Answer in brief
CVE-2026-98402 records a Unknown severity vulnerability in net: icmp: avoid invalid transport header access in icmp_send tracepoint. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
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A CVSS score is not reported in the current record. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
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The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | >=524c341cb16a8d5318d2ffacf6fe160271a18743 <ec6d4612d1c170e1cef1fe55526471da1e81e777 || >=21b28f97e621cba196fb32c576734d216a8a79c9 <99654b651c6d5fe865798a2adb859767905f9278 || >=db3efdcf70c752e8a8deb16071d8e693c3ef8746 <b972b5e6168dc5d1e13297b1f37f71d6b21cc0f1 || >=db3efdcf70c752e8a8deb16071d8e693c3ef8746 <04c0d35bac5122b533672a6775851dfae84e265e || >=db3efdcf70c752e8a8deb16071d8e693c3ef8746 <2b32f8c3560905582fb12ed68315a6e606367a6a || >=db3efdcf70c752e8a8deb16071d8e693c3ef8746 <7fcc2fe39fed1cb98a7374a113ff3800e8f9af80 || >=6.1.130 <6.1.189 || >=6.6.81 <6.6.158 | ec6d4612d1c170e1cef1fe55526471da1e81e777, 99654b651c6d5fe865798a2adb859767905f9278, b972b5e6168dc5d1e13297b1f37f71d6b21cc0f1, 04c0d35bac5122b533672a6775851dfae84e265e, 2b32f8c3560905582fb12ed68315a6e606367a6a, 7fcc2fe39fed1cb98a7374a113ff3800e8f9af80, 6.1.189, 6.6.158 |
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | 6.10 | Not reported |
Published upstream
Oct 14, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Oct 19, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Oct 14, 2026
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.
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