VulnerabilityPublished 28 Oct 2026

CVE-2026-99185: Linux kernel · firewire: core: fix race condition in split transaction handling

Source GCVE Database

Authoritative record:CVE-2026-99185

Not known to be exploited : upgrade to a8caee0e623ca5d56e829032f9ec073c09e4d224 or 7f9f2d6abc40f79e802b4063859eda343043b85c soon.

Data as of 28 Oct 2026, 13:42 UTC

Severity

High

Rated High by Threat Radar's AI analysis · CVSS not yet scored by NVD

Patch: Available – fixed in a8caee0e623ca5d56e829032f9ec073c09e4d224, 7f9f2d6abc40f79e802b4063859eda343043b85c

Exploitation evidence

Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 28 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.

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What to do

Upgrade Linux kernel to a8caee0e623ca5d56e829032f9ec073c09e4d224 or 7f9f2d6abc40f79e802b4063859eda343043b85c.

Affected software

Product	Affected	Fixed in
LinuxLinux	Affected ≥ fa2dc27100768a8a994c377051fa17a47cc66c76, < a8caee0e623ca5d56e829032f9ec073c09e4d224	Fixed in a8caee0e623ca5d56e829032f9ec073c09e4d224
LinuxLinux	Affected ≥ fa2dc27100768a8a994c377051fa17a47cc66c76, < 7f9f2d6abc40f79e802b4063859eda343043b85c	Fixed in 7f9f2d6abc40f79e802b4063859eda343043b85c
LinuxLinux	Affected =6.19	Fixed in–

AI-suggested

A fix has been implemented in the Linux kernel to correct the race condition by ensuring proper synchronization between the response handler and timeout callback. Users should apply the official kernel update containing this fix once available. Since this is a kernel-level issue, updating to the patched kernel version is the recommended remediation.

Description

A race condition vulnerability in the Linux kernel's FireWire core component was fixed. The flaw involved split transaction handling where two functions could concurrently manipulate the same transaction entry, potentially causing a use-after-free condition. This issue arose from a code refactoring that broke the intended synchronization logic between response handling and timeout callbacks.

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