CVE-2026-98394
En el kernel de Linux, se ha resuelto la siguiente vulnerabilidad:
af_unix: Devolver inmediatamente cuando manage_oob() devuelve NULL para un búfer de longitud 0.
Fahad Alharbi informó de que recv(0, MSG_PEEK) provoca una espera activa (busy-wait) en unix_stream_read_generic() si recv() es bloqueante y el último skb de la cola es un skb MSG_OOB.
En tal situación, TCP devuelve 0 inmediatamente, independientemente de si es bloqueante o no bloqueante.
Sigamos ese comportamiento.
Traducción automática del texto original de NVD (en inglés).
CVSS
NVD no ha asignado puntuación CVSS a esta CVE (habitual desde el cambio de política de abril de 2026).
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días
- 0.21 %
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas
- 11
- Fecha de la puntuación
- 21/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
Tecnologías afectadas (1)
⚠ Inferidas por IA a partir de la descripción — NVD aún no ha analizado esta CVE; no son CPE verificados.
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"descriptions": [
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"lang": "en",
"value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\naf_unix: Return immediately when manage_oob() returns NULL for 0-length buffer.\n\nFahad Alharbi reported that recv(0, MSG_PEEK) triggers busy-wait\nin unix_stream_read_generic() if recv() is blocking and the last\nskb in the queue is MSG_OOB skb.\n\nIn such a situation, TCP returns 0 immediately regardless of\nblocking or non-blocking.\n\nLet's follow the behaviour."
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