VulnerabilityPublished 18 Oct 2026Updated 21 Oct 2026

CVE-2026-98835: Linux kernel · iio: accel: kionix-kx022a: Fix array boundary check

Source GCVE Database

Authoritative record:CVE-2026-98835

Not known to be exploited · fixed in 87746be179dca4d94d73d5a323a39a87bb2e90fc : update Linux kernel when convenient.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 14:05 UTC

Severity

Medium

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 87746be179dca4d94d73d5a323a39a87bb2e90fc, 714d8f0b1c616a6a82be87ccb72271b6092773d1, 22d377178de281d21ddf908d03a8e9fde3339d9f +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-rhqh-r6x3-52xx

What to do

Upgrade to a fixed release listed under Affected software.

Affected software

Product	Affected	Fixed in
LinuxLinux	Affected ≥ 7c1d1677b3227c6b18ac999f2b84778baa280b8f, < 87746be179dca4d94d73d5a323a39a87bb2e90fc	Fixed in 87746be179dca4d94d73d5a323a39a87bb2e90fc
LinuxLinux	Affected ≥ 7c1d1677b3227c6b18ac999f2b84778baa280b8f, < 714d8f0b1c616a6a82be87ccb72271b6092773d1	Fixed in 714d8f0b1c616a6a82be87ccb72271b6092773d1
LinuxLinux	Affected ≥ 7c1d1677b3227c6b18ac999f2b84778baa280b8f, < 22d377178de281d21ddf908d03a8e9fde3339d9f	Fixed in 22d377178de281d21ddf908d03a8e9fde3339d9f
LinuxLinux	Affected ≥ 7c1d1677b3227c6b18ac999f2b84778baa280b8f, < 4c73c1859fa64509aae7e23a6dbd2d5c8a64c05d	Fixed in 4c73c1859fa64509aae7e23a6dbd2d5c8a64c05d
LinuxLinux	Affected ≥ 7c1d1677b3227c6b18ac999f2b84778baa280b8f, < 0e65412aee4f651d2c9785f542a13e4b44002a75	Fixed in 0e65412aee4f651d2c9785f542a13e4b44002a75
LinuxLinux	Affected =6.2	Fixed in–

AI-suggested

A fix has been applied to the Linux kernel to correct the array boundary check in the kionix-kx022a driver. Users should update to a kernel version that includes this fix. No additional mitigation steps are indicated.

Description

A vulnerability in the Linux kernel's kionix-kx022a accelerometer driver involved an incorrect array boundary check. The driver allowed an index equal to the array size, which is out of bounds, potentially leading to improper behavior. This issue has been fixed by correcting the boundary check to reject indices greater than or equal to the array size.

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