CVE-2026-98768: Linux kernel · usb: typec: anx7411 – stop the IRQ before destroying the workqueue
Affects Linux kernelSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · fixed in cb6bf2c707805211f606fb1e06fe28d9affe5ea7 : update Linux kernel when convenient.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 17:30 UTC
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 cb6bf2c707805211f606fb1e06fe28d9affe5ea7, a789838675afa3aa174e744f3cef508cd27e7bb1, 675056e0edb49c0002ebfbc289e6c777bbf315a2 +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: usb: typec: anx7411 - stop the IRQ before destroying the workqueue The IRQ is devm-managed, so it can still queue plat->work while remove() is tearing the queue down. Disable it first.
References
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/a789838675afa3aa174e744f3cef508cd27e7bb1 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/675056e0edb49c0002ebfbc289e6c777bbf315a2 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/50a92c02551c10e308caa55f7045f31abcef511f (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/cb6bf2c707805211f606fb1e06fe28d9affe5ea7 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/469600d5d292b1482c90dd6853555821d11b8c5f (opens in a new tab)