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CVE-2026-98073: Linux 5.5
CVE-2026-98073. CVSS 3.1 base score 7.8 (HIGH, Source advisory). EPSS 0.00161 (percentile 0.04911), scored 17-Oct-2026.
Affected technology
Linux · 36fbf1e52bd3ff8a5cb604955eedfc9350c2e6cc to before a29ea5b5034654aaaa4aadd771f48c01abfd2dfa, 36fbf1e52bd3ff8a5cb604955eedfc9350c2e6cc to before ac6631843269e6a9b2164e393b7f729328711d78, 36fbf1e52bd3ff8a5cb604955eedfc9350c2e6cc to before debac3a20dec524a59625cf10fa2f18571127824
Linux
Linux · 5.5
Linux
Component: Not specified by the source
File: net/core/dev.c
Attack conditions (Source advisory, CVSS 3.1): Local · Low privileges required · No user interaction required
What an attacker can do
Source advisory’s CVSS 3.1 assessment (base score 7.8/10) rates confidentiality, integrity and availability impact as high. The description does not specify what an attacker can achieve beyond these rated impacts.
- CCR priority
- 31.2 /100 (P4)
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 /10 · CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H · Source advisory
- EPSS
- 0.00161 · percentile 0.04911 · 2026-10-17
- KEV
- no
Provenance
- NVD CVE API 2.0 · Source record · observed 2026-10-19 10:33:46.008150+00:00 UTC
Stable permalink: https://cybercodered.org/item/cve-cve-2026-98073.html