Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2026-98773)
Summary
Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2026-98773). 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: cdc-acm: skip URB restart in port_shutdown if disconnected
acm_port_shutdown() is called from the tty-port machinery whenever the
last user closes the port. acm_disconnect() sets acm->disconnected and
calls tty_port_tty_vhangup(), which eventually triggers port_shutdown().
At that point acm_disconnect() has already called acm_poison_urbs() and
is about to free the control and read URBs.
However, acm_port_shutdown() unconditionally calls acm_unpoison_urbs()
and, when the ALWAYS_POLL_CTRL quirk is set, immediately re-submits the
ctrlurb and all read URBs. If the concurrent acm_disconnect() then
frees those URBs and their DMA buffers while they are in-flight, the
result is a use-after-free in acm_ctrl_irq() or acm_read_bulk_callback()
accessing the freed DMA memory.
Fix by checking acm->disconnected after draining the delayed anchor and
returning early: if we are in a disconnect path the URBs must remain
poisoned and must not be resubmitted.
The early return is placed after the delayed-anchor drain loop because
that loop only cancels write-side accounting (wb->use = false and
autopm counter) and does not touch the hardware path.
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD GitHub Advisory
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-98773 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-2026-98773" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2026-98773 (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-2026-98773 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