CVE-2026-98697

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: USB: serial: fix dynamic id driver deregistration race Only free the dynamic ids after having deregistered the driver and removed the "new_id" attribute to avoid leaking any id added by a racing write to the attribute.

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EPSS — Exploit Prediction

0.0018

Probability of exploitation

0.07%

Percentile rank

EPSS estimates the probability that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. A higher score means more likely to be exploited.

References

Other References

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/29172161236154f362e35694864cacbdeb07d060 https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/380f57cd58e26e0f3687451196ec446c473c52d9 https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4d6da6867b4ac6468d634a0dd3c35dfc0dc8af81 https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/63594e8ffe097bc0b7639936f33799a7653dded2 https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ebd8fcaaacb66c15ae7e19d14619abe3762e0701

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2026-98697? +

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: USB: serial: fix dynamic id driver deregistration race Only free the dynamic ids after having deregistered the driver and removed the "new_id" attribute to avoid leaking any id added by a racing write to the attribute.

How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2026-98697? +

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