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CVE-2026-98324: Linux kernel · dmaengine: pxa: fix double counting of the hw descriptors

Affects Linux kernelSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.8 High : upgrade to f6504be006aa4bb4bd26285f410a885c17920d65 or 1de93785f32b450e9eae1e4fcfb7d03eb49eb27e soon.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 17:16 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
7.8High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 2% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in f6504be006aa4bb4bd26285f410a885c17920d65, 1de93785f32b450e9eae1e4fcfb7d03eb49eb27e
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 6 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 Linux kernel to f6504be006aa4bb4bd26285f410a885c17920d65 or 1de93785f32b450e9eae1e4fcfb7d03eb49eb27e.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ 69050f8d6d075dc01af7a5f2f550a8067510366f, < f6504be006aa4bb4bd26285f410a885c17920d65
Fixed in
  • f6504be006aa4bb4bd26285f410a885c17920d65
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ 69050f8d6d075dc01af7a5f2f550a8067510366f, < 1de93785f32b450e9eae1e4fcfb7d03eb49eb27e
Fixed in
  • 1de93785f32b450e9eae1e4fcfb7d03eb49eb27e
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • =7.0
Fixed in–

AI-suggested

A fix is available and has been committed in the Linux kernel in the specified commits. Users and administrators should update to the fixed versions containing commits f6504be006aa4bb4bd26285f410a885c17920d65 or 1de93785f32b450e9eae1e4fcfb7d03eb49eb27e to remediate this vulnerability.

Description

CVE-2026-98324 is a high-severity vulnerability in the Linux kernel's dmaengine pxa driver. It involves a double counting error of hardware descriptors due to incorrect handling of the nb_desc counter in memory allocation and freeing functions. This flaw could lead to improper memory management, potentially causing corruption or crashes.

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