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CVE-2026-98198VulnerabilityPublished Updated

Microsoft · hwmon: (pwm-fan) Stop RPM timer before freeing tach data

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-98198· Medium

Not known to be exploited · fixed in d073d306e587c1f35aaf9c07c42e54a3d5895d8f : 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 d073d306e587c1f35aaf9c07c42e54a3d5895d8f, b48339b0a577783e4590a69e4cd2f2760ce33154, a5ce3fe5335a24d0220958c6866830a6d5fa1cc0 +4

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 6 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
  • ≥ 01695410d4529e38fea6159fa9f1260c598290b0, < d073d306e587c1f35aaf9c07c42e54a3d5895d8f
Fixed in
  • d073d306e587c1f35aaf9c07c42e54a3d5895d8f
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ 01695410d4529e38fea6159fa9f1260c598290b0, < b48339b0a577783e4590a69e4cd2f2760ce33154
Fixed in
  • b48339b0a577783e4590a69e4cd2f2760ce33154
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ 01695410d4529e38fea6159fa9f1260c598290b0, < a5ce3fe5335a24d0220958c6866830a6d5fa1cc0
Fixed in
  • a5ce3fe5335a24d0220958c6866830a6d5fa1cc0
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ 01695410d4529e38fea6159fa9f1260c598290b0, < 7743183d8b0f6ba88738805c824a255baae674b9
Fixed in
  • 7743183d8b0f6ba88738805c824a255baae674b9
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ 01695410d4529e38fea6159fa9f1260c598290b0, < 26d5ff79768548efb1e604bb6e8697c101e06269
Fixed in
  • 26d5ff79768548efb1e604bb6e8697c101e06269
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ 01695410d4529e38fea6159fa9f1260c598290b0, < 6f890d1fe8325ac8330473428b9a9d6526de1b32
Fixed in
  • 6f890d1fe8325ac8330473428b9a9d6526de1b32

Description

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