Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2026-98615)
Summary
Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2026-98615). 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:
eth: fbnic: Set AW_FLUSH_MODE alongside AW_FLUSH when flushing the mailbox
When tearing down the FW mailbox Rx ring, fbnic_mbx_reset_desc_ring()
writes AW_CFG with FLUSH set and everything else, BME included, cleared.
Clearing BME halts the device's writes to the host but leaves the staged
requests parked in the PUL write pipeline rather than draining them, so
on the write path FLUSH alone never terminates the outstanding requests
and the flush the firmware waits on never completes.
Add the FLUSH_MODE definition and set both bits so the staged writes
drain out of the pipeline on their own. BME stays cleared, so nothing
lands on the host; it is restored later in fbnic_mbx_init_desc_ring()
when the ring is rebuilt, once the outstanding writes are gone.
The read path is unaffected. AR_CFG has no equivalent mode bit and
AR_FLUSH terminates the outstanding reads by itself, so it is left as
is.
Both writes remain plain stores rather than read-modify-writes. That is
deliberate: the matching write in fbnic_mbx_init_desc_ring() restores
BME and the TLP attributes, and clears both flush bits as a side effect.
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD GitHub Advisory
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-98615 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-2026-98615" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2026-98615 (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-2026-98615 linux Fixed in: 6.12.113-1
References
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web nvd.nist.gov
- web github.com