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CVE-2026-98532 ipv6: do not let ipv6_find_hdr() return an offset past the packet end

🗓️ 18 Oct 2026 15:17:50Reported by LinuxType 
cvelist
 cvelist
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Out-of-bounds read and write in Linux kernel ipv6_find_hdr() via extension headers.

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circl
Circl
CVE-2026-98532
19 Oct 202600:00
–circl
cve
CVE
CVE-2026-98532
18 Oct 202615:17
–cve
debiancve
Debian CVE
CVE-2026-98532
18 Oct 202615:17
–debiancve
euvd
EUVD
EUVD-2026-103577
18 Oct 202615:17
–euvd
nvd
NVD
CVE-2026-98532
18 Oct 202616:17
–nvd
ptsecurity
Positive Technologies
PT-2026-116751
18 Oct 202600:00
–ptsecurity
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