Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2026-98786)
Summary
Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2026-98786). 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: guard dc_sink dereferences in MST mode validation
dm_dp_mst_is_port_support_mode() reads
aconnector->dc_sink->dsc_caps... for the DSC branch-throughput check,
and get_conv_frl_bw()'s HDMI-PCON FRL-bandwidth path reads
aconnector->dc_sink->edid_caps.max_frl_rate, both without a NULL
check. dc_sink is cleared asynchronously on MST unplug, and both
functions run from paths that the driver's own comments document as
racing that teardown: the connector probe worker's ->mode_valid
callback and a compositor's atomic check, neither of which holds the
MST manager lock that the teardown path uses. The former does have an
existing dsc_aux NULL check, but dsc_aux isn't reliably cleared in
every path that clears dc_sink, so it doesn't cover this.
Fail the port-support check and skip the FRL conversion path when the
sink is already gone.
(cherry picked from commit 7c3db8da4e039698ae198c870712428644e965c7)
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD GitHub Advisory
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-98786 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-2026-98786" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2026-98786 (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-2026-98786 linux
References
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web nvd.nist.gov
- web github.com