VulnerabilityPublished 18 Oct 2026

CVE-2026-98710: Linux kernel · wifi: iwlegacy: 3945: free EEPROM data on remove

Source GCVE Database

Authoritative record:CVE-2026-98710

Not known to be exploited · fixed in f8ebe286394c0bbb4a6dbacb182a34ab6376922d : update Linux kernel when convenient.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 13:47 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 f8ebe286394c0bbb4a6dbacb182a34ab6376922d, cd8f8f45d81aac384311701d7ffe26567af2e783, ab7bee2cd55f665cb29fa0ace2ec14020e0a452e +2

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-8m9r-p559-452q

What to do

Upgrade to a fixed release listed under Affected software.

Affected software

Product	Affected	Fixed in
LinuxLinux	Affected ≥ 073d3f5f1b3b6512eb82a3d40c84dedb14dc6f73, < f8ebe286394c0bbb4a6dbacb182a34ab6376922d	Fixed in f8ebe286394c0bbb4a6dbacb182a34ab6376922d
LinuxLinux	Affected ≥ 073d3f5f1b3b6512eb82a3d40c84dedb14dc6f73, < cd8f8f45d81aac384311701d7ffe26567af2e783	Fixed in cd8f8f45d81aac384311701d7ffe26567af2e783
LinuxLinux	Affected ≥ 073d3f5f1b3b6512eb82a3d40c84dedb14dc6f73, < ab7bee2cd55f665cb29fa0ace2ec14020e0a452e	Fixed in ab7bee2cd55f665cb29fa0ace2ec14020e0a452e
LinuxLinux	Affected ≥ 073d3f5f1b3b6512eb82a3d40c84dedb14dc6f73, < 89f9d6186dc7429f38132635526e28549c913c0b	Fixed in 89f9d6186dc7429f38132635526e28549c913c0b
LinuxLinux	Affected ≥ 073d3f5f1b3b6512eb82a3d40c84dedb14dc6f73, < 3ebc529726c0c038f49e513a7a6f1893552ee803	Fixed in 3ebc529726c0c038f49e513a7a6f1893552ee803
LinuxLinux	Affected =2.6.27	Fixed in–

AI-suggested

A fix has been implemented in the Linux kernel to free the EEPROM data during device removal. Users should update to the kernel version that includes this fix. Since this is a kernel-level fix, applying the official kernel update or patch from the Linux distribution vendor will remediate the issue.

Description

A memory leak vulnerability in the Linux kernel's iwlegacy driver for Intel 3945 wireless devices was resolved. The issue occurs because EEPROM data allocated during device probe is not freed upon device removal, leading to a memory leak. This was identified through manual code inspection and fixed by freeing the EEPROM data in the device removal function.

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