Vulnerability in Linux

[ Description ]Official description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ASoC: codecs: max98363: fix uninitialized stream_config->type stream_config is not initialized before being passed to sdw_stream_add_slave(). The type field may contain garbage and is later copied to stream->type by sdw_config_stream(). Zero-initialize stream_config so type defaults to SDW_STREAM_PCM.

[ Fixes ]Fixes and patches

No fix or interim patch is linked from our sources yet. Check the vendor references below and limit exposure of affected systems until a fix is available.

[ Advisories ]Government CERT advisories

• BSI CERT-Bund18 Oct 2026WID-SEC-2026-4019

  Linux Kernel: Multiple vulnerabilities Translated from German

  CVE-2026-98866CVE-2026-98624CVE-2026-98745+326 more CVEs

[ References ]References

• git.kernel.org/stable/c/1c251426bb67de5cbfd3b5550bd5983736e8b9c7
• git.kernel.org/stable/c/7df8c39a50f364c04d68881e61ba1ecad29d4b72
• git.kernel.org/stable/c/a756c93fae312cc2bcdf157a0992e505573c530f
• git.kernel.org/stable/c/bcd61aa247c28b721ac21dda6e4135f75a2de29f
• git.kernel.org/stable/c/f44ba04c7a32bd13dbdcd814385b8629d0ee95e3