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CVE-2026-97906VulnerabilityPublished Updated

initrd size check · bootconfig: Fix integer overflow

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-97906· High

Not known to be exploited · fixed in bff9a1579e2c9b2a59fdf3793becc9d7bf5ff1a6 : patch Microsoft soon.

Data as of 7 Nov 2026, 12:19 UTC

Severity
High

Rated by Threat Radar · CVSS not yet scored by NVD

Patch
Available – fixed in bff9a1579e2c9b2a59fdf3793becc9d7bf5ff1a6, 7812d6dab0698001e50e8c2f901e17da3eb6f429, 97be05f33f79342ea65d9b99c9ad07a93b8eef5a +3

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 25 Sep 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 7 Nov 2026.

What to do

Upgrade to a fixed release listed under Affected software.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • >=5.6.14 <5.7
Fixed in
  • bff9a1579e2c9b2a59fdf3793becc9d7bf5ff1a6
  • 7812d6dab0698001e50e8c2f901e17da3eb6f429
  • 97be05f33f79342ea65d9b99c9ad07a93b8eef5a
  • 8d4343a411eaa182d323ab5b149496416015f27d
  • 5.7
  • 4d45bc0f8cdf606d5409b5f64a8a6609f6520c03
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • =5.7
Fixed in–

Description

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