Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

net: xfrm: reject unrepresentable espintcp transport headers

ESP-in-TCP can hand xfrm packets whose transport header offset no longer
fits after the stream parser trims the TCP envelope. The plain transport
header reset truncates that offset and triggers the skb warning path.

Use the careful transport-header helper and drop the skb through the
existing XFRM error path when the offset cannot be represented.
Published: 2026-10-14
Score: n/a
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Thu, 15 Oct 2026 04:15:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-129

Wed, 14 Oct 2026 13:45:00 +0000

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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: xfrm: reject unrepresentable espintcp transport headers ESP-in-TCP can hand xfrm packets whose transport header offset no longer fits after the stream parser trims the TCP envelope. The plain transport header reset truncates that offset and triggers the skb warning path. Use the careful transport-header helper and drop the skb through the existing XFRM error path when the offset cannot be represented.
Title net: xfrm: reject unrepresentable espintcp transport headers
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
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Linux Linux Kernel
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-14T13:27:47.816Z

Reserved: 2026-09-25T10:25:14.347Z

Link: CVE-2026-98417

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Status : Received

Published: 2026-10-14T14:17:53.040

Modified: 2026-10-14T14:17:53.040

Link: CVE-2026-98417

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Updated: 2026-10-15T04:00:11Z

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