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CVE-2026-98161: linux kernel from 5.3 (inclusive), before 6.18.52 (exclusive), from 6.19 (inclusive), before 7.2.6 (exclusive); +1…

CVE-2026-98161 affects linux-lts. CVSS 3.1 base score 5.5 (MEDIUM, NVD). EPSS 0.00114 (percentile 0.01347), scored 06-Oct-2026. Fixed version: 6.18.53-r0. Fixed version: 7.2.6-1. Fixed version: 6.12.112-r0.

Affected technology

linux kernel · from 5.3 (inclusive), before 6.18.52 (exclusive)
linux

linux kernel · from 6.19 (inclusive), before 7.2.6 (exclusive)
linux

Linux · c5d4355d10d414a96ca870b731756b89d068d57a to before d34c30bc994328d9cf6749b2e9a32aabd08fd076, c5d4355d10d414a96ca870b731756b89d068d57a to before 770a90c2127220f0fc194ce909ad4f0842e141cb, c5d4355d10d414a96ca870b731756b89d068d57a to before 72561ca1ab96f0f0f32737a6171641e05a318538, c5d4355d10d414a96ca870b731756b89d068d57a to before c644a2f8fef5618fcf453c591177700fd07dd024
Linux

Linux · 5.3
Linux

Component: Not specified by the source
File: drivers/nvdimm/pmem.c

Attack conditions (NVD, CVSS 3.1): Local · Low privileges required · No user interaction required

What an attacker can do

NVD’s CVSS 3.1 assessment (base score 5.5/10) rates confidentiality and integrity impact as none; availability impact as high. The description does not specify what an attacker can achieve beyond these rated impacts.

Published 11-Oct-2026 15:06 UTC

CWE: CWE-754
Product: linux-lts
CCR priority: 22.0 /100 (P4)
CVSS 3.1: 5.5 /10 · CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H · NVD
EPSS: 0.00114 · percentile 0.01369 · 2026-10-10
KEV: no

Provenance

FIRST EPSS daily exploit-probability · Source record · observed 2026-10-10 21:26:32.650893+00:00 UTC
GitHub Advisory Database · Source record · observed 2026-10-04 06:01:24.332572+00:00 UTC
NVD CVE API 2.0 · Source record · observed 2026-10-04 05:55:03.931280+00:00 UTC
OSV.dev · Source record · observed 2026-10-08 08:57:13.774521+00:00 UTC
OSV.dev · Source record · observed 2026-10-04 13:35:46.972631+00:00 UTC

Stable permalink: https://cybercodered.org/item/cve-cve-2026-98161.html