VulnerabilityPublished 18 Oct 2026

CVE-2026-98658: Linux kernel · iio: proximity: aw96103: validate firmware data length

Source GCVE Database

Authoritative record:CVE-2026-98658· High

Not known to be exploited · fixed in 6501b032be217ecf47e793b78a05078cf0b604ad : patch Linux kernel soon.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 17:16 UTC

Severity

High

Rated by Threat Radar · CVSS not yet scored by NVD

EPSS: 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 9% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch: Available – fixed in 6501b032be217ecf47e793b78a05078cf0b604ad, 815ae0b73b69ace207b6bbf7ef428b06491c3ddb, 4a9b9f2d4e26589afd0ac099c8e5593170dd5ac7 +1

Exploitation evidence

Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 18 Oct 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.

Disclosed: The CVE record is public on cve.org. Its publication is t = 0.
Detectable: A public nuclei template can find exposed instances, for defenders and attackers alike.
Weaponised: Public exploit code exists in Metasploit or Exploit-DB, or CISA SSVC or the CVSS exploit maturity reports a public proof of concept.
Exploited in the wild: CISA KEV lists it, CISA SSVC rates exploitation active, or a source reports attacks.
Observed by OffSeq Mirage: OffSeq Mirage honeypot sensors recorded attack traffic for this CVE, or found exposed hosts without attack traffic.

Moments are spaced evenly, not to scale; a dashed line marks a gap of six months or more. Deltas count from t = 0. Sources that give only a date (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, or a time of exactly 00:00Z) read “same day” rather than hours. Metasploit modules carry the flaw’s disclosure date, not their release date, and nuclei templates carry no date, so both appear above but not on the timeline.

ghsa-h95c-5qhw-xc7v

What to do

Upgrade Linux kernel to 6501b032be217ecf47e793b78a05078cf0b604ad, 815ae0b73b69ace207b6bbf7ef428b06491c3ddb, 4a9b9f2d4e26589afd0ac099c8e5593170dd5ac7 or 1a7c522a35477d70320bd64aba8e9de0c1058c6f.

Affected software

Product	Affected	Fixed in
LinuxLinux	Affected ≥ 07b241262dcad07671c444ca955903325de28e9e, < 6501b032be217ecf47e793b78a05078cf0b604ad	Fixed in 6501b032be217ecf47e793b78a05078cf0b604ad
LinuxLinux	Affected ≥ 07b241262dcad07671c444ca955903325de28e9e, < 815ae0b73b69ace207b6bbf7ef428b06491c3ddb	Fixed in 815ae0b73b69ace207b6bbf7ef428b06491c3ddb
LinuxLinux	Affected ≥ 07b241262dcad07671c444ca955903325de28e9e, < 4a9b9f2d4e26589afd0ac099c8e5593170dd5ac7	Fixed in 4a9b9f2d4e26589afd0ac099c8e5593170dd5ac7
LinuxLinux	Affected ≥ 07b241262dcad07671c444ca955903325de28e9e, < 1a7c522a35477d70320bd64aba8e9de0c1058c6f	Fixed in 1a7c522a35477d70320bd64aba8e9de0c1058c6f
LinuxLinux	Affected =6.12	Fixed in–

AI-suggested

A fix has been implemented in the Linux kernel to properly validate the firmware data length and prevent out-of-bounds reads. Users should update to the fixed kernel version once available. No additional mitigation steps are indicated.

Description

A vulnerability in the Linux kernel's iio proximity driver for aw96103 was resolved by improving validation of firmware data length. The firmware parser previously could read beyond the buffer or interpret an underflowed length as a very large value, potentially causing out-of-bounds reads. The fix involves validating header size, rejecting underflowed lengths, and ensuring the payload fits within the firmware image.

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