---
id: CVE-2026-98383
title: |-
  In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

  bpf: Disallow bpf_skb_pull_data() for LWT_SEG6LOCAL

  An LWT_SEG6LOCAL program can invalidate its cached SRH with
  bpf_lwt_seg6_adjust_srh() and then call bpf_skb_pull_da…
summary: |-
  In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

  bpf: Disallow bpf_skb_pull_data() for LWT_SEG6LOCAL

  An LWT_SEG6LOCAL program can invalidate its cached SRH with
  bpf_lwt_seg6_adjust_srh() and then call bpf_skb_pull_da…
severity: high
published: '2026-10-09'
updated: '2026-10-09'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-09T08:16:56.800'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-98383'
references:
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0f38472a2aa8704a6b514c0dfa9c32f3672b8f32'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/37b18688cd18fd86d2f35c212df1611862a26cd5'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9f9e57b5a3a033f95f49ef9d541340cdbcb80abb'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b9bb0e735460751b620156f800a4279a28573392'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cae8674489f26edf7553fdd660599466cbb4c32f'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/df0072be6fc373cb22f9ea854d458b04e32a03cf'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e4a62833adff6ef0fe7c0b90393204fe3c26b5c5'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fca71ead7a20290af1e2046983eeafae43d21af1'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: >-
      https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-98383.json
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-98383'
  - url: 'https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2548395'
  - url: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-98383'
  - url: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-98383'
  - url: >-
      https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/security/vulns.git/plain/cve/published/2026/CVE-2026-98383.mbox
  - url: 'https://kernelcve.org/list/?q=CVE-2026-98383'
tags:
  - nvd
  - csaf
  - vex
  - red-hat
  - cve.org
  - score-dispute
ingestedAt: '2026-10-09T08:29:41.352Z'
vendor: Red Hat
product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
affected:
  - enterprise_linux 10
  - enterprise_linux 6
  - enterprise_linux 8
  - enterprise_linux 9
  - openshift_container_platform 4
cvss: 7
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cvssSource: vendor
cwe:
  - CWE-825
  - CWE-416
epss: 0.00162
epssPercentile: 0.05435
scores:
  vendor: 5.5
  cna: 7.8
---

## Overview

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

bpf: Disallow bpf_skb_pull_data() for LWT_SEG6LOCAL

An LWT_SEG6LOCAL program can invalidate its cached SRH with
bpf_lwt_seg6_adjust_srh() and then call bpf_skb_pull_data(). The latter
may reallocate skb->head, leaving the per-CPU SRH pointer dangling.
Post-program SRH validation then writes through that pointer.

Disallow bpf_skb_pull_data() for LWT_SEG6LOCAL programs so the verifier
rejects this unsafe helper combination. Other LWT program types continue
to expose the helper through lwt_out_func_proto().

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.

## Vendor advisories

- **Red Hat VEX** · Moderate · affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9, Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 · no fix planned: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9, … · updated 2026-10-24 · [vex](https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-98383.json)