CVE-2026-98497: net/mlx5e: fix swapped IPv6 IPsec policy masks

Published Oct 18, 2026
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Updated

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

net/mlx5e: fix swapped IPv6 IPsec policy masks

IPv6 XFRM policies may use different source and destination prefix lengths. mlx5eipsecpolicymask() builds the corresponding masks independently, but setupfteaddr6() installs each mask in the opposite address field.

When the prefix lengths differ, this makes the source match use the destination prefix and the destination match use the source prefix. The resulting hardware rule can both miss traffic covered by the policy and match traffic outside it.

Install each mask in its corresponding match field.

Affected Software

1 affected component
Linux Linux kernel

Event History

Oct 18, 2026
CVE Published
via MITRE·03:16 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·03:16 PM
Description
Data Sourced
via NVD·04:17 PM
Description

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