CVE-2026-98402

net: icmp: avoid invalid transport header access in icmp_send tracepoint

CVE-2026-98402 is fixed in 38 products on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2026-98402, released October 16, 2026. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

Routine
CVSS
3.7
Low
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0021
11th percentile

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: icmp: avoid invalid transport header access in icmp_send tracepoint syzbot reported a WARNING triggered by DEBUG_NET_WARN_ON_ONCE(): WARNING: at skb_transport_header include/linux/skbuff.h:3087 [inline] WARNING: at udp_hdr include/linux/udp.h:23 [inline] WARNING: at do_trace_event_raw_event_icmp_send include/trace/events/icmp.h:30 [inline] WARNING: at trace_event_raw_event_icmp_send+0x48c/0x6ec include/trace/events/icmp.h:11 Call trace: skb_transport_header include/linux/skbuff.h:3087 [inline] udp_hdr include/linux/udp.h:23 [inline] do_trace_event_raw_event_icmp_send include/trace/events/icmp.h:30 [inline] trace_event_raw_event_icmp_send+0x48c/0x6ec include/trace/events/icmp.h:11 __traceiter_icmp_send include/trace/events/icmp.h:11 [inline] __do_trace_icmp_send include/trace/events/icmp.h:11 [inline] trace_icmp_send+0x320/0x49c include/trace/events/icmp.h:11 __icmp_send+0xcfc/0x11d8 net/ipv4/icmp.c:1013 ipv4_send_dest_unreach net/ipv4/route.c:1280 [inline] ipv4_link_failure+0x57c/0x8dc net/ipv4/route.c:1287 dst_link_failure include/net/dst.h:438 [inline] vti_tunnel_xmit+0xe40/0x17a4 net/ipv4/ip_vti.c:307 TP_fast_assign() unconditionally calls udp_hdr(skb) before checking whether the packet is UDP. Furthermore, __icmp_send() can be invoked from paths (e.g., link failures, ARP errors, forwarding, AF_PACKET) where skb->transport_header was never initialized (~0U). Under CONFIG_DEBUG_NET=y, calling skb_transport_header(skb) triggers DEBUG_NET_WARN_ON_ONCE(!skb_transport_header_was_set(skb)). Fix this by: 1. Only parsing transport info when iph->protocol == IPPROTO_UDP. 2. Using skb_header_pointer() at skb_network_offset(skb) + (iph->ihl << 2) to safely fetch the UDP header without assuming transport_header is set.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
bpftool6.12 · amzn 2023 1:6.12.111-136.204.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-3193 Nov 7, 2026
bpftool6.12-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.12.111-136.204.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-3193 Nov 7, 2026
bpftool6.18 · amzn 2023 1:6.18.54-121.166.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-3192 Nov 7, 2026
bpftool6.18-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.18.54-121.166.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-3192 Nov 7, 2026
kernel-livepatch-6.12.111-136.204 · amzn 2023 1:1.0-0.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-3193 Nov 7, 2026
kernel-livepatch-6.18.54-121.166 · amzn 2023 1:1.0-0.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-3192 Nov 7, 2026
kernel6.12 · amzn 2023 1:6.12.111-136.204.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-3193 Nov 7, 2026
kernel6.12-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.12.111-136.204.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-3193 Nov 7, 2026
kernel6.12-debuginfo-common-aarch64 · amzn 2023 1:6.12.111-136.204.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-3193 Nov 7, 2026
kernel6.12-debuginfo-common-x86_64 · amzn 2023 1:6.12.111-136.204.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-3193 Nov 7, 2026
kernel6.12-devel · amzn 2023 1:6.12.111-136.204.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-3193 Nov 7, 2026
kernel6.12-headers · amzn 2023 1:6.12.111-136.204.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-3193 Nov 7, 2026
kernel6.12-modules-extra · amzn 2023 1:6.12.111-136.204.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-3193 Nov 7, 2026
kernel6.12-modules-extra-common · amzn 2023 1:6.12.111-136.204.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-3193 Nov 7, 2026
kernel6.12-tools · amzn 2023 1:6.12.111-136.204.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-3193 Nov 7, 2026
kernel6.12-tools-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.12.111-136.204.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-3193 Nov 7, 2026
kernel6.12-tools-devel · amzn 2023 1:6.12.111-136.204.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-3193 Nov 7, 2026
kernel6.18 · amzn 2023 1:6.18.54-121.166.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-3192 Nov 7, 2026
kernel6.18-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.18.54-121.166.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-3192 Nov 7, 2026
kernel6.18-debuginfo-common-aarch64 · amzn 2023 1:6.18.54-121.166.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-3192 Nov 7, 2026
kernel6.18-debuginfo-common-x86_64 · amzn 2023 1:6.18.54-121.166.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-3192 Nov 7, 2026
kernel6.18-devel · amzn 2023 1:6.18.54-121.166.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-3192 Nov 7, 2026
kernel6.18-headers · amzn 2023 1:6.18.54-121.166.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-3192 Nov 7, 2026
kernel6.18-modules-extra · amzn 2023 1:6.18.54-121.166.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-3192 Nov 7, 2026
kernel6.18-modules-extra-common · amzn 2023 1:6.18.54-121.166.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-3192 Nov 7, 2026
kernel6.18-tools · amzn 2023 1:6.18.54-121.166.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-3192 Nov 7, 2026
kernel6.18-tools-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.18.54-121.166.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-3192 Nov 7, 2026
kernel6.18-tools-devel · amzn 2023 1:6.18.54-121.166.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-3192 Nov 7, 2026
linux · Debian 12.15 (bookworm) 6.1.190-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2026-98402 Oct 16, 2026
linux · Debian 13.5 (trixie) 6.12.111-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2026-98402 Oct 16, 2026
linux · Debian 14 7.2.7-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2026-98402 Oct 16, 2026
microvm-kernel6.18 · amzn 2023 1:6.18.54-121.166.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-3192 Nov 7, 2026
perf6.12 · amzn 2023 1:6.12.111-136.204.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-3193 Nov 7, 2026
perf6.12-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.12.111-136.204.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-3193 Nov 7, 2026
perf6.18 · amzn 2023 1:6.18.54-121.166.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-3192 Nov 7, 2026
perf6.18-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.18.54-121.166.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-3192 Nov 7, 2026
python3-perf6.12 · amzn 2023 1:6.12.111-136.204.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-3193 Nov 7, 2026
python3-perf6.12-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.12.111-136.204.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-3193 Nov 7, 2026
python3-perf6.18 · amzn 2023 1:6.18.54-121.166.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-3192 Nov 7, 2026
python3-perf6.18-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.18.54-121.166.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-3192 Nov 7, 2026

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