CVE-2026-98755: tty: vcc: zero-initialize control packet in vcc_send_ctl()
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: 0.17% (FIRST EPSS).
- Fixed version: Linux Linux 1f71f565e3585da1098ff19ca3c24687dab59185, 360111628a968ebc8e6da400b28f23ae317d4e04, 399aa38af1d78001612e3130b2056ea392a355ca; azl3 kernel 6.6.157.1-1 on Azure Linux 3.0 Release Notes.
Low priority for now. Upgrade to Linux Linux 1f71f565e3585da1098ff19ca3c24687dab59185, 360111628a968ebc8e6da400b28f23ae317d4e04, 399aa38af1d78001612e3130b2056ea392a355ca; azl3 kernel 6.6.157.1-1 on Azure Linux 3.0 Release Notes 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: tty: vcc: zero-initialize control packet in vcc_send_ctl() The stack-allocated struct vio_vcc pkt was partially initialized, leaving the tag.stype_env field uninitialized before being sent via ldc_write(), potentially leaking kernel stack data to the LDC peer.
- Published
- Oct 18, 2026
- Updated
- Oct 30, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.1% · 7th percentile
- CWE
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Report tools
Action score
0
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 0 / 40 · —
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.1%
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- A fix has been released
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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
- 4.14affected
- 8868e44a56160328cd4003d95f4083f64b136e33 and later · before 9e2eedb3611c1a3a377105cb26af52731e826fa5affected · git
- 8868e44a56160328cd4003d95f4083f64b136e33 and later · before 360111628a968ebc8e6da400b28f23ae317d4e04affected · git
- 8868e44a56160328cd4003d95f4083f64b136e33 and later · before 639178bc8e77aad307a9ee5e62471c5dcc8dda67affected · git
- 8868e44a56160328cd4003d95f4083f64b136e33 and later · before 4b59afc8af3143ae03e4f9b81ca66aa5a1c1ebedaffected · git
- 8868e44a56160328cd4003d95f4083f64b136e33 and later · before 6f1a08ef02825b440126c406ea63ef6128888e15affected · git
- 8868e44a56160328cd4003d95f4083f64b136e33 and later · before 4335278d0e75395cbfaf71c84b521df56d69e936affected · git
- 8868e44a56160328cd4003d95f4083f64b136e33 and later · before 399aa38af1d78001612e3130b2056ea392a355caaffected · git
- 8868e44a56160328cd4003d95f4083f64b136e33 and later · before 1f71f565e3585da1098ff19ca3c24687dab59185affected · git
- before 4.14not affected · semver
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 | from 0 | — |
| 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 7.2.10-1 | 7.2.10-1 |
Same product
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Published before and after this one in the same product
- ← EarlierCVE-2026-98753Oct 18, 2026 · tty: tty_port: restore TTY_IO_ERROR on activation failure0Monitor
- ← EarlierCVE-2026-98754Oct 18, 2026 · tty: vcc: hold port lock when clearing tty pointer in vcc_cleanup0Monitor
- Later →CVE-2026-98756Oct 18, 2026 · usb: cdns3: Fix NULL pointer dereference in cdns3_pci_probe0Monitor
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 | 1f71f565e3585da1098ff19ca3c24687dab59185 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | 360111628a968ebc8e6da400b28f23ae317d4e04 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | 399aa38af1d78001612e3130b2056ea392a355ca | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | 4335278d0e75395cbfaf71c84b521df56d69e936 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | 4b59afc8af3143ae03e4f9b81ca66aa5a1c1ebed | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | 639178bc8e77aad307a9ee5e62471c5dcc8dda67 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | 6f1a08ef02825b440126c406ea63ef6128888e15 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | 9e2eedb3611c1a3a377105cb26af52731e826fa5 | Vendor (CNA) |
| azl3 kernel 6.6.157.1-1 on Azure Linux 3.0 | Release Notes | Microsoft (MSRC) |
| 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
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
- Published
- Fix recordedsame day
- TodayNov 6, 2026+19 d
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
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).
Technical details
No CVSS vector for this record, so attack conditions can't be derived.
Weakness class (CWE)
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Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.
Change log
- Exploit maturity— → none
- Fix✗ → ✓
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References
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- git.kernel.org/stable/c/360111628a968ebc8e6da400b28f23ae317d4e04
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/399aa38af1d78001612e3130b2056ea392a355ca
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/4335278d0e75395cbfaf71c84b521df56d69e936
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/4b59afc8af3143ae03e4f9b81ca66aa5a1c1ebed
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/639178bc8e77aad307a9ee5e62471c5dcc8dda67
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/6f1a08ef02825b440126c406ea63ef6128888e15
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/9e2eedb3611c1a3a377105cb26af52731e826fa5
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.