CVE-2026-98952
pfcp: make sure the SEID is linear before reading it
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Attack conditions and impact
Derived from the CNA (via NVD) CVSS 3.1 vectorThis vulnerability may be exploitable over the internet without authentication or user interaction.
| Metric | Value | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Attack vector AV | N | Network |
| Attack complexity AC | L | Low (easy) |
| Privileges required PR | N | None |
| User interaction UI | N | None |
| Scope S | U | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality C | L | Low |
| Integrity I | L | Low |
| Availability A | L | Low |
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: pfcp: make sure the SEID is linear before reading it pfcp_encap_recv() only makes sure that the UDP header and the 4 byte PFCP header are in the linear area. When the S flag is set, pfcp_session_recv() then reads the 8 byte SEID that follows, which is not covered by the pskb_may_pull() check. A short PFCP packet with the S flag set, or one whose session header lies in a fragment, therefore makes pfcp_session_recv() read beyond the end of the packet data, and whatever it finds there is stored in the tunnel metadata that flower later classifies on. Pull up to the end of the SEID before reading it, and drop packets that are too short to contain it. Reload the header pointer afterwards since pskb_may_pull() may reallocate the skb head. Use offsetofend() rather than sizeof(struct pfcphdr_session): the structure is not packed, so its size is 16 bytes because of the alignment of the __be64 member, while the header on the wire is only 12 bytes, and valid session messages would be dropped.
CVSS assessments
| Provider | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD / 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Secondary) | 3.1 | 7.3 HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L |
| CNA / Linux | 3.1 | 7.3 HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L |
Affected products and packages
CNA (CVE.org)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | affected: 6dd514f48110ebb4bf36875b9e7e02d07b589caa … < 3192a5e398c64d48aad64a09e29643e327369bc4 affected: 6dd514f48110ebb4bf36875b9e7e02d07b589caa … < b18a6496495495e2dc27e525aa3315a0c59b9513 affected: 6dd514f48110ebb4bf36875b9e7e02d07b589caa … < 2fb6d05f706d79bbdc88835be2f4f45ab56dd819 affected: 6dd514f48110ebb4bf36875b9e7e02d07b589caa … < 23609bce9e1de525d1d0e73fc68c6e7971d0b49e default: unaffected |
| Linux | Linux | affected: 6.10 unaffected: 0 … < 6.10 unaffected: 6.12.113 … <= 6.12.* unaffected: 6.18.57 … <= 6.18.* unaffected: 7.2.11 … <= 7.2.* unaffected: 7.3 … <= * default: affected |
Open-source packages (GitHub Advisory / OSV)
pfcp: make sure the SEID is linear before reading it
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| >= 6dd514f48110ebb4bf36875b9e7e02d07b589caa, < 3192a5e398c64d48aad64a09e29643e327369bc4; < b18a6496495495e2dc27e525aa3315a0c59b9513; < 2fb6d05f706d79bbdc88835be2f4f45ab56dd819; < 23609bce9e1de525d1d0e73fc68c6e7971d0b49e | 3192a5e398c64d48aad64a09e29643e327369bc4, b18a6496495495e2dc27e525aa3315a0c59b9513, 2fb6d05f706d79bbdc88835be2f4f45ab56dd819, 23609bce9e1de525d1d0e73fc68c6e7971d0b49e | ||
| Linux | Kernel | >= 6.10.0, < 6.12.113; >= 6.13.0, < 6.18.57; >= 6.19.0, < 7.2.11 | 6.12.113, 6.18.57, 7.2.11 |
Linux distribution status
References (7)
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git OSV
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/23609bce9e1de525d1d0e73fc68c6e7971d0b49e NVD, CNA, OSV
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2fb6d05f706d79bbdc88835be2f4f45ab56dd819 NVD, CNA, OSV
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3192a5e398c64d48aad64a09e29643e327369bc4 NVD, CNA, OSV
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b18a6496495495e2dc27e525aa3315a0c59b9513 NVD, CNA, OSV
- https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/98xxx/CVE-2026-98952.json OSV
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-98952 OSV