VulnerabilityPublished 18 Oct 2026

CVE-2026-98674: Linux kernel · iio: adc: adi-axi-adc: Initialize state mutex

Source GCVE Database

Authoritative record:CVE-2026-98674· Low

Not known to be exploited · fixed in dec6193cef07e5915da0d6dd17725292d469e4aa : update Linux kernel when convenient.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 17:16 UTC

Severity

Low

Rated by Threat Radar · CVSS not yet scored by NVD

EPSS: 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 5% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch: Available – fixed in dec6193cef07e5915da0d6dd17725292d469e4aa, b473ee29aa0d39e7a7568b9675b15db2b0ae6057, 549b71ce050637dd32678371ad76c445a2f8c9aa

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-ch3p-cm23-p6q5

What to do

Upgrade Linux kernel to dec6193cef07e5915da0d6dd17725292d469e4aa, b473ee29aa0d39e7a7568b9675b15db2b0ae6057 or 549b71ce050637dd32678371ad76c445a2f8c9aa.

Affected software

Product	Affected	Fixed in
LinuxLinux	Affected ≥ 7ecb8ee5c93be9f00cbf090f7f53b2a32d995184, < dec6193cef07e5915da0d6dd17725292d469e4aa	Fixed in dec6193cef07e5915da0d6dd17725292d469e4aa
LinuxLinux	Affected ≥ 7ecb8ee5c93be9f00cbf090f7f53b2a32d995184, < b473ee29aa0d39e7a7568b9675b15db2b0ae6057	Fixed in b473ee29aa0d39e7a7568b9675b15db2b0ae6057
LinuxLinux	Affected ≥ 7ecb8ee5c93be9f00cbf090f7f53b2a32d995184, < 549b71ce050637dd32678371ad76c445a2f8c9aa	Fixed in 549b71ce050637dd32678371ad76c445a2f8c9aa
LinuxLinux	Affected =6.10	Fixed in–

AI-suggested

A fix has been applied to initialize the state mutex before registering the backend driver. Users should update to the Linux kernel version that includes this fix.

Description

A vulnerability in the Linux kernel's iio adc adi-axi-adc driver was resolved by initializing a previously uninitialized mutex. The issue involved the AXI ADC register access paths that serialize transactions using a lock which was not initialized during probe, potentially leading to improper synchronization.

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