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Linux CVE-2026-97984

EUVD-2026-86638

2026-09-25 Linux

GHSA-5m3w-7wwr-wqm2

Buffer Overflow Linux

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Monitor Track and reassess. Why: No CVSS yet + weak signal (CWE or non-zero EPSS).

Patch available 0.2% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisCVE.org

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

net: ipv6: Fix UDP length overflow with PMTU discover and big MTU

This commit bounds cork->base.fragsize to IP6_MAX_MTU for UDP sockets to avoid a possible overflow of UDP length that triggers a WARN in udp_set_len_short when setsockopt IPV6_MTU_DISCOVER is set to IPV6_PMTUDISC_DO or IPV6_PMTUDISC_PROBE, and a large packet is sent over a netdev with an unusually large MTU.

Steps to reproduce (included in the new selftest):

Set device MTU bigger than IP6_MAX_MTU. cork->base.fragsize will be

set to that MTU in ip6_setup_cork.

Set IPV6_MTU_DISCOVER to IPV6_PMTUDISC_PROBE or IPV6_PMTUDISC_DO. It

lets maxnonfragsize be set to device MTU (cork->fragsize) in __ip6_append_data, rather than to IP6_MAX_MTU.

Send 65528 bytes of payload (+8 bytes of UDP header, +40 bytes of

IPv6 header). Device MTU allows it (it's only one byte bigger than IP6_MAX_MTU, and the device MTU is bigger than that).

The UDP length in the built packet is 65536, which overflows the

16-bit length field and triggers the WARN in udp_set_len_short.

To avoid breaking sending UDP jumbograms over raw IPv6 sockets, limit the change to UDP sockets only.

The original overflow bug with IPv6 and IPV6_PMTUDISC_DO seems to predate git history (verified reproduction on 2.6.21), was fixed later, and then reappeared in commit 427faee167bc ("net: ipv6: introduce ip6_dst_mtu_maybe_forward"), which is chosen as the Fixes tag here. The overflow with IPV6_PMTUDISC_PROBE reproduces since its introduction in commit 628a5c561890 ("[INET]: Add IP(V6)_PMTUDISC_RPOBE").

Affected VersionsENISA

Linux patch: 7.2.7

Linux patch: 6.12.111

Linux 427faee167bce4ccb0b22f6815a9ac509e31d4c3 <ce66352d3eb21825410af8b91db7cc4bb8e22c98

Linux 427faee167bce4ccb0b22f6815a9ac509e31d4c3 <1d56a00ec91f2885c64ea5b8cea18cb746b91bbb

Linux patch: 7.3-rc3

Linux patch: 6.18.53

Linux 5.15

Linux 427faee167bce4ccb0b22f6815a9ac509e31d4c3 <0ae10b6be49b425827659b23bcce498f80eb7182

Linux patch: 0

Linux 427faee167bce4ccb0b22f6815a9ac509e31d4c3 <e01b7c176d9af2b7c22bb3fe12cf9a7904f99fdc

Affected Packages

euvd linux no fix

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

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Affects 1 package in euvd

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Lifecycle Timeline

Patch available

Sep 25, 2026 - 11:02 EUVD

CVE Published

Sep 25, 2026 - 10:23 cve.org

UNKNOWN (no severity yet)

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score

0.2%

Top 95% exploitable

Data Quality

3 sources

Confidence: Low

EUVD

CVE.org

EPSS MSRC

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue

Severity Not scored yet

CISA KEV No

Public POC No

EPSS 0.2%

Patch available Yes

Active threat No

Deciding rule

No CVSS yet + weak signal (CWE or non-zero EPSS)

What every action level means

Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.

Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.

This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.

Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

Attack Technique

Buffer Overflow HIGH

A buffer overflow occurs when a program writes more data to a memory buffer than it was allocated to hold, causing the excess data to spill into adjacent memory regions.