CVE-2026-98097
tipc: Dont send random pad bytes in RESET/ACTIVATE messages
CVSS Score
0.0
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tipc: Dont send random pad bytes in RESET/ACTIVATE messages The interface name is passed in a fixed length (TIPC_MAX_IF_NAME) buffer. Replace the strcpy(data, l->if_name) with memcpy() so that the pad bytes are actually written (l->if_name[] is zero padded) rather than sending random bytes from the skb to the remote system. Replace two other strcpy() with strscpy().
| Vendor | linux |
| Product | linux |
| Ecosystems | |
| Industries | Technology |
| Published | Sep 25, 2026 |
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Affected Versions
Linux / Linux
e74a386d70c793ef44678b44b021c99094b28c47 < 48033a89356b8ae21a94db70c79bb6fcc91a23c2 e74a386d70c793ef44678b44b021c99094b28c47 < 4ab2977323d5f068a872126f7818d1aeb9e9ca0d e74a386d70c793ef44678b44b021c99094b28c47 < bee1459e57f2e0bd240c62f35c0a284291e27971 e74a386d70c793ef44678b44b021c99094b28c47 < 81c600c26302a27852ed8b19c5f2f647ea3555c9
Linux / Linux
4.6
References
git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/48033a89356b8ae21a94db70c79bb6fcc91a23c2 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4ab2977323d5f068a872126f7818d1aeb9e9ca0d git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bee1459e57f2e0bd240c62f35c0a284291e27971 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/81c600c26302a27852ed8b19c5f2f647ea3555c9