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CVE-2026-98836VulnerabilityPublished Updated

Microsoft · ALSA: line6: reject oversized playback packets

Affects MicrosoftSource GCVE Database

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-98836· High

Not known to be exploited · fixed in b78748424f29f07d310484b2b36afdececa74389 : patch Microsoft soon.

Data as of 28 Oct 2026, 09:27 UTC

Severity
High

Rated by Threat Radar · CVSS not yet scored by NVD

Patch
Available – fixed in b78748424f29f07d310484b2b36afdececa74389, a84371be89c39ccc46c7af8b9eb15c448df9265f, 933d8ac23388eb208ea195231d682dce0bec86ca +2

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 18 Oct 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

Upgrade to a fixed release listed under Affected software.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ 7a0f55aeeb8f1fa32a119d34ddfefc6100936692, < b78748424f29f07d310484b2b36afdececa74389
Fixed in
  • b78748424f29f07d310484b2b36afdececa74389
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ 7a0f55aeeb8f1fa32a119d34ddfefc6100936692, < a84371be89c39ccc46c7af8b9eb15c448df9265f
Fixed in
  • a84371be89c39ccc46c7af8b9eb15c448df9265f
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ 7a0f55aeeb8f1fa32a119d34ddfefc6100936692, < 933d8ac23388eb208ea195231d682dce0bec86ca
Fixed in
  • 933d8ac23388eb208ea195231d682dce0bec86ca
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ 7a0f55aeeb8f1fa32a119d34ddfefc6100936692, < 61b0a5a114fa4552892da5c0ff2f42e63bf08c6b
Fixed in
  • 61b0a5a114fa4552892da5c0ff2f42e63bf08c6b
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ 7a0f55aeeb8f1fa32a119d34ddfefc6100936692, < 3f75da1e4ee699f6650d23d6897cf443b01856c7
Fixed in
  • 3f75da1e4ee699f6650d23d6897cf443b01856c7
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • =4.9
Fixed in–

Description

This vulnerability relates to the ALSA line6 driver rejecting oversized playback packets. The information provided is minimal and does not include technical details, impact, or exploitation data. The affected versions are 3.0 and 4.0.

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