Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2026-98334)
Summary
Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2026-98334). 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:
wifi: mac80211: reset state when starting AP fails
ieee80211_start_ap() can set enable_beacon (and beacon_int) and fail
later, leaving it set forever. Scanning can then attempt to restore
beaconing on such an interface, leading to:
Oops: divide error: 0000 [#1] SMP KASAN NOPTI
RIP: 0010:mac80211_hwsim_link_info_changed+0xca7/0xf00
Call Trace:
drv_link_info_changed+0x413/0x860 net/mac80211/driver-ops.c:495
ieee80211_link_info_change_notify+0x24b/0x3c0 net/mac80211/main.c:427
ieee80211_offchannel_return+0x381/0x580 net/mac80211/offchannel.c:160
__ieee80211_scan_completed+0x993/0xe30 net/mac80211/scan.c:519
ieee80211_scan_work+0x472/0x2010 net/mac80211/scan.c:1193
cfg80211_wiphy_work+0x2b7/0x550 net/wireless/core.c:538
in hwsim. Also, cfg80211 then allows changing the interface type,
and the off-channel path getgs confused about beaconing as well,
leading to another warning:
WARNING: net/mac80211/driver-ops.c:468 at drv_link_info_changed+0x583/0x880
ieee80211_link_info_change_notify+0x24b/0x3c0 net/mac80211/main.c:427
ieee80211_offchannel_stop_vifs+0x328/0x5c0 net/mac80211/offchannel.c:122
ieee80211_start_sw_scan net/mac80211/scan.c:583 [inline]
__ieee80211_start_scan+0xfb6/0x1af0 net/mac80211/scan.c:882
Reset the state on failures to always have it correct.
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD GitHub Advisory
Auto-generated summary
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-98334 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-2026-98334" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2026-98334 (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。
Affected packages
Fix status by distribution
Fixed packages published by each distribution for this CVE
- Debian DEBIAN-CVE-2026-98334 linux
- Ubuntu UBUNTU-CVE-2026-98334 linux
References
- advisory nvd.nist.gov
- advisory github.com
- package git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web github.com