{"id":"CVE-2026-98097","revision":"76129547ef4345c4ba8b6a0cad3f462c","records":[{"revision":"76129547ef4345c4ba8b6a0cad3f462c","observedAt":"2026-10-23T15:48:27.903+00:00","statement":{"source":"cve-program","id":"CVE-2026-98097","aliases":[],"title":"tipc: Dont send random pad bytes in RESET/ACTIVATE messages","description":"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_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().","state":0,"publishedAt":"2026-09-25T10:24:27.7+00:00","modifiedAt":"2026-10-21T12:54:28.528+00:00","affected":[{"ecosystem":"Vendor product","name":"Linux","ranges":[],"versions":[],"rawVersionEvidence":"{\n                    \"product\": \"Linux\",\n                    \"vendor\": \"Linux\",\n                    \"defaultStatus\": \"unaffected\",\n                    \"repo\": \"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git\",\n                    \"programFiles\": [\n                        \"net/tipc/link.c\"\n                    ],\n                    \"versions\": [\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"e74a386d70c793ef44678b44b021c99094b28c47\",\n                            \"lessThan\": \"3dbb628cfc592a4148d8136dcda1f706cdcad4f3\",\n                            \"status\": \"affected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"git\"\n                        },\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"e74a386d70c793ef44678b44b021c99094b28c47\",\n                            \"lessThan\": \"48033a89356b8ae21a94db70c79bb6fcc91a23c2\",\n                            \"status\": \"affected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"git\"\n                        },\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"e74a386d70c793ef44678b44b021c99094b28c47\",\n                            \"lessThan\": \"4ab2977323d5f068a872126f7818d1aeb9e9ca0d\",\n                            \"status\": \"affected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"git\"\n                        },\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"e74a386d70c793ef44678b44b021c99094b28c47\",\n                            \"lessThan\": \"bee1459e57f2e0bd240c62f35c0a284291e27971\",\n                            \"status\": \"affected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"git\"\n                        },\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"e74a386d70c793ef44678b44b021c99094b28c47\",\n                            \"lessThan\": \"81c600c26302a27852ed8b19c5f2f647ea3555c9\",\n                            \"status\": \"affected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"git\"\n                        }\n                    ]\n                }"},{"ecosystem":"Vendor product","name":"Linux","ranges":[],"versions":[],"rawVersionEvidence":"{\n                    \"product\": \"Linux\",\n                    \"vendor\": \"Linux\",\n                    \"defaultStatus\": \"affected\",\n                    \"repo\": \"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git\",\n                    \"programFiles\": [\n                        \"net/tipc/link.c\"\n                    ],\n                    \"versions\": [\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"4.6\",\n                            \"status\": \"affected\"\n                        },\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"0\",\n                            \"lessThan\": \"4.6\",\n                            \"status\": \"unaffected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"semver\"\n                        },\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"6.6.160\",\n                            \"lessThanOrEqual\": \"6.6.*\",\n                            \"status\": \"unaffected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"semver\"\n                        },\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"6.12.111\",\n                            \"lessThanOrEqual\": \"6.12.*\",\n                            \"status\": \"unaffected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"semver\"\n                        },\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"6.18.53\",\n                            \"lessThanOrEqual\": \"6.18.*\",\n                            \"status\": \"unaffected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"semver\"\n                        },\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"7.2.7\",\n                            \"lessThanOrEqual\": \"7.2.*\",\n                            \"status\": \"unaffected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"semver\"\n                        },\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"7.3\",\n                            \"lessThanOrEqual\": \"*\",\n                            \"status\": \"unaffected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"original_commit_for_fix\"\n                        }\n                    ]\n                }"}],"metrics":[],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3dbb628cfc592a4148d8136dcda1f706cdcad4f3","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/48033a89356b8ae21a94db70c79bb6fcc91a23c2","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4ab2977323d5f068a872126f7818d1aeb9e9ca0d","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bee1459e57f2e0bd240c62f35c0a284291e27971","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/81c600c26302a27852ed8b19c5f2f647ea3555c9"],"sourceUrl":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-98097","license":"CVE Program Terms of Use","key":"cve-program:CVE-2026-98097","identifiers":["CVE-2026-98097"]},"retained":false,"historicalAffected":[]}],"coverage":[]}