CVE-2026-98240— net: ip_tunnel: initialize `options_len` before referencing options
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Affected
Linux Linux
Exploitation
No confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; assess based on exposure
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在 Linux 内核中，已修复以下漏洞： 网络：ip_tunnel：在引用选项前初始化 以下命令会触发内核恐慌（kernel panic）： 错误信息如下： 在使用 GCC 15+ 且启用 构建的内核中，经过加固的 收到大小为 0 的目标缓冲区，但请求写入 4 字节长度： 该问题已通过在使用选项前先初始化计数器的方式修复，与 已有的实现保持一致。
Possible ATT&CK Techniques 1 AI
T1068 · Exploitation for Privilege EscalationAffected Version Matrix 8
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | bb5e62f2d547c4de6d1b144cbce2373a76c33f18< 9907325257b4b382f26aafd5d9a8d47915907dd5 |
affected |
bb5e62f2d547c4de6d1b144cbce2373a76c33f18< 0f6a6beb01c068fcd5274eabf22c260039749fea |
affected | ||
bb5e62f2d547c4de6d1b144cbce2373a76c33f18< 455ebeadf714f51e1dbbd6a022c74c9215b1cd76 |
affected | ||
6.15 |
affected | ||
< 6.15 |
unaffected | ||
6.18.54≤ 6.18.* |
unaffected | ||
7.2.8≤ 7.2.* |
unaffected | ||
7.3-rc4≤ * |
unaffected |
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I. Basic Information for CVE-2026-98240
Vulnerability Information
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Vulnerability Title
net: ip_tunnel: initialize `options_len` before referencing options
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net: ip_tunnel: initialize `options_len` before referencing options
The following command triggers a kernel panic:
ip link add d0 type dummy; ip link set d0 up
ip route add 10.30.0.0/16 \
encap ip id 300 geneve_opts 4660:66:11223344 dev d0
memcpy: detected buffer overflow: 4 byte write of buffer size 0
kernel BUG at lib/string_helpers.c:1044!
...
ip_tun_parse_opts.part.0.cold+0x10/0x10
ip_tun_build_state+0x116/0x2a0
On kernels built with GCC 15+ and `CONFIG_FORTIFY_SOURCE`, the fortified
`memcpy()` got 0 sized destination with request of 4 bytes length:
static int ip_tun_parse_opts_geneve(...)
{
...
attr = tb[LWTUNNEL_IP_OPT_GENEVE_DATA];
data_len = nla_len(attr); /* == 4 */
struct geneve_opt *opt = ip_tunnel_info_opts(info) + opts_len;
memcpy(opt->opt_data, nla_data(attr), data_len);
/* ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 0 since options_len is assigned afterwards */
Fixed by initializing the counter before the options are referenced.
Matching what `tunnel_key_opts_set()` already does.
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
CVSS Information
N/A
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Type
N/A
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Affected Products
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Patches & Fixes for CVE-2026-98240 (3)
Same Patch Batch · Linux · 2026-10-06 · 208 CVEs total
| CVE-2026-98323 | 9.8 CRITICAL | RDMA/siw: Bound fragmented header copies by the remaining length |
| CVE-2026-98365 | 9.8 CRITICAL | RDMA/rxe: Fix integer overflow in mr_check_range() leading to OOB access |
| CVE-2026-98282 | 8.8 HIGH | powerpc/iommu: Fix the overflow validation in iommu_tce_check_ioba |
| CVE-2026-98283 | 8.8 HIGH | KVM: PPC: Book3S HV: fix use-after-free in kvmhv_emulate_tlbie_all_lpid() |
| CVE-2026-98339 | 8.8 HIGH | wifi: cfg80211: don't filter by BSS type when removing stale entries |
| CVE-2026-98171 | 8.8 HIGH | smb: client: fix next_buffer UAF and NextCommand bounds in compound PDUs |
| CVE-2026-98261 | 8.1 HIGH | cifs: Fix server use-after-free in cifs_chan_skip_or_disable() |
| CVE-2026-98357 | 8.1 HIGH | IB/isert: wait for deferred control PDU completions before releasing the connection |
| CVE-2026-98239 | 8.1 HIGH | net: lan743x: fix RX checksum use-after-free |
| CVE-2026-98341 | 7.8 HIGH | wifi: cfg80211: don't free driver-owned scan requests |
| CVE-2026-98324 | 7.8 HIGH | dmaengine: pxa: fix double counting of the hw descriptors |
| CVE-2026-98320 | 7.8 HIGH | netfilter: flowtable: hold reference on ct until flow is released |
| CVE-2026-98228 | 7.8 HIGH | mips: select CONFIG_WEAK_REORDERING_BEYOND_LLSC from CONFIG_EYEQ |
| CVE-2026-98229 | 7.8 HIGH | xfrm: save input state data before secpath resets |
| CVE-2026-98318 | 7.8 HIGH | smb: client: validate absolute native symlink targets before NT fixups |
| CVE-2026-98315 | 7.8 HIGH | ntfs: protect runlist updates with the runlist lock |
| CVE-2026-98260 | 7.8 HIGH | exec: Cleanup POSIX timers right after de_thread() |
| CVE-2026-98256 | 7.8 HIGH | signal: Prevent exec() race |
| CVE-2026-98258 | 7.8 HIGH | posix-cpu-timers: Prevent freeing a timer which is queued on the expiry list |
| CVE-2026-98254 | 7.8 HIGH | swiotlb: use the adjusted address for the highmem page lookup |
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