# CVE-2026-98097: tipc: Dont send random pad bytes in RESET/ACTIVATE messages

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.6.160, 6.12.111, 6.18.53, 7.2.7
- Published: 2026-09-25 · Updated: 2026-10-21

## Affected

- Linux: from e74a386d70c793ef44678b44b021c99094b28c47, fixed in 3dbb628cfc592a4148d8136dcda1f706cdcad4f3; from e74a386d70c793ef44678b44b021c99094b28c47, fixed in 48033a89356b8ae21a94db70c79bb6fcc91a23c2; from e74a386d70c793ef44678b44b021c99094b28c47, fixed in 4ab2977323d5f068a872126f7818d1aeb9e9ca0d; from e74a386d70c793ef44678b44b021c99094b28c47, fixed in bee1459e57f2e0bd240c62f35c0a284291e27971; from e74a386d70c793ef44678b44b021c99094b28c47, fixed in 81c600c26302a27852ed8b19c5f2f647ea3555c9
- Linux: 4.6
- Kernel (Linux): from 4.6.0, fixed in 6.6.160; from 6.7.0, fixed in 6.12.111; from 6.13.0, fixed in 6.18.53; from 6.19.0, fixed in 7.2.7

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tipc: Dont send random pad bytes in RESET/ACTIVATE messages The interface name is passed in a fixed length (TIPC_MAX_IF_NAME) buffer. Replace the strcpy(data, l->if_name) with memcpy() so that the pad bytes are actually written (l->if_name[] is zero padded) rather than sending random bytes from the skb to the remote system. Replace two other strcpy() with strscpy().

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (6.6.160, 6.12.111, 6.18.53, 7.2.7) per the references below.
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## Related

- Browse: [Linux kernel](https://cve.now/tech/linux-kernel.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3dbb628cfc592a4148d8136dcda1f706cdcad4f3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/48033a89356b8ae21a94db70c79bb6fcc91a23c2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4ab2977323d5f068a872126f7818d1aeb9e9ca0d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bee1459e57f2e0bd240c62f35c0a284291e27971
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/81c600c26302a27852ed8b19c5f2f647ea3555c9

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