Incorrect calculation in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-100070

 

Incorrect calculation in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-100070

Published: September 28, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU152275
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-100070
CWE-ID: CWE-682
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to disclose internal network details.

The vulnerability exists due to an incorrect calculation of the Contact-header parsing offset in nf_nat_sip when processing a SIP packet whose NAT address translation changes its length. A remote attacker can send a SIP packet containing subsequent Contact headers to disclose internal network details.

Exploitation requires NAT address translation to shorten the packet.


Affected software

Linux kernel

How to mitigate CVE-2026-100070

Install security update from vendor's repository.

Linux kernel - update to 7.0 rc3

External References

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