CVE-2026-98743: Linux kernel · ASoC: codecs: rt1017-sdca-sdw: fix uninitialized stream_config->type
Affects Linux kernelSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · fixed in d195c8c763fdd0a7f74a34973f8946215a708f1e : update Linux kernel when convenient.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 12:55 UTC
Rated by Threat Radar · CVSS not yet scored by NVD
- EPSS
- 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 6% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
- Patch
- Available – fixed in d195c8c763fdd0a7f74a34973f8946215a708f1e, 7791ebf56eb4ab6b7a20252757a3029bc8068715, 174d160884199cad97413f33fe1b56027dc0d3e1 +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.
What to do
Upgrade to a fixed release listed under Affected software.
Affected software
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Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ASoC: codecs: rt1017-sdca-sdw: fix uninitialized stream_config->type stream_config is not initialized before being passed to sdw_stream_add_slave(). The type field may contain garbage and is later copied to stream->type by sdw_config_stream(). Zero-initialize stream_config so type defaults to SDW_STREAM_PCM. While at it, use snd_sdw_params_to_config() helper instead of open-coding the same logic.
References
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/30a60e74ee71de027bf1387ac20d73e863bbf77b (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/4e337c24c0a97fcdb394f954208971de5d372066 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/d195c8c763fdd0a7f74a34973f8946215a708f1e (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/7791ebf56eb4ab6b7a20252757a3029bc8068715 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/174d160884199cad97413f33fe1b56027dc0d3e1 (opens in a new tab)