[ CVE-2026-98031 · Published 25 Sep 2026 ]
Vulnerability in Linux
[ Description ]Official description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nexthop: Initialize extack in remove_nh_grp_entry() remove_nh_grp_entry() prints the extack message when a listener fails to replace the reduced nexthop group. However, extack is not initialized and listeners are not required to set a message when returning an error. Neither netdevsim nor mlxsw do so when an allocation fails, resulting in the dereference of an uninitialized stack pointer. Fix by zero-initializing extack, as was done in commit 6347c5314cee ("nexthop: initialize extack in nh_res_bucket_migrate()").
[ Fixes ]Fixes and patches
No fix or interim patch is linked from our sources yet. Check the vendor references below and limit exposure of affected systems until a fix is available.
[ Advisories ]Government CERT advisories
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CERT-FRCERTFR-2026-AVI-1289
Multiple vulnerabilities in the Debian LTS Linux kernel Translated from French
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in the Debian LTS Linux kernel. Some of them allow an attacker to cause privilege escalation, a breach of data confidentiality and denial of service.
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CERT-FRCERTFR-2026-AVI-1253
Multiple vulnerabilities in the Debian Linux kernel Translated from French
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in the Debian Linux kernel. Some of them allow an attacker to cause privilege escalation, a breach of data confidentiality and denial of service.
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BSI CERT-BundWID-SEC-2026-3579
Linux Kernel: Multiple vulnerabilities Translated from German
[ References ]References
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/030c878eaedf0449e2b5401a0a0146d0afcc645e
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/17acbcd4c5a6ca3dd3f9e52eb203c9175bde609a
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/35d9ec61466109ef0c2de87067338d929f629527
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/5bd9e4e7cdaa03879e9b73b12ab52cceb1edd55b
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/704319510af2179cf03955747d714ab291075c25
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/d643cea4248668dc493c513aa7cbc6505eb1a4a9
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/d80677ad7aa5bebfccfd58caa4852b65abe70561