Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2026-98294)
Summary
Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2026-98294). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
Bluetooth: hci_qca: Do not write to the serial port after it is closed
hci_uart_close() closes the serdev port if HCI_QUIRK_NON_PERSISTENT_SETUP
is set (for example, for the WCN399x family). A failed hci_dev_open_sync()
following a successful qca_setup() calls hdev->close() but not
hdev->shutdown(), so the port is closed while power->vregs_on is left true.
qca_serdev_remove() then passes its power->vregs_on test and calls
qca_power_off(), which writes to the closed port unconditionally.
Seen on a WCN3988 by unbinding the driver after a controller failure. The
trace below is from a 7.0.0 based kernel, where qca_power_off() was still
named qca_power_shutdown():
Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address
0000000000000038
Call trace:
tty_set_termios+0x50/0x238 (P)
ttyport_set_baudrate+0x84/0xc0
serdev_device_set_baudrate+0x24/0x40
qca_power_shutdown+0x158/0x1fc [hci_uart]
qca_serdev_remove+0x54/0x68 [hci_uart]
serdev_drv_remove+0x1c/0x2c
device_remove+0x4c/0x80
device_release_driver_internal+0x1cc/0x224
device_driver_detach+0x18/0x24
unbind_store+0xb4/0xc0
Check HCI_UART_PROTO_READY, which hci_uart_close() clears in the same place
it closes the port, before writing to it. The regulator disable is left
unconditional so the controller is still powered down.
The dangling serport->tty that turns this into a use-after-free is
addressed in a separate pa…
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD GitHub Advisory
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-98294 has been found in Linux kernel.
Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "Linux kernel CVE-2026-98294" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2026-98294 (Linux kernel)
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
A vulnerability (unclassified) exists in Linux kernel.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of Linux kernel.
Severity: ?. Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Audit SBOM/dependencies to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
Audit SBOM/dependencies for affected components.資産台帳・SBOM・依存マニフェストで Linux kernel を使っているサービスとバージョンを洗い出す。
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2Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
References
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web nvd.nist.gov
- web github.com