Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2026-98776)
Summary
Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2026-98776). 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:
binderfs: fix UAF write in binder_add_device
binderfs_binder_device_create() publishes the new dentry with
d_make_persistent() and then calls simple_done_creating(), which drops
the parent directory lock and the creator's dentry reference. It then
calls binder_add_device() to register the device in the global
binder_devices list.
After simple_done_creating() releases the parent directory lock, a
concurrent unlinkat() can remove the new device entry. Dropping the
creator's dentry reference can then trigger binderfs_evict_inode(),
freeing the device. binder_add_device() later accesses the freed
object, causing UAF write.
Found by a modified Syzkaller:
BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in hlist_add_head include/linux/list.h:1073 [inline]
BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in binder_add_device+0xa9/0xc0 drivers/android/binder.c:7068
Write of size 8 at addr ffff88805b340c00 by task syz.1.532/11389
CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 11389 Comm: syz.1.532 Not tainted 7.2.0 #4 PREEMPT(full)
Hardware name: QEMU Ubuntu 24.04 PC v2 (i440FX + PIIX, arch_caps fix, 1996), BIOS 1.16.3-debian-1.16.3-2 04/01/2014
Call Trace:
__dump_stack lib/dump_stack.c:94 [inline]
dump_stack_lvl+0x10e/0x1f0 lib/dump_stack.c:120
print_address_description mm/kasan/report.c:378 [inline]
print_report+0xf7/0x600 mm/kasan/report.c:482
kasan_report+0xe4/0x120 mm/kasan/report.c:595
hlist_add_head include/linux/list.h:1073 [inline]
binder_add_device…
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD GitHub Advisory
Auto-generated summary
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-98776 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-2026-98776" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2026-98776 (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-2026-98776 linux Fixed in: 7.2.10-1
References
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web nvd.nist.gov
- web github.com