CVE-2026-98614: Software Security Vulnerability Vulnerability

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Advisory Identifier: GHSA-hjhx-c2pg-c62c
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Advisory Summary

CVE-2026-98614 is a security vulnerability vulnerability (General Security Weakness) affecting Software libraries in the Maven ecosystem. Remediation is available in the latest vendor maintenance releases.

CVE-2026-98614 at a Glance

CVE Identifier CVE-2026-98614
GHSA Identifier GHSA-hjhx-c2pg-c62c
Severity N/A
CVSS v3.1 Base Score N/A
CWE Classification General Security Weakness
Affected Product Software
Package Ecosystem Maven
Published Date
Last Updated

How to Fix CVE-2026-98614

To remediate this vulnerability, upgrade all affected Software dependencies to a patched release. Both direct and transitive dependencies should be checked, as frameworks or security libraries may pull in vulnerable versions transitively.

Verify Direct and Transitive Dependencies

Run the following command in your project directory to verify that all resolved dependencies use the patched release: 

mvn dependency:tree

How to Check if You Are Affected

To determine whether your Java application is affected by CVE-2026-98614, inspect your build dependencies using the Maven Dependency Plugin:

mvn dependency:tree

Analyze the terminal output to locate any version of Software in your dependency tree. If any resolved version matches the vulnerable ranges listed in the table below (for example, versions earlier than the patched release), your application is affected.

Note: The mvn dependency:tree command inspects the resolved dependency graph declared in your project's POM files; it does not perform automated security scanning or inspect runtime dynamic classpaths. Always verify runtime container classpaths and shaded JARs.

Technical Details

Vulnerability Mechanism & Technical Analysis

This vulnerability is classified under General Security Weakness. In Software, software state validation or input boundaries are circumvented during processing. Review the official source advisory statement below for specific affected components, classes, and reproduction details.

Source Advisory Statement

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: sctp: avoid livelock while updating retransmit path sctp_assoc_update_retran_path() can loop forever when every remaining transport, including retran_path, is SCTP_UNCONFIRMED: the state check runs before the wraparound test, so the loop cannot observe that it has completed a full pass. Fix this by considering a transport only when it is not UNCONFIRMED, then checking whether the walk has returned to retran_path. This makes the full-pass termination independent of the transport state while preserving the existing fallback selection semantics. Also restore the NULL guard around the retran_path assignment. In the all-UNCONFIRMED case there is no eligible replacement transport, and installing NULL would leave later retransmit-path users and the debug print with a NULL path.

References

NVD — CVE-2026-98614 NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-98614
git.kernel.org/stable/c/173610fff5... WEB
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/173610fff55022a5ad1579fbcc7faa97467b58b7
git.kernel.org/stable/c/3fe624c384... WEB
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3fe624c3843694ab096fdb198526ba0c659febbe
git.kernel.org/stable/c/43410c1f2d... WEB
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/43410c1f2db53516e95ddd7e5b4b02f495b78121
git.kernel.org/stable/c/83b1a7f9e7... WEB
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/83b1a7f9e718828ef364a7b004254ebb2d0035fe
git.kernel.org/stable/c/c9338057df... WEB
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c9338057df1025f578fe7d0ff08bada87b8b838d
git.kernel.org/stable/c/d2c31b8374... WEB
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d2c31b837406395e576afeb25958c98e9938f3f6
git.kernel.org/stable/c/d893a7cc1c... WEB
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d893a7cc1cb41dd510f338bb2bfd8f29b14eaf49
git.kernel.org/stable/c/ddc34cc083... WEB
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ddc34cc0834c873871e88b055ee6a260676efe97

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2026-98614?
CVE-2026-98614 is a security vulnerability in Software classified as a security vulnerability vulnerability under General Security Weakness.
Which Software versions are affected?
Affected versions include releases prior to current release patches.
What version fixes CVE-2026-98614?
Upgrading to current release patches (or the latest patched release for your respective branch) resolves the vulnerability.
What CWE is associated with CVE-2026-98614?
CVE-2026-98614 is classified under General Security Weakness.
How can I check Maven dependencies for CVE-2026-98614?
Run the dependency tree command: 'mvn dependency:tree'. This command lists direct and transitive dependencies in your build configuration so you can verify if a vulnerable version is resolved.
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