CVE-2026-98153: Linux kernel · nvme: fix racy access to FDP placement id array
Affects Linux kernelSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited : upgrade to e0a23e3c8c4c3ce11529fa70d2292b4e56d143ba or 56e1c6bbe4bb084d7ecf61698afdf70be23dd35f when convenient.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 14:05 UTC
Rated Medium by Threat Radar's AI analysis · CVSS not yet scored by NVD
- EPSS
- 0.08% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 0% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
- Patch
- Available – fixed in e0a23e3c8c4c3ce11529fa70d2292b4e56d143ba, 56e1c6bbe4bb084d7ecf61698afdf70be23dd35f
Exploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 25 Sep 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by 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 Linux kernel to e0a23e3c8c4c3ce11529fa70d2292b4e56d143ba or 56e1c6bbe4bb084d7ecf61698afdf70be23dd35f.
Affected software
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AI-suggested
The vulnerability has been fixed in the Linux kernel. The fix is included in the commits identified by hashes e0a23e3c8c4c3ce11529fa70d2292b4e56d143ba and 56e1c6bbe4bb084d7ecf61698afdf70be23dd35f. Users should update to the fixed Linux kernel version 6.16 or later containing these commits to remediate the issue.
Description
A race condition vulnerability was identified and fixed in the Linux kernel NVMe driver. The function nvme_query_fdp_info() accesses and populates FDP placement ID arrays without synchronization, leading to potential concurrent access issues when multiple paths scan the same namespace. The fix moves this initialization to a function called once per shared namespace to avoid the race condition.