CVE-2026-98417: Linux kernel · net: xfrm: reject unrepresentable espintcp transport headers
Affects Linux kernelSource GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited.
Data as of 28 Oct 2026, 01:28 UTC
Rated by Threat Radar · CVSS not yet scored by NVD
Exploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 14 Oct 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by 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 26 Oct 2026.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
Ubuntu 26.04 LTSlinuxpkg:deb/ubuntu/linux?arch=source&distro=resoluteOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in– |
Ubuntu 26.04 LTSlinux-awspkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-aws?arch=source&distro=resoluteOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in– |
Ubuntu 26.04 LTSlinux-azurepkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-azure?arch=source&distro=resoluteOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in– |
Ubuntu 26.04 LTSlinux-azure-fdepkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-azure-fde?arch=source&distro=resoluteOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in– |
Ubuntu 26.04 LTSlinux-gcppkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-gcp?arch=source&distro=resoluteOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in– |
Ubuntu 26.04 LTSlinux-gkepkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-gke?arch=source&distro=resoluteOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in– |
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Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: xfrm: reject unrepresentable espintcp transport headers ESP-in-TCP can hand xfrm packets whose transport header offset no longer fits after the stream parser trims the TCP envelope. The plain transport header reset truncates that offset and triggers the skb warning path. Use the careful transport-header helper and drop the skb through the existing XFRM error path when the offset cannot be represented.
References
- ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-98417 (opens in a new tab)
- cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-98417 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/4a8243fd2e21980fa3fd10c0610e9155057cebd3 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/327b2a457dd7d5445f7395f371f3c65de79bd5ce (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/b2b84e73e0386ad0b4f9b8d3afde343e761f5275 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/6c29681207bc213188afa603dff2d55e7178a341 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/96f01b53c2d05e003b040892256de54a586e8529 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/cce630c751279e974fa0bb574d80575e0cc7e8f3 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/d37a5b87577c4b4c1a1dcb000a9dff1df2cf886b (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/206f396f46149dc8bc4dfd2b54b9879ba3ee1d7d (opens in a new tab)