What is CVE-2026-98954?

CVE-2026-98954 is a security advisory published by Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC) with Medium severity. net: always dissect GSO packets in __virtio_net_hdr_to_skb()

Which CVE IDs does CVE-2026-98954 cover?

CVE-2026-98954 covers the following CVE IDs: CVE-2026-98954. Each CVE has its own detail page on EchelonGraph Pulse with the synthesized EG score.

What is the CVSS v3 score of CVE-2026-98954?

CVE-2026-98954 has a CVSS v3 base score of 4.4, published by Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC).

Which products are affected by CVE-2026-98954?

CVE-2026-98954 affects 2 products, including: azl3 kernel 6.6.157.1-1 on Azure Linux 3.0; azl3 kernel 6.6.159.1-1 on Azure Linux 3.0.

CVE-2026-98954MediumCVSS 4.4

net: always dissect GSO packets in __virtio_net_hdr_to_skb()

Vendor

Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC)

Published

October 24, 2026

Last Modified

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🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2026-98954 →

🎯 Affected products2

azl3 kernel 6.6.157.1-1 on Azure Linux 3.0
azl3 kernel 6.6.159.1-1 on Azure Linux 3.0

✅ Remediation

KBRelease Notes (Security Update)

🔗 References (2)

advisoryhttps://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-98954
referencehttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-linux/tutorial-azure-linux-upgrade