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CVE-2026-98555VulnerabilityPublished Updated

Microsoft · llc: fix skb UAF and leaks on llc_mac_hdr_init() failure

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-98555· High 7.5

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.5 High · fixed in fec0fe6838a7f45175667701fb51abb23a6ffb1e : patch Microsoft soon.

Data as of 2 Nov 2026, 10:58 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
7.5High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

Thin evidence

One scorer or none
CVSS scores by source
CNA (Linux)CVSS 3.17.5
EPSS
0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 23% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in fec0fe6838a7f45175667701fb51abb23a6ffb1e, d360b31f1a3666579422872aa7d1a751e20b76f9, cb3528ad8bb46fa6252f5d14ced7febddc18515d +5
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 18 Oct 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 2 Nov 2026.

What to do

Upgrade to a fixed release listed under Affected software.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2, < fec0fe6838a7f45175667701fb51abb23a6ffb1e
Fixed in
  • fec0fe6838a7f45175667701fb51abb23a6ffb1e
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2, < d360b31f1a3666579422872aa7d1a751e20b76f9
Fixed in
  • d360b31f1a3666579422872aa7d1a751e20b76f9
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2, < cb3528ad8bb46fa6252f5d14ced7febddc18515d
Fixed in
  • cb3528ad8bb46fa6252f5d14ced7febddc18515d
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2, < b859ba18b5a1067f71db5618c6a4a70d55fa308b
Fixed in
  • b859ba18b5a1067f71db5618c6a4a70d55fa308b
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2, < 72f9dd522f8d6c5a00be9695c7bb74631eb5069e
Fixed in
  • 72f9dd522f8d6c5a00be9695c7bb74631eb5069e
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2, < 060f827aa3dc47939ee306da715cd6700d129616
Fixed in
  • 060f827aa3dc47939ee306da715cd6700d129616

Description

This vulnerability involves a use-after-free (UAF) and memory leaks occurring in the function llc_mac_hdr_init() within Microsoft software versions 3.0 and 4.0. The issue has been publicly disclosed but lacks detailed technical information and a CVSS score.

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