Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2026-98384)
Summary
Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2026-98384). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
bpf: Fix out-of-bounds read of sk_protocol in bpf_sock_destroy()
sk_protocol lives in struct sock, not in struct sock_common. A timewait
or request sock handed to bpf_sock_destroy() by the tcp iterator is
neither, so reading sk->sk_protocol runs past the object:
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BUG: KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds in bpf_sock_destroy+0xc7/0xe0
Read of size 2 at addr ffff8881047d11b4 by task test_progs/428
Tainted: [W]=WARN
Call Trace:
dump_stack_lvl+0x91/0xf0
print_report+0xd1/0x630
kasan_report+0xf3/0x130
__asan_report_load2_noabort+0x14/0x30
bpf_sock_destroy+0xc7/0xe0
bpf_prog_c3dd61f9d9cd9f37_iter_tcp6_timewait+0x9f/0xb7
bpf_iter_run_prog+0x538/0xde0
bpf_iter_tcp_seq_show+0x26b/0x4b0
bpf_seq_read+0x424/0x1210
vfs_read+0x197/0xe40
ksys_read+0x119/0x240
__x64_sys_read+0x72/0xc0
x64_sys_call+0x647/0x27e0
do_syscall_64+0xe5/0x610
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x76/0x7e
Only check sk_protocol on full socks. tcp_abort() already knows how to
deal with TIME_WAIT and NEW_SYN_RECV socks. Also fix the comment, it
never matched the code.
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD GitHub Advisory
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-98384 has been found in Linux kernel.
Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "Linux kernel CVE-2026-98384" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2026-98384 (Linux kernel)
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
A vulnerability (unclassified) exists in Linux kernel.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of Linux kernel.
Severity: ?. Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Audit SBOM/dependencies to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
Audit SBOM/dependencies for affected components.資産台帳・SBOM・依存マニフェストで Linux kernel を使っているサービスとバージョンを洗い出す。
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2Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Affected packages
Fix status by distribution
Fixed packages published by each distribution for this CVE
- Debian DEBIAN-CVE-2026-98384 linux Fixed in: 6.12.113-1
- Ubuntu UBUNTU-CVE-2026-98384 linux-hwe-edge
References
- advisory nvd.nist.gov
- advisory github.com
- package git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web github.com