# CVE-2026-98808: net: systemport: Fix buffer overflow in bcm\_sysport\_get\_stats()

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.6.160, 6.12.113, 6.18.56, 7.2.10
- Published: 2026-10-18 · Updated: 2026-10-21

## Affected

- Linux: from 10377ba7673d19e28d92846955d51f49acd25c35, fixed in 96a2b042051553df0d9f03b518dd3b7105b36935; from 10377ba7673d19e28d92846955d51f49acd25c35, fixed in 29d1d35ad5ad379a904263ea1cd4ba1d71cd965f; from 10377ba7673d19e28d92846955d51f49acd25c35, fixed in 96d8b26be5bc451188acdcee055948da45adbde0; from 10377ba7673d19e28d92846955d51f49acd25c35, fixed in faba9fdde480356f4a1d3b1a5713b7b354858a1c; from 10377ba7673d19e28d92846955d51f49acd25c35, fixed in eb7b84af0ec5c71b4920e999611b466b3784496c
- Linux: 4.14
- Kernel (Linux): from 4.14.0, fixed in 6.6.160; from 6.7.0, fixed in 6.12.113; from 6.13.0, fixed in 6.18.56; from 6.19.0, fixed in 7.2.10

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: systemport: Fix buffer overflow in bcm_sysport_get_stats() When running on SYSTEMPORT Lite, certain statistics are unsupported and skipped during bcm_sysport_get_stats(). The variable 'j' tracks the compacted index into the destination data buffer, whereas 'i' iterates over all elements in bcm_sysport_gstrings_stats. Because the buffer allocated by ethtool is sized only according to bcm_sysport_get_sset_count(), storing values at data[i] instead of data[j] writes past the allocated array bounds, leading to memory corruption. Fix this by writing to data[j] instead of data[i].

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (6.6.160, 6.12.113, 6.18.56, 7.2.10) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/96a2b042051553df0d9f03b518dd3b7105b36935
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/29d1d35ad5ad379a904263ea1cd4ba1d71cd965f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/96d8b26be5bc451188acdcee055948da45adbde0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/faba9fdde480356f4a1d3b1a5713b7b354858a1c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eb7b84af0ec5c71b4920e999611b466b3784496c

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