{"id":"CVE-2026-98097","title":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\ntipc: Dont send random pad bytes in RESET/ACTIVATE messages\n\nThe interface name is passed in a fixed length (TIPC_MAX_IF_NAME) buffer.\nReplace the strcpy(data, l->if_na…","summary":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\ntipc: Dont send random pad bytes in RESET/ACTIVATE messages\n\nThe interface name is passed in a fixed length (TIPC_MAX_IF_NAME) buffer.\nReplace the strcpy(data, l->if_na…","severity":"none","vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","affected":["Linux >= e74a386d70c793ef44678b44b021c99094b28c47 < 48033a89356b8ae21a94db70c79bb6fcc91a23c2","Linux >= e74a386d70c793ef44678b44b021c99094b28c47 < 4ab2977323d5f068a872126f7818d1aeb9e9ca0d","Linux >= e74a386d70c793ef44678b44b021c99094b28c47 < bee1459e57f2e0bd240c62f35c0a284291e27971","Linux >= e74a386d70c793ef44678b44b021c99094b28c47 < 81c600c26302a27852ed8b19c5f2f647ea3555c9","Linux 4.6"],"published":"2026-09-25","updated":"2026-09-25","sourceUpdated":"2026-09-25T11:17:39.490","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-98097","references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/48033a89356b8ae21a94db70c79bb6fcc91a23c2","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4ab2977323d5f068a872126f7818d1aeb9e9ca0d","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/81c600c26302a27852ed8b19c5f2f647ea3555c9","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bee1459e57f2e0bd240c62f35c0a284291e27971","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org"],"ingestedAt":"2026-09-25T11:06:38.829Z","slug":"CVE-2026-98097","body":"## Overview\n\nIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\ntipc: Dont send random pad bytes in RESET/ACTIVATE messages\n\nThe interface name is passed in a fixed length (TIPC_MAX_IF_NAME) buffer.\nReplace the strcpy(data, l->if_name) with memcpy() so that the\npad bytes are actually written (l->if_name[] is zero padded)\nrather than sending random bytes from the skb to the remote system.\n\nReplace two other strcpy() with strscpy().\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":3,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":2.8,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}