VulnerabilityPublished 18 Oct 2026

CVE-2026-98597: Linux kernel · net: usb: sr9700: include receive overhead in the length check

Source GCVE Database

Authoritative record:CVE-2026-98597· Medium

Not known to be exploited · fixed in e1f5b74edccf4c9b671b6bce4435a98746fe5167 : update Linux kernel when convenient.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 14:05 UTC

Severity

Medium

Rated by Threat Radar · CVSS not yet scored by NVD

EPSS: 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 7% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch: Available – fixed in e1f5b74edccf4c9b671b6bce4435a98746fe5167, c06bde80ae7a7b595732f7cabcb92cf08db9d56a, baf07d5153d3af8f98e65e2d3566bc0d50c4e3ac +5

Exploitation 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.

Disclosed: The CVE record is public on cve.org. Its publication is t = 0.
Detectable: A public nuclei template can find exposed instances, for defenders and attackers alike.
Weaponised: Public exploit code exists in Metasploit or Exploit-DB, or CISA SSVC or the CVSS exploit maturity reports a public proof of concept.
Exploited in the wild: CISA KEV lists it, CISA SSVC rates exploitation active, or a source reports attacks.
Observed by OffSeq Mirage: OffSeq Mirage honeypot sensors recorded attack traffic for this CVE, or found exposed hosts without attack traffic.

Moments are spaced evenly, not to scale; a dashed line marks a gap of six months or more. Deltas count from t = 0. Sources that give only a date (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, or a time of exactly 00:00Z) read “same day” rather than hours. Metasploit modules carry the flaw’s disclosure date, not their release date, and nuclei templates carry no date, so both appear above but not on the timeline.

ghsa-rp3f-5pmv-m85m

What to do

Upgrade to a fixed release listed under Affected software.

Affected software

Product	Affected	Fixed in
LinuxLinux	Affected ≥ c9b37458e95629b1d1171457afdcc1bf1eb7881d, < e1f5b74edccf4c9b671b6bce4435a98746fe5167	Fixed in e1f5b74edccf4c9b671b6bce4435a98746fe5167
LinuxLinux	Affected ≥ c9b37458e95629b1d1171457afdcc1bf1eb7881d, < c06bde80ae7a7b595732f7cabcb92cf08db9d56a	Fixed in c06bde80ae7a7b595732f7cabcb92cf08db9d56a
LinuxLinux	Affected ≥ c9b37458e95629b1d1171457afdcc1bf1eb7881d, < baf07d5153d3af8f98e65e2d3566bc0d50c4e3ac	Fixed in baf07d5153d3af8f98e65e2d3566bc0d50c4e3ac
LinuxLinux	Affected ≥ c9b37458e95629b1d1171457afdcc1bf1eb7881d, < 8488779d9bddbdb33588c9fc2c0657a3da773f61	Fixed in 8488779d9bddbdb33588c9fc2c0657a3da773f61
LinuxLinux	Affected ≥ c9b37458e95629b1d1171457afdcc1bf1eb7881d, < 92d88c88390fc62444c00a1a22078f838e03891f	Fixed in 92d88c88390fc62444c00a1a22078f838e03891f
LinuxLinux	Affected ≥ c9b37458e95629b1d1171457afdcc1bf1eb7881d, < 9b59b00890c5dea355b4cc8795ab8eeafc044e48	Fixed in 9b59b00890c5dea355b4cc8795ab8eeafc044e48

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AI-suggested

A fix has been implemented in the Linux kernel to correctly include receive overhead in the length check for the net: usb: sr9700 driver. Users should update to the patched kernel version once available. Since this is a kernel-level fix, applying the official kernel update from the Linux distribution vendor is the recommended remediation.

Description

A vulnerability in the Linux kernel's net: usb: sr9700 driver was resolved by correcting the length check to include receive overhead. The issue involved improper validation of payload length against the receive buffer, potentially leading to incorrect memory operations during packet processing. The flaw was identified through static analysis and has been fixed.

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