Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2026-98756)
Summary
Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2026-98756). 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:
usb: cdns3: Fix NULL pointer dereference in cdns3_pci_probe
The Cadence USBSS controller is a two-function PCI device. The first
probed function allocates the driver data and stores it with
pci_set_drvdata(), while the second function reuses it via
pci_get_drvdata() when pci_is_enabled() reports that the first
function has already been probed.
When the second function is probed while the first one has been
enabled but has not yet set its driver data, pci_get_drvdata()
returns NULL, and the subsequent wrap->devfn assignment dereferences
a NULL pointer and crashes the kernel.
logs:
Call trace:
cdns3_pci_probe+0xa4/0x300
local_pci_probe+0x44/0xa8
pci_call_probe+0x54/0x158
pci_device_probe+0x84/0x100
really_probe+0x184/0x3d0
__driver_probe_device+0x80/0x178
driver_probe_device+0x44/0xe8
__driver_attach+0xec/0x1f8
bus_for_each_dev+0x7c/0xe0
driver_attach+0x28/0x38
bus_add_driver+0x110/0x238
driver_register+0x64/0x128
__pci_register_driver+0x50/0x60
cdns3_pci_driver_init+0x28/0x38
do_one_initcall+0x5c/0x280
do_initcalls+0x104/0x1d8
kernel_init_freeable+0x140/0x218
kernel_init+0x28/0x1f8
ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20
Return -EPROBE_DEFER in this case so that probing is retried after
the first function has completed its probe.
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD GitHub Advisory
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-98756 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-2026-98756" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2026-98756 (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-2026-98756 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