Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2026-98654)
Summary
Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2026-98654). 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:
drm/amd/display: Atomize IRQ register read/modify/write ops
[Why]
The OTG_GLOBAL_SYNC_STATUS register controls various HW IRQ sources for
the output timing generator (OTG). VUPDATE_NO_LOCK is one of them.
To enable the IRQ, driver sets the VUPDATE_NO_LOCK_EN bit in the
GLOBAL_SYNC_STATUS register.
To ack the IRQ after it fires, the driver sets the VUPDATE_NO_LOCK_CLEAR
bit in the same GLOBAL_SYNC_STATUS register.
The bit sets are done through read/modify/write operations, which are
not atomic. Thus, the following race is possible:
Thread A: IRQ handler:
*HW IRQ fires*
# IRQ disable
val = read(GLOBAL_SYNC_STATUS)
unset(val, VUPDATE_NO_LOCK_EN)
write(val, GLOBAL_SYNC_STATUS)
# ACK reads VUPDATE_NO_LOCK_EN unset
val1 = read(GLOBAL_SYNC_STATUS)
set(val1, VUPDATE_NO_LOCK_CLEAR)
# IRQ enable
val = read(GLOBAL_SYNC_STATUS)
set(val, VUPDATE_NO_LOCK_EN)
write(val, GLOBAL_SYNC_STATUS)
# BAD! clears VUPDATE_NO_LOCK_EN
write(val1, GLOBAL_SYNC_STATUS)
Regarding the tagged Fixes: change, it appears the change made this race
more likely to occur. Since VUPDATE_NO_LOCK is now the sole IRQ source
for vblank handling, a single race on high refresh pa…
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD GitHub Advisory
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-98654 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-2026-98654" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2026-98654 (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 nvd.nist.gov
- web github.com