In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net: stmmac: fix TSO header length truncation
stmmac_tso_xmit() stores the protocol header length returned by
stmmac_tso_header_size() in a u8. stmmac_tso_valid_packet() admits
headers up to 1023 bytes, so a header longer than 255 bytes wraps modulo
256 (486 becomes 230, 256 becomes 0).
A TCP over IPv6 socket carrying a few hundred bytes of sticky
destination/hop-by-hop options makes skb_tcp_all_headers() exceed 255
while staying below the 1023-byte limit, so such an skb reaches
stmmac_tso_xmit().
Widen proto_hdr_len to unsigned int, which is sufficient since the value
is bounded by the hardware limit, and adjust the debug print specifier
accordingly.
CVE-2026-98288
NONE
EPSS 0.16%
Updated Oct 06, 2026
Linux
CVE Details
CVE ID
CVE-2026-98288
Published Date
Oct 06, 2026
Vendor
Linux
Severity
NONE
Exploit Prediction (EPSS)
Probability of Exploit
0.16%
Likelihood of exploitation in next 30 days
Percentile:
5.0th percentile (higher than 5.0% of all CVEs)
Standard patching cycle
Impact
Minimal impact
Source
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