drop_monitor: fix out-of-bounds write in reset_per_cpu_data()
CVE-2026-98419 is fixed in 21 products on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2026-98419, released October 16, 2026. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drop_monitor: fix out-of-bounds write in reset_per_cpu_data() In reset_per_cpu_data(), al is computed as: al = sizeof(struct net_dm_alert_msg); al += dm_hit_limit * sizeof(struct net_dm_drop_point); al += sizeof(struct nlattr); skb = genlmsg_new(al, GFP_KERNEL); ... nla = nla_reserve(skb, NLA_UNSPEC, sizeof(struct net_dm_alert_msg)); ... msg = nla_data(nla); memset(msg, 0, al); Because al includes sizeof(struct nlattr) (the 4-byte attribute header), genlmsg_new() allocates al bytes of tailroom starting at nla. However, msg points to nla_data(nla), which is located sizeof(struct nlattr) bytes past nla. Calling memset(msg, 0, al) therefore writes al bytes starting from msg, exceeding the allocated buffer by sizeof(struct nlattr) (4 bytes) and corrupting skb_shared_info. Fix this by letting al represent only the payload length, allocating the skb with genlmsg_new(nla_total_size(al), GFP_KERNEL), and zeroing al bytes from msg.
Where it's fixed
| Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | |||
| bpftool · ol 8 | 0:5.15.0-326.222.4.el9uek | ELSA-2026-500574 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| bpftool · ol 9 | 0:5.15.0-326.222.4.el9uek | ELSA-2026-500574 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel-uek · ol 8 | 0:5.15.0-326.222.4.el9uek | ELSA-2026-500574 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel-uek · ol 9 | 0:5.15.0-326.222.4.el9uek | ELSA-2026-500574 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-container · ol 8 | 0:5.15.0-326.222.4.el9uek | ELSA-2026-500574 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-container · ol 9 | 0:5.15.0-326.222.4.el9uek | ELSA-2026-500574 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-container-debug · ol 8 | 0:5.15.0-326.222.4.el9uek | ELSA-2026-500574 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-container-debug · ol 9 | 0:5.15.0-326.222.4.el9uek | ELSA-2026-500574 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-core · ol 8 | 0:5.15.0-326.222.4.el9uek | ELSA-2026-500574 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-core · ol 9 | 0:5.15.0-326.222.4.el9uek | ELSA-2026-500574 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-debug · ol 8 | 0:5.15.0-326.222.4.el9uek | ELSA-2026-500574 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-debug · ol 9 | 0:5.15.0-326.222.4.el9uek | ELSA-2026-500574 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-debug-core · ol 8 | 0:5.15.0-326.222.4.el9uek | ELSA-2026-500574 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-debug-core · ol 9 | 0:5.15.0-326.222.4.el9uek | ELSA-2026-500574 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-debug-devel · ol 8 | 0:5.15.0-326.222.4.el9uek | ELSA-2026-500574 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-debug-devel · ol 9 | 0:5.15.0-326.222.4.el9uek | ELSA-2026-500574 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-debug-modules · ol 8 | 0:5.15.0-326.222.4.el9uek | ELSA-2026-500574 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-debug-modules · ol 9 | 0:5.15.0-326.222.4.el9uek | ELSA-2026-500574 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-debug-modules-extra · ol 8 | 0:5.15.0-326.222.4.el9uek | ELSA-2026-500574 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-debug-modules-extra · ol 9 | 0:5.15.0-326.222.4.el9uek | ELSA-2026-500574 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-devel · ol 8 | 0:5.15.0-326.222.4.el9uek | ELSA-2026-500574 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-devel · ol 9 | 0:5.15.0-326.222.4.el9uek | ELSA-2026-500574 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-doc · ol 8 | 0:5.15.0-326.222.4.el9uek | ELSA-2026-500574 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-doc · ol 9 | 0:5.15.0-326.222.4.el9uek | ELSA-2026-500574 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-modules · ol 8 | 0:5.15.0-326.222.4.el9uek | ELSA-2026-500574 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-modules · ol 9 | 0:5.15.0-326.222.4.el9uek | ELSA-2026-500574 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-modules-extra · ol 8 | 0:5.15.0-326.222.4.el9uek | ELSA-2026-500574 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-modules-extra · ol 9 | 0:5.15.0-326.222.4.el9uek | ELSA-2026-500574 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel-uek64k · ol 8 | 0:5.15.0-326.222.4.el9uek | ELSA-2026-500574 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel-uek64k · ol 9 | 0:5.15.0-326.222.4.el9uek | ELSA-2026-500574 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel-uek64k-core · ol 8 | 0:5.15.0-326.222.4.el9uek | ELSA-2026-500574 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel-uek64k-core · ol 9 | 0:5.15.0-326.222.4.el9uek | ELSA-2026-500574 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel-uek64k-devel · ol 8 | 0:5.15.0-326.222.4.el9uek | ELSA-2026-500574 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel-uek64k-devel · ol 9 | 0:5.15.0-326.222.4.el9uek | ELSA-2026-500574 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel-uek64k-modules · ol 8 | 0:5.15.0-326.222.4.el9uek | ELSA-2026-500574 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel-uek64k-modules · ol 9 | 0:5.15.0-326.222.4.el9uek | ELSA-2026-500574 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel-uek64k-modules-extra · ol 8 | 0:5.15.0-326.222.4.el9uek | ELSA-2026-500574 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel-uek64k-modules-extra · ol 9 | 0:5.15.0-326.222.4.el9uek | ELSA-2026-500574 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| linux · Debian 12.15 (bookworm) | 6.1.190-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-98419 | Oct 16, 2026 |
| linux · Debian 13.5 (trixie) | 6.12.113-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-98419 | Oct 16, 2026 |
| linux · Debian 14 | 7.2.8-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-98419 | Oct 16, 2026 |
| linux-6.12 · Debian 12.15 (bookworm) | 6.12.113-1~deb12u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-98419 | Oct 16, 2026 |
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