CVE-2026-98534: ipe: fix use-after-free when auditing a newly loaded policy
Noroxi assessment
Priority: Monitor (action score 0/100)
- The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.20% (FIRST EPSS).
- Fixed version: Linux Linux 48f7d0233c3cc8d986d1177d0e5dd4af435e7265, 9814077275eca36ebf8d510d2f076d235ff9f51a, b72d6c72b4bfbc021e8e127fa13e0f27d09be737.
- Mentioned 1 time in Turkish national cyber security advisories (siberguvenlik.gov.tr).
Low priority for now. Upgrade to Linux Linux 48f7d0233c3cc8d986d1177d0e5dd4af435e7265, 9814077275eca36ebf8d510d2f076d235ff9f51a, b72d6c72b4bfbc021e8e127fa13e0f27d09be737 or later.
Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it
Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ipe: fix use-after-free when auditing a newly loaded policy new_policy() audits the policy after ipe_new_policyfs_node() publishes it and drops the new directory's inode lock. A concurrent delete can free the policy while ipe_audit_policy_load() is still using it. Audit the successful load under that lock. [FW: remove model name according to latest guideline]
- Published
- Oct 18, 2026
- Updated
- Oct 19, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.2% · 11th percentile
- CWE
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Action score
0
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 0 / 40 · —
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.2%
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Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (Linux). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
Linux Linux
- 6.12affected
- f44554b5067b36c14cc91ed811fa1bd58baed34a and later · before b72d6c72b4bfbc021e8e127fa13e0f27d09be737affected · git
- f44554b5067b36c14cc91ed811fa1bd58baed34a and later · before 48f7d0233c3cc8d986d1177d0e5dd4af435e7265affected · git
- f44554b5067b36c14cc91ed811fa1bd58baed34a and later · before e9015d32752fa228ef2f0e07fd93fc53a4a4c723affected · git
- f44554b5067b36c14cc91ed811fa1bd58baed34a and later · before 9814077275eca36ebf8d510d2f076d235ff9f51aaffected · git
- before 6.12not affected · semver
- 6.12.112 and later · up to and including 6.12.*not affected · semver
- 6.18.55 and later · up to and including 6.18.*not affected · semver
- 7.2.9 and later · up to and including 7.2.*not affected · semver
- 7.3 and laternot affected · original_commit_for_fix
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | linux-6.12 | before 6.12.113-1~deb12u1 | 6.12.113-1~deb12u1 |
| Debian:13 | linux | before 6.12.113-1 | 6.12.113-1 |
| Debian:14 | linux | before 7.2.9-1 | 7.2.9-1 |
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Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Linux Linux | 48f7d0233c3cc8d986d1177d0e5dd4af435e7265 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | 9814077275eca36ebf8d510d2f076d235ff9f51a | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | b72d6c72b4bfbc021e8e127fa13e0f27d09be737 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | e9015d32752fa228ef2f0e07fd93fc53a4a4c723 | Vendor (CNA) |
| debian:linux | 6.12.113-1 · Debian:13 | Package registry (OSV) |
| debian:linux-6.12 | 6.12.113-1~deb12u1 · Debian:12 | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
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Timeline
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- Published
- Fix recordedsame day
- TodayNov 1, 2026+13 d
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
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No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
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No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
National notice (Türkiye Cybersecurity Directorate / USOM)
Official security notices citing this record; remediation advice is on the agency's page.
- TR-26-1351 · Oct 19, 2026(Linux Kernel Güvenlik Bildirimi)
Technical details
No CVSS vector for this record, so attack conditions can't be derived.
Weakness class (CWE)
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Attack context
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Change log
- Exploit maturity— → none
- Fix✗ → ✓
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References
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Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.