-of-bounds write (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-98567)

CWE-ID: CWE-787 - Out-of-bounds write

CVSSv4: 6.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]


The vulnerability allows a local privileged user to corrupt kernel memory and potentially cause a denial of service.

The vulnerability exists due to an out-of-bounds write in __netif_set_xps_queue() when updating transmit packet steering (XPS) mappings after reducing the number of traffic classes. A local privileged user can trigger an XPS mapping update for a transmit queue whose stale traffic class is outside the current valid range to write beyond the allocated mapping array and potentially cause a kernel crash.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References