Improper Validation of Specified Quantity in Input in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-97435
Published: September 25, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU152036
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 4.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-97435
CWE-ID: CWE-1284
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local privileged user to redirect traffic to an unintended port or trigger an out-of-bounds access.
The vulnerability exists due to improper validation of a destination port index in the SJA1105 flower classifier when configuring a redirect action to a switch port on a different switch chip. A local privileged user can configure a redirect action referencing a port from another switch chip to redirect traffic to an unintended port or trigger an out-of-bounds access.
Affected software
Linux kernel
How to mitigate CVE-2026-97435
Install security update from vendor's repository.
Linux kernel - update to 7.0 rc3