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Vulnerability · CVE-2026-23098

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netrom: fix double-free in nr_route_frame() In nr_route_frame(), old_skb is immediately freed without checking i

Published Feb 4, 2026 · catalog updated Aug 5, 2026 · Linux Linux

Last checked Nov 5, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-23098. EPSS is 0.20%. Act only if a listed version of Linux Linux is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.

Same product and reporting

Severity
High8.8
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.20%
Remediation
Version ranges on file
Affected products
vendor Linux Linux 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 <ba1096c315283ee3292765f6aea4cca15816c4f7

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netrom: fix double-free in nr_route_frame() In nr_route_frame(), old_skb is immediately freed without checking if nr_neigh->ax25 pointer is NULL. Therefore, if nr_neigh->ax25 is NULL, the caller function will free old_skb again, causing a double-free bug. Therefore, to prevent this, we need to modify it to check whether nr_neigh->ax25 is NULL before freeing old_skb.

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  • vendor Linux Linux 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 <ba1096c315283ee3292765f6aea4cca15816c4f71da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 <ba1096c315283ee3292765f6aea4cca15816c4f7

How to fix CVE-2026-23098

  • Upgrade

    CVE-2026-23098 lists a fix boundary at ba1096c315283ee3292765f6aea4cca15816c4f7. Compare the installed build with that boundary before you change production.

  • Version check

    Seen in 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 <ba1096c315283ee3292765f6aea4cca15816c4f7

  • Advisory

    Open the cve_org record and follow its fix.

  • Official advisories

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-23098. EPSS is 0.20%. Act only if a listed version of Linux Linux is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with Linux Linux 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 <ba1096c315283ee3292765f6aea4cca15816c4f7 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 <ba1096c315283ee3292765f6aea4cca15816c4f7. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.20%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Feb 4, 2026 · EUVD

    Detected

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netrom: fix double-free in nr_route_frame() In nr_route_frame(), old_skb is immediately freed without checking if nr_neigh->ax25 pointer is NULL. Therefore, if nr_neigh->ax25 is NULL, the caller function will free old_skb again, causing a double-free bug. Therefore, to prevent this, we need to modify it to check whether nr_neigh->

  2. Aug 5, 2026 · EUVD

    Updated

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netrom: fix double-free in nr_route_frame() In nr_route_frame(), old_skb is immediately freed without checking if nr_neigh->ax25 pointer is NULL. Therefore, if nr_neigh->ax25 is NULL, the caller function will free old_skb again, causing a double-free bug. Therefore, to prevent this, we need to modify it to check whether nr_neigh->

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-23098

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-23098

    30-day exploitation probability 0.20%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2026-5444

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netrom: fix double-free in nr_route_frame() In nr_route_frame(), old_skb is immediately freed without checking if nr_neigh->ax25 pointer is NULL. Therefore, if nr_neigh->ax25 is NULL, the caller function will fre

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Nov 5, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • FIRST EPSSNov 5, 2026
  • CVE.orgNov 4, 2026
  • EUVDNov 2, 2026