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].
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History
Wed, 21 Oct 2026 13:15:00 +0000
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| Weaknesses | CWE-119 CWE-120 |
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| 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]. | |
| Title | net: systemport: Fix buffer overflow in bcm_sysport_get_stats() | |
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Linux
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published: 2026-10-18T15:48:55.053Z
Updated: 2026-10-21T12:57:08.174Z
Reserved: 2026-09-25T10:25:14.371Z
Link: CVE-2026-98808
Vulnrichment
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NVD
Status : Received
Published: 2026-10-18T16:17:34.893
Modified: 2026-10-21T13:21:47.480
Link: CVE-2026-98808
Redhat
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