CVE-2026-98417: Linux kernel · net: xfrm: reject unrepresentable espintcp transport headers
Affects Linux kernelSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · fixed in d37a5b87577c4b4c1a1dcb000a9dff1df2cf886b : update Linux kernel when convenient.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 12:55 UTC
Rated by Threat Radar · CVSS not yet scored by NVD
- EPSS
- 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 12% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
- Patch
- Available – fixed in d37a5b87577c4b4c1a1dcb000a9dff1df2cf886b, cce630c751279e974fa0bb574d80575e0cc7e8f3, b2b84e73e0386ad0b4f9b8d3afde343e761f5275 +5
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
Upgrade to a fixed release listed under Affected software.
Affected software
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AI-suggested
A fix is available and has been applied in the Linux kernel. Users should update to the fixed versions referenced by the commit hashes provided. No additional mitigation steps are indicated.
Description
A vulnerability in the Linux kernel's xfrm subsystem related to ESP-in-TCP transport headers has been fixed. The issue involved the handling of transport header offsets that could become unrepresentable after TCP envelope trimming, causing warnings and potential packet processing errors. The fix involves using a safer transport-header helper and dropping packets when offsets cannot be represented.
References
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/d37a5b87577c4b4c1a1dcb000a9dff1df2cf886b (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/6c29681207bc213188afa603dff2d55e7178a341 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/4a8243fd2e21980fa3fd10c0610e9155057cebd3 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/b2b84e73e0386ad0b4f9b8d3afde343e761f5275 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/327b2a457dd7d5445f7395f371f3c65de79bd5ce (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/cce630c751279e974fa0bb574d80575e0cc7e8f3 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/206f396f46149dc8bc4dfd2b54b9879ba3ee1d7d (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/96f01b53c2d05e003b040892256de54a586e8529 (opens in a new tab)