Answer in brief
CVE-2026-98495 records a Unknown severity vulnerability in net: arp: terminate device name before lookup. 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 | >=36fbf1e52bd3ff8a5cb604955eedfc9350c2e6cc <ae6d704dbf9542b0a0830ec91a2db4f30307e7d8 || >=36fbf1e52bd3ff8a5cb604955eedfc9350c2e6cc <47107491b48ceef0a2faa7a010cfa961f211ef9f || >=36fbf1e52bd3ff8a5cb604955eedfc9350c2e6cc <7389757d88f54237951d7497d9c4dae7cc6d64be || >=36fbf1e52bd3ff8a5cb604955eedfc9350c2e6cc <1b08c5c3ac27c9ff91c5309f4a32b4e91ce2263b || >=36fbf1e52bd3ff8a5cb604955eedfc9350c2e6cc <414bbad9928598904313299ac9e037a73f520be1 || >=36fbf1e52bd3ff8a5cb604955eedfc9350c2e6cc <ba664d83638640cf454b65167339cbf20dfd6f10 || >=36fbf1e52bd3ff8a5cb604955eedfc9350c2e6cc <35e716a70733472ede300540082d64c33bf3b4c9 || >=36fbf1e52bd3ff8a5cb604955eedfc9350c2e6cc <d8b6529e80bcb4fb8177121404cbb3377acaebd2 | ae6d704dbf9542b0a0830ec91a2db4f30307e7d8, 47107491b48ceef0a2faa7a010cfa961f211ef9f, 7389757d88f54237951d7497d9c4dae7cc6d64be, 1b08c5c3ac27c9ff91c5309f4a32b4e91ce2263b, 414bbad9928598904313299ac9e037a73f520be1, ba664d83638640cf454b65167339cbf20dfd6f10, 35e716a70733472ede300540082d64c33bf3b4c9, d8b6529e80bcb4fb8177121404cbb3377acaebd2 |
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | 5.5 | Not reported |
Published upstream
Oct 18, 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 18, 2026
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: arp: terminate device name before lookup The ARP ioctl copies a user-provided struct arpreq into a stack object. Its arp_dev field may contain IFNAMSIZ bytes without a NUL terminator. Such input is passed to dev_get_by_name_rcu() or __dev_get_by_name(), where strcmp() can read past the end of the stack object when a matching alternative interface name exists. Terminate the field before the lookup to prevent the out-of-bounds read.
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