Out-of-bounds write in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-98323
Published: October 7, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU153699
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-98323
CWE-ID: CWE-787
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to corrupt receive-state memory.
The vulnerability exists due to an out-of-bounds write in the Linux kernel RDMA/siw siw_get_hdr() function when receiving an extended DDP/RDMAP header across multiple TCP callbacks. A remote attacker can send a fragmented extended DDP/RDMAP header to corrupt receive-state memory.
Affected software
Linux kernel
Debian Linux
linux (Debian package)
Debian Linux
linux (Debian package)
How to mitigate CVE-2026-98323
Install security update from vendor's repository.
Linux kernel - update to 7.0 rc3
linux (Debian package) - update to 6.12.113-1
linux (Debian package) - update to 6.12.113-1
External References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/262dcd809723723ed8a4e05437ec7e9c21a8f17e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2c6fbcf4bfac0b2b186acc8d91154c0fa24468a7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8628f8ebf41669302513fb3f0bf0eba38b226742
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9ff797e516dbc1ecb73701ec4c24055712d44411
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/af9f5b474a260ad23ffb9793d716a5e3bbce3b48
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b72dcfb9bf1f0f0147cda03dc59e4002a315067f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e6bdfdf3bcb02d0d626a45e8c98b7e63d2fddf9d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eb4d7a946970469b3ab0c762432bf161d5b0836c