CVE-2026-98847

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: rtc: spear: initialize IRQ state before requesting alarm IRQ devm_request_irq() enables the interrupt before it returns, so the handler may run while probe is still initializing the device. Initialize the MMIO address and spinlock before requesting the alarm IRQ.

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EPSS — Exploit Prediction

0.0016

Probability of exploitation

0.06%

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/055ef5ce9f67a6a3a1363fa663007f8196cc0fb8 https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aeda50d645bbb55241be840602e338b3a16c24ca https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c02aa67ea34a826c2cb1aa65d77cf32fafb7eec3 https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cb6d6a7fbff0414b9eed505d17687b4b7e38fee8 https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e0cabda9b6f4dd276c55c40bdbb251e8507ae60e

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2026-98847? +

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: rtc: spear: initialize IRQ state before requesting alarm IRQ devm_request_irq() enables the interrupt before it returns, so the handler may run while probe is still initializing the device. Initialize the MMIO address and spinlock before requesting the alarm IRQ.

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