Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2026-98443)
Summary
Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2026-98443). 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:
xfs: fix cursor and pointer handling when recovering iunlink buckets
LOLLM pointed out a bug in xlog_recover_iunlink_bucket:
- We don't null out prev_ip after releasing it, which can lead to UAF
problems if the inodegc flush call in the loop fails.
at which point I noticed even more bugs:
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If the inodegc flush inside the loop fails, we also leak @ip.
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We set prev_agino to agino having already advanced agino, which
results in inodes with i_prev_unlinked set to itself. -
If we exit the bottom of the loop with prev_ip set, then prev_ip
aliases ip and we also set its i_prev_unlinked to itself.
Bugs 3 and 4 introduce loops into the unlinked list, though these loops
don't surface because we immediately flush each unlinked inode after
loading it.
Fix all of these issues.
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD GitHub Advisory
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-98443 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-2026-98443" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2026-98443 (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。
Fix status by distribution
Fixed packages published by each distribution for this CVE
- Debian DEBIAN-CVE-2026-98443 linux
References
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web nvd.nist.gov
- web github.com