Status: UPDATED | Advisory ID: CVE-2026-98027
| CVE | CVE-2026-98027 |
| CVSS Score / Version | 7.0 (High) / CVSS v3.1 |
| Updated | 2026-10-03 |
| CVSS Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| CVSS Prose | attack vector is local; attack complexity is high; privileges required is low; user interaction is none; scope is unchanged; confidentiality impact is high; integrity impact is high; availability impact is high. |
| Affected products | Linux Linux |
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions | Patch Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux |
| Subsystems | General OT |
| Sectors | Multiple |
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net: dsa: mv88e6xxx: bound the policy rule dump by the caller's buffer size
mv88e6xxx_get_rxnfc() uses rxnfc->rule_cnt as the write index while
dumping the policy IDR, clobbering the input value before it has been
looked at. That input is the number of entries the caller had room for.
ETHTOOL_GRXCLSRLALL requires no CAP_NET_ADMIN and the ioctl sizes the
buffer from the rule_cnt userspace passes in, so once an admin has
installed policy rules any user can ask for fewer slots than there are
rules and run off the end of the allocation. A rule_cnt of 0 leaves the
buffer pointer NULL and the walk dereferences it.
Count into a local so the caller's limit survives the walk, and stop with
-EMSGSIZE once it is reached. (NVD)
Monitor Linux's web page for any future patch releases.
| Source | Reference |
|---|---|
| NVD | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-98027 |
| CVE | https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-98027 |