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CVE-2026-98971VulnerabilityPublished Updated

Microsoft · gpio: exar: initialize the ID before registering its cleanup

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-98971· Medium

Not known to be exploited · fixed in f7ec4dbd2a073dd53b6349be1c586fe8580dd6b2 : update Microsoft when convenient.

Data as of 7 Nov 2026, 12:19 UTC

Severity
Medium

Rated by Threat Radar · CVSS not yet scored by NVD

Thin evidence

One scorer or none
Patch
Available – fixed in f7ec4dbd2a073dd53b6349be1c586fe8580dd6b2, bf3d841ef12fcbec4458e2750956b738b043a226, b78c114600ae3df90c083c72c290437b068577c8 +4

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 23 Oct 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq 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 7 Nov 2026.

What to do

Upgrade to a fixed release listed under Affected software.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ 5300ebb695fa0672589ab191062392f686fca75d, < f7ec4dbd2a073dd53b6349be1c586fe8580dd6b2
Fixed in
  • f7ec4dbd2a073dd53b6349be1c586fe8580dd6b2
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ 5300ebb695fa0672589ab191062392f686fca75d, < bf3d841ef12fcbec4458e2750956b738b043a226
Fixed in
  • bf3d841ef12fcbec4458e2750956b738b043a226
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ 5300ebb695fa0672589ab191062392f686fca75d, < b78c114600ae3df90c083c72c290437b068577c8
Fixed in
  • b78c114600ae3df90c083c72c290437b068577c8
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ 5300ebb695fa0672589ab191062392f686fca75d, < 01318927a9055136c207399eeb36ce07becac179
Fixed in
  • 01318927a9055136c207399eeb36ce07becac179
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ 5300ebb695fa0672589ab191062392f686fca75d, < 0250acba81654b2ee50bde324ad72b3f0c04d0bd
Fixed in
  • 0250acba81654b2ee50bde324ad72b3f0c04d0bd
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ 5300ebb695fa0672589ab191062392f686fca75d, < 88b9c4bbf83d940ab672956e5af921215905dcb4
Fixed in
  • 88b9c4bbf83d940ab672956e5af921215905dcb4

Description

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