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Vulnerability · Published Oct 18, 2026 · Assigned by Linux

CVE-2026-98697USB: serial: fix dynamic id driver deregistration race

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In plain English

A security flaw in Linux from Linux. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 7% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS )–Not rated
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 92.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official 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.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:12linuxno fix listedDEBIAN-CVE-2026-98697
Debian:13linux6.12.113-1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-98697
Debian:14linux7.2.10-1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-98697
Debian:12linux-6.126.12.113-1~deb12u1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-98697
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinuxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98697
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinuxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98697
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinuxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98697
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-allwinner-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98697
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-awsno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98697
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-awsno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98697
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-awsno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98697
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98697
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98697
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98697
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98697
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98697
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98697
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98697
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azureno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98697
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azureno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98697
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-azureno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98697
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98697
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98697
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98697
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98697
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98697
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98697
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98697
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98697
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fdeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98697
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fdeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98697
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-azure-fdeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98697
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98697
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98697
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98697
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98697
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98697
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98697
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98697
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-nvidia-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98697
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcpno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98697
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcpno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98697
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-gcpno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98697
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98697
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98697
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98697
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98697
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98697
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98697
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98697
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98697
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gkeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98697
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gkeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98697
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-gkeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98697
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gkeopno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98697
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gkeopno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98697
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98697
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98697
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98697
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98697
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98697
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98697
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98697
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98697
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibmno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98697
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-ibmno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98697
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-ibmno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98697
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98697
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iot-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98697
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iotgno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98697
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-kvmno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98697
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatencyno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98697
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatencyno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98697
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98697
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98697
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98697
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98697
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98697
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98697
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98697
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98697
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98697
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98697
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98697
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98697
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98697
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98697
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-bosno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98697
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-lowlatencyno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98697
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegrano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98697
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegrano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98697
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra-igxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98697
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-5.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98697
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98697
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.1no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98697
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98697
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98697
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98697
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98697
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98697
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-oem-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98697
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracleno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98697
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracleno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98697
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-oracleno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98697
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98697
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98697
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98697
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98697
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98697
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-raspino fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98697
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspino fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98697
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-raspino fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98697
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98697
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98697
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98697
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98697
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98697
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98697
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98697
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98697
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98697
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98697
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98697
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98697
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98697
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98697
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98697
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98697
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-vmwareno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98697
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-xilinxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98697
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-xilinx-zynqmpno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98697

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Linux Linux 93bacefc4cc0b53e1cb6a336d43847154fdf6886 – before e8dd520070e1d89ab2fabdd514dd2b4024fabc1f93bacefc4cc0b53e1cb6a336d43847154fdf6886 – before 025e149e471bfa07622b8b77050facfc9b7704b493bacefc4cc0b53e1cb6a336d43847154fdf6886 – before 5f83c41fac8f4048f2ded4ffdd74907888a3bb9193bacefc4cc0b53e1cb6a336d43847154fdf6886 – before 29172161236154f362e35694864cacbdeb07d06093bacefc4cc0b53e1cb6a336d43847154fdf6886 – before ebd8fcaaacb66c15ae7e19d14619abe3762e070193bacefc4cc0b53e1cb6a336d43847154fdf6886 – before 4d6da6867b4ac6468d634a0dd3c35dfc0dc8af8193bacefc4cc0b53e1cb6a336d43847154fdf6886 – before 380f57cd58e26e0f3687451196ec446c473c52d993bacefc4cc0b53e1cb6a336d43847154fdf6886 – before 63594e8ffe097bc0b7639936f33799a7653dded2
Linux Linux 2.6.21

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