Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-98375
| Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-98375 | 9 Oct 202609:46 | – | circl | |
| CVE-2026-98375 | 9 Oct 202607:10 | – | cve | |
| CVE-2026-98375 xen/netfront: drop RX packets with a short Ethernet header | 9 Oct 202607:10 | – | cvelist | |
| CVE-2026-98375 | 9 Oct 202607:10 | – | debiancve | |
| EUVD-2026-95525 | 9 Oct 202607:10 | – | euvd | |
| CVE-2026-98375 | 9 Oct 202608:16 | – | nvd | |
| DEBIAN-CVE-2026-98375 | 9 Oct 202608:16 | – | osv | |
| PT-2026-108761 | 9 Oct 202600:00 | – | ptsecurity | |
| CVE-2026-98375 | 10 Oct 202615:13 | – | redhatcve | |
| Linux xen-netfront: backend can crash guest via malformed RX packets | 9 Oct 202608:52 | – | xen |
| Source | Link |
|---|---|
| security-tracker | www.security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-98375 |
| cve | www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi |
#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
##
include('compat.inc');
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- xen/netfront: drop RX packets with a short Ethernet header handle_incoming_queue() pulls pull_to bytes
into the head before calling eth_type_trans(). pull_to is the length of the first RX slot, capped at
RX_COPY_THRESHOLD, and that length comes from the backend. Nothing checks it against ETH_HLEN. If the
first slot is shorter than ETH_HLEN and more slots follow, the head ends up shorter than an Ethernet
header while skb->len is longer, and eth_type_trans() BUG()s in __skb_pull(). If the whole packet is
shorter than ETH_HLEN, eth_type_trans() reads the header past the end of the data instead. Pull at least
ETH_HLEN, and drop the packet if that fails, which also drops packets too short to hold an Ethernet
header. This also checks the return value of the pull, which was ignored. (CVE-2026-98375)
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script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
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script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:U/RC:C");
script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
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script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:12.0");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:13.0");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:14.0");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:linux");
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script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2026 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
script_dependencies("ssh_get_info2.nasl", "set_linux_os_id.nasl");
script_require_keys("Host/cpu", "Host/local_checks_enabled", "global_settings/vendor_unpatched", "Host/OS/identifier");
script_require_ports("Host/OS/Debian Linux-12", "Host/OS/Debian Linux-13", "Host/OS/Debian Linux-14");
exit(0);
}
if (!get_kb_item("global_settings/vendor_unpatched")) exit(0, "Unpatched Vulnerabilities Detection not active.");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
if (empty_or_null(get_one_kb_item("Host/Debian/dpkg-l"))) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
include('linux_unpatched.inc');
var distro_constraints_array = {
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"package_manager": "dpkg-l",
"constraints": [
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"release": "12",
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{"reference": "cdrom-core-modules-6.1.0-50-alpha-generic-di"},
{"reference": "ext4-modules-6.1.0-50-alpha-generic-di"},
{"reference": "fat-modules-6.1.0-50-alpha-generic-di"},
{"reference": "isofs-modules-6.1.0-50-alpha-generic-di"},
{"reference": "jfs-modules-6.1.0-50-alpha-generic-di"},
{"reference": "kernel-image-6.1.0-50-alpha-generic-di"},
{"reference": "linux-doc"},
{"reference": "linux-doc-6.1"},
{"reference": "linux-headers-6.1.0"},
{"reference": "linux-source"},
{"reference": "linux-source-6.1"},
{"reference": "linux-support-6.1.0"},
{"reference": "loop-modules-6.1.0-50-alpha-generic-di"},
{"reference": "nic-modules-6.1.0-50-alpha-generic-di"},
{"reference": "nic-shared-modules-6.1.0-50-alpha-generic-di"},
{"reference": "nic-wireless-modules-6.1.0-50-alpha-generic-di"},
{"reference": "pata-modules-6.1.0-50-alpha-generic-di"},
{"reference": "ppp-modules-6.1.0-50-alpha-generic-di"},
{"reference": "scsi-core-modules-6.1.0-50-alpha-generic-di"},
{"reference": "scsi-modules-6.1.0-50-alpha-generic-di"},
{"reference": "scsi-nic-modules-6.1.0-50-alpha-generic-di"},
{"reference": "serial-modules-6.1.0-50-alpha-generic-di"},
{"reference": "usb-serial-modules-6.1.0-50-alpha-generic-di"},
{"reference": "xfs-modules-6.1.0-50-alpha-generic-di"}
]
}
]
},
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{"reference": "bpftool"},
{"reference": "hyperv-daemons"},
{"reference": "intel-sdsi"},
{"reference": "libcpupower-dev"},
{"reference": "libcpupower1"},
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{"reference": "linux-base-7.2.9+deb14-armmp-lpae"},
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{"reference": "linux-base-7.2.9+deb14-parisc"},
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{"reference": "linux-base-7.2.9+deb14-powerpc"},
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{"reference": "linux-base-7.2.9+deb14-s390x"},
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{"reference": "linux-base-7.2.9+deb14-sparc64"},
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{"reference": "linux-base-alpha-generic"},
{"reference": "linux-base-armmp"},
{"reference": "linux-base-armmp-lpae"},
{"reference": "linux-base-loong64"},
{"reference": "linux-base-m68k"}
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]
},
"Debian Linux-13": {
"package_manager": "dpkg-l",
"constraints": [
{
"release": "13",
"pkgs": [
{"reference": "bpftool"},
{"reference": "hyperv-daemons"},
{"reference": "intel-sdsi"},
{"reference": "libcpupower-dev"},
{"reference": "libcpupower1"},
{"reference": "linux-bpf-dev"},
{"reference": "linux-config-6.12"},
{"reference": "linux-cpupower"},
{"reference": "linux-doc"},
{"reference": "linux-doc-6.12"},
{"reference": "linux-headers-4kc-malta"},
{"reference": "linux-headers-5kc-malta"},
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{"reference": "linux-headers-6.12.107+deb13-5kc-malta"},
{"reference": "linux-headers-6.12.107+deb13-alpha-generic"},
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{"reference": "linux-headers-6.12.107+deb13-amd64"},
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{"reference": "linux-headers-6.12.107+deb13-arm64-16k"},
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{"reference": "linux-headers-6.12.107+deb13-cloud-amd64"},
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{"reference": "linux-headers-6.12.107+deb13-loongson-3"},
{"reference": "linux-headers-6.12.107+deb13-m68k"},
{"reference": "linux-headers-6.12.107+deb13-mips32r2eb"},
{"reference": "linux-headers-6.12.107+deb13-mips32r2el"},
{"reference": "linux-headers-6.12.107+deb13-mips64r2eb"}
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}
]
}
};
var distro_constraints_values = linux_unpatched::get_distro_constraints(distro_constraints_arr:distro_constraints_array);
if (empty_or_null(distro_constraints_values)) audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, 'affected');
var third_party_support = get_kb_item('Host/OS/extended-third-party');
if (!empty_or_null(third_party_support)) {
var third_party_vendors = distro_constraints_values['third_party'];
if (!empty_or_null(third_party_vendors)) {
var vendor;
foreach vendor (third_party_vendors) {
if (vendor == third_party_support) exit(0, 'A third party management patch is available for this vulnerability from ' + vendor + '.\n');
}
}
}
var report = linux_unpatched::check_unpatched_constraints(distro_constraints_values:distro_constraints_values);
if (!empty_or_null(report))
{
security_report_v4(
port : 0,
severity : SECURITY_WARNING,
extra : report
);
exit(0);
}
else
{
audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, 'affected');
}
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