CVE-2026-98383
What it is
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bpf: Disallow bpf_skb_pull_data() for LWT_SEG6LOCAL An LWT_SEG6LOCAL program can invalidate its cached SRH with bpf_lwt_seg6_adjust_srh() and then call bpf_skb_pull_data(). The latter may reallocate skb->head, leaving the per-CPU SRH pointer dangling. Post-program SRH validation then writes through that pointer. Disallow bpf_skb_pull_data() for LWT_SEG6LOCAL programs so the verifier rejects this unsafe helper combination. Other LWT program types continue to expose the helper through lwt_out_func_proto().
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited locally on the machine with a low-privilege account. High risk of data exposure, data tampering, service disruption.
- Exploit odds
- 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- No patch or advisory is linked yet. Look at mitigations or restrict exposure.
Timeline
- ReservedThe CVE id was reserved by its CNA
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 0.2% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 7.8 HIGH (CVSS).
- Fix: none linked yet, which raises it.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.2% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Record status
- Received
Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 7.8
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0f38472a2aa8704a6b514c0dfa9c32f3672b8f32
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/37b18688cd18fd86d2f35c212df1611862a26cd5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9f9e57b5a3a033f95f49ef9d541340cdbcb80abb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b9bb0e735460751b620156f800a4279a28573392
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cae8674489f26edf7553fdd660599466cbb4c32f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/df0072be6fc373cb22f9ea854d458b04e32a03cf
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e4a62833adff6ef0fe7c0b90393204fe3c26b5c5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fca71ead7a20290af1e2046983eeafae43d21af1