CVE-2026-98481: Linux kernel · nfc: port100: reject frames whose declared length exceeds the received data
Affects Linux kernelSource GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.1 Medium.
Data as of 28 Oct 2026, 01:28 UTC
CVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 18 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: nfc: port100: reject frames whose declared length exceeds the received data port100_recv_response() passes the URB transfer buffer to port100_rx_frame_is_valid(), which checksums le16_to_cpu(frame->datalen) bytes of frame->data. datalen is a 16-bit field supplied by the device and is never checked against the number of bytes actually received (urb->actual_length), so a device reporting a datalen larger than the received frame makes port100_data_checksum() read out of bounds past the transfer buffer. Reject a response whose declared frame size does not fit the received length before validating it. Found by 0sec (https://0sec.ai) using automated source analysis; the missing bound is evident from source. Compile-tested.
References
- ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-98481 (opens in a new tab)
- cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-98481 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/9e8df087826b9999d1b83b06f5d85675d5a69c9e (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/e4da1452e10c6472a4bac48dc2f6a35fff1fcd69 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/092c6a605cbd6414ef499834c2e0da69c2c3388e (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/db66a30588630c7de30ef033f00daddef69f6ad9 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/0d482995f0cdd0302450aa300c684c642d8ab31f (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/14b1467cfc6630583650f33538174c5a1ec685ab (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/035056e07ea65be670284246d9bc62f2f00ff4a3 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/144ad477c381e2c592b64898d04ab4ce03b32861 (opens in a new tab)