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CVE-2026-98375VulnerabilityPublished Updated

Microsoft · xen/netfront: drop RX packets with a short Ethernet header

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-98375· Medium

Not known to be exploited · fixed in fd5481dd75ea879c53c17882cbb065ad3bd6b766 : update Microsoft when convenient.

Data as of 7 Nov 2026, 12:19 UTC

Severity
Medium

Rated by Threat Radar · CVSS not yet scored by NVD

Thin evidence

One scorer or none
Patch
Available – fixed in fd5481dd75ea879c53c17882cbb065ad3bd6b766, e2b721bc30f40ffa7ccc36a56d4e8990b8c0538e, 57508819da8dc1cf5a2c3b64570aa02cc5ae28b6 +5

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 9 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 7 Nov 2026.

What to do

Upgrade to a fixed release listed under Affected software.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ 0d160211965b79de989cf2d170985abeb8da5ec6, < fd5481dd75ea879c53c17882cbb065ad3bd6b766
Fixed in
  • fd5481dd75ea879c53c17882cbb065ad3bd6b766
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ 0d160211965b79de989cf2d170985abeb8da5ec6, < e2b721bc30f40ffa7ccc36a56d4e8990b8c0538e
Fixed in
  • e2b721bc30f40ffa7ccc36a56d4e8990b8c0538e
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ 0d160211965b79de989cf2d170985abeb8da5ec6, < 57508819da8dc1cf5a2c3b64570aa02cc5ae28b6
Fixed in
  • 57508819da8dc1cf5a2c3b64570aa02cc5ae28b6
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ 0d160211965b79de989cf2d170985abeb8da5ec6, < 0542d213253eec18785a24b603b28bd385dfe4a5
Fixed in
  • 0542d213253eec18785a24b603b28bd385dfe4a5
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ 0d160211965b79de989cf2d170985abeb8da5ec6, < 236a17caebcff31f75bec5ff4136bde2de944e40
Fixed in
  • 236a17caebcff31f75bec5ff4136bde2de944e40
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ 0d160211965b79de989cf2d170985abeb8da5ec6, < 089e58805c452e52179482b1025a8e309a57f801
Fixed in
  • 089e58805c452e52179482b1025a8e309a57f801

Description

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