CVE-2026-98097EPSS p7.2%

CVE-2026-98097CVE-2026-98097

Description

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().

Scoring

EPSS0.18% probability of exploitation · percentile 7.2% · 2026-10-05T12:00:23Z
Last modified2026-09-30
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