Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net: xfrm: reject unrepresentable espintcp transport headers
ESP-in-TCP can hand xfrm packets whose transport header offset no longer
fits after the stream parser trims the TCP envelope. The plain transport
header reset truncates that offset and triggers the skb warning path.
Use the careful transport-header helper and drop the skb through the
existing XFRM error path when the offset cannot be represented.
net: xfrm: reject unrepresentable espintcp transport headers
ESP-in-TCP can hand xfrm packets whose transport header offset no longer
fits after the stream parser trims the TCP envelope. The plain transport
header reset truncates that offset and triggers the skb warning path.
Use the careful transport-header helper and drop the skb through the
existing XFRM error path when the offset cannot be represented.
Published:
2026-10-14
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EPSS:
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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
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| Linux | Linux | affected |
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History
Wed, 14 Oct 2026 13:45:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: xfrm: reject unrepresentable espintcp transport headers ESP-in-TCP can hand xfrm packets whose transport header offset no longer fits after the stream parser trims the TCP envelope. The plain transport header reset truncates that offset and triggers the skb warning path. Use the careful transport-header helper and drop the skb through the existing XFRM error path when the offset cannot be represented. | |
| Title | net: xfrm: reject unrepresentable espintcp transport headers | |
| First Time appeared |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| Vendors & Products |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-10-14T13:27:47.816Z
Reserved: 2026-09-25T10:25:14.347Z
Link: CVE-2026-98417
Vulnrichment
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NVD
Status : Received
Published: 2026-10-14T14:17:53.040
Modified: 2026-10-14T14:17:53.040
Link: CVE-2026-98417
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