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CVE-2026-98614VulnerabilityPublished Updated

Microsoft · sctp: avoid livelock while updating retransmit path

Affects MicrosoftSource GCVE Database

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-98614· Medium

Not known to be exploited · fixed in ddc34cc0834c873871e88b055ee6a260676efe97 : update Microsoft when convenient.

Data as of 2 Nov 2026, 10:58 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 ddc34cc0834c873871e88b055ee6a260676efe97, d893a7cc1cb41dd510f338bb2bfd8f29b14eaf49, d2c31b837406395e576afeb25958c98e9938f3f6 +7

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
  • >=3.10.106 <3.11
  • >=3.12.71 <3.13
Fixed in
  • ddc34cc0834c873871e88b055ee6a260676efe97
  • d893a7cc1cb41dd510f338bb2bfd8f29b14eaf49
  • d2c31b837406395e576afeb25958c98e9938f3f6
  • c9338057df1025f578fe7d0ff08bada87b8b838d
  • 173610fff55022a5ad1579fbcc7faa97467b58b7
  • 43410c1f2db53516e95ddd7e5b4b02f495b78121
  • 83b1a7f9e718828ef364a7b004254ebb2d0035fe
  • 3fe624c3843694ab096fdb198526ba0c659febbe
  • 3.13
  • 3.11
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • =3.14
Fixed in–

Description

A vulnerability identified as CVE-2026-98614 affects Microsoft products version 3.0 and 4.0 related to SCTP (Stream Control Transmission Protocol) where a livelock condition may occur during retransmit path updates. The advisory does not provide detailed technical information or impact specifics beyond the existence of this issue.

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