CVE-2026-98266

UNRATEDCVSS · not yet scoredTrending — 4 sources updated this week
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EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • No CVSS published and no exploitation signals yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0.2%CVSS v2: —Exploit: None knownExposed services: Not assessed

A fix is available — apply it.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

ALSA: core: Fix potential UAF after asynchronous card release

Usually a sound driver releases the resources assigned to the card via snd_card_free(), and it synchronizes with the whole release procedure. However, when the card is released asynchronously via snd_card_free_when_closed() like USB-audio driver, the situation is slightly different; although the snd_card_disconnect() call at the disconnection guarantees that any newer accesses will be gated, the in-flight tasks might be still accessing to the underlying card->dev device even after the disconnection, which would cause a use-after-free in the end, as reported by fuzzers.

For addressing the bug above, this patch takes the refcount of card->dev at initialization of the card object, and releases at its destructor. This assures the availability of the card->dev in its whole lifecycle.

CVSS v3
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EchelonGraph score
Not yet assessedNo source has published severity data for this CVE yet — no CVSS score from NVD or a CNA, no GitHub advisory, and it is not in CISA KEV. This is not a rating of zero; we cannot assess it yet.
EG Score
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EG Risk
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EPSS PROB
0.2%
EPSS %ILE
5th
KEV
Not listed

BOD 26-04 (CISA's remediation timeline, Table 1)14 days if the affected system is publicly exposed; Fix on system upgrade if it is not.

In CISA KEV no (CISA's KEV catalog) · Automatable no (CISA's BOD 26-04 default) · Technical impact total (CISA's BOD 26-04 default). Where an input reads “CISA's BOD 26-04 default”, no one has published it for this CVE, and CISA's implementation guidance says: “If “Automatable” and “Technical Impact” information items about a CVE ID are not available and the CVE ID is not in the KEV Catalog, CISA will treat its values as “no” and “total,” respectively, until CISA or a third party provides metadata about the CVE ID. CISA will always provide the Vulnrichment data for a CVE ID listed in the KEV Catalog.” Whether your system is publicly exposed is yours to answer. BOD 26-04 binds US Federal Civilian Executive Branch agencies; for anyone else it is CISA's published timeline, a reference rather than an obligation. The directive · how EchelonGraph applies it

Published

October 6, 2026

Last Modified

October 7, 2026

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-98266(2)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Affected Packages

(3 across 3 ecosystems)
Debian:12(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
linux6.1.106-1 ... 7.2~rc7-1~exp1 (360 versions)
  • every version on: no fix on record
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Debian:13(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
linux6.12.100-1 ... 7.2~rc7-1~exp1 (183 versions)
  • every version on: no fix on record
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Debian:14(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
linux6.12.100-1 ... 7.2~rc7-1~exp1 (181 versions)
  • every version up to 7.2.8-1: fixed in 7.2.8-1
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Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 12× in last 7d / 23× in last 30d)

Each row is a time one of our pipelines fetched, updated or re-scored this CVE. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. An arrow marks a change the record states ("CVSS v3 → 9.1"); EPSS and GHSA rows show the values recorded at that time, not what changed (EPSS values are rounded; hover one for the exact figures). Most recent first.

  1. 2026-10-13 16:35 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.2% · 5th percentile
  2. 2026-10-12 16:35 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.2% · 5th percentile
  3. 2026-10-12 14:38 UTCEG score recompute
  4. 2026-10-11 19:10 UTCEG score recompute
  5. 2026-10-11 16:25 UTCEG score recompute
  6. 2026-10-11 13:37 UTCEG score recompute
  7. 2026-10-10 20:00 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.2% · 5th percentile
  8. 2026-10-10 13:01 UTCVendor advisory
  9. 2026-10-10 13:01 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-4mg3-v7f5-c2hj
  10. 2026-10-09 20:08 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.2% · 5th percentile
  11. 2026-10-08 17:14 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.2% · 5th percentile
  12. 2026-10-07 23:48 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.2% · 5th percentile
  13. 2026-10-07 07:29 UTCVendor advisory
  14. 2026-10-07 07:29 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-4mg3-v7f5-c2hj
  15. 2026-10-07 07:28 UTCNVD update
  16. 2026-10-07 06:58 UTCEG score recompute
  17. 2026-10-07 06:58 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-4mg3-v7f5-c2hj
  18. 2026-10-07 06:56 UTCMITRE cvelistV5
  19. 2026-10-06 15:19 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.2% · 10th percentile
  20. 2026-10-06 09:42 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-4mg3-v7f5-c2hj
  21. 2026-10-06 09:28 UTCNVD update
  22. 2026-10-06 08:55 UTCEG score recompute
  23. 2026-10-06 08:52 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

Frequently asked(4)

What is CVE-2026-98266?
CVE-2026-98266 is a vulnerability whose severity is not yet rated; its CVE record was published on October 6, 2026. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ALSA: core: Fix potential UAF after asynchronous card release Usually a sound driver releases the resources assigned to the card via sndcardfree(), and it synchronizes with the whole release procedure. However, when the card is…
When was the CVE record for CVE-2026-98266 published?
The CVE record for CVE-2026-98266 was published on October 6, 2026. That is the record's publication date; the vulnerability itself may have been made public earlier. EchelonGraph's copy of the record carries a last-modified date of October 7, 2026; the record at its source may have been updated since.
Is CVE-2026-98266 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-98266 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days (5th percentile of EPSS-scored CVEs).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-98266?
A fix for CVE-2026-98266 is available: update to the fixed version the vendor names in its advisory. The vendor advisories EchelonGraph has for CVE-2026-98266 are linked in the Vendor Advisories panel on this page.

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