CVE-2026-98078
ipvs: fix reversed sequence option serialization
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Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ipvs: fix reversed sequence option serialization hton_seq() expects the host-order source first and the unaligned network-order destination second. The version 1 sync sender passes these arguments in reverse for both sequence blocks. This leaves 24 bytes of the kmalloc-backed message unwritten. It may disclose stale heap data and replace the live connection sequence state with values read from the buffer. Pass the connection sequence state as the source and the message payload as the destination for both blocks.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e1c9f9446d3eaae323f1689f9e5de3b1ad6e47ec
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/524599714558da83747c04952d378155c69f5b6b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/de6cc6ec7932bc530f2bb92005dac9123d50659c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b04578b74f2d3755548fe9e829e3b2a6c6f966a1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ae38b2ae16f709c0193e1b4340bde26ef3e2687d
References (8)
CVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- LOW
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- LOW
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