[ CVE-2026-98945 · Published 23 Oct 2026 ]
Vulnerability in Linux
CVSS 7.8
EPSS <1%No fix listed yet
[ Description ]Official description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: HID: steam: Rearrange teardown sequence This fixes a narrow window during the teardown sequence where callbacks could still be scheduled during cleanup that would then have a dangling pointer to the now-freed steam struct. This also puts work canceling for rumble and mode switch in steam_unregister, as that shouldn't persist while the client hdev is open.
[ 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.
[ References ]References
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/81a8209c09f9be7eef860ca6cc154749a6b4d243
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/86724f4bcf6049c3a322f7a7b1f968210059c46a
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/b5ea938ff776306798d3a11485c2475034f92131
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/d2587923d50c8b141ce0ccb284c714cf6054d6a7
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/ddce9641ce924ed91ec8304577e463823a29ffaf