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CVE-2026-98656VulnerabilityPublished Updated

Microsoft · iio: trigger: cancel reenable_work before freeing trigger

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-98656· High

Not known to be exploited · fixed in e64703280ce7a23a43c27efebeb7da457c88bf5c : patch Microsoft soon.

Data as of 7 Nov 2026, 13:34 UTC

Severity
High

Rated by Threat Radar · CVSS not yet scored by NVD

Thin evidence

One scorer or none
Patch
Available – fixed in e64703280ce7a23a43c27efebeb7da457c88bf5c, cf513df1a2c75566cdc802d9da47f62e8d6cfd18, beec4c9e23b8293c41d3448f9807c28fc9a599d4 +6

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 18 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
  • >=5.15.17 <5.15.224
  • >=5.16.3 <5.17
Fixed in
  • e64703280ce7a23a43c27efebeb7da457c88bf5c
  • cf513df1a2c75566cdc802d9da47f62e8d6cfd18
  • beec4c9e23b8293c41d3448f9807c28fc9a599d4
  • ac5d26a46c90ff61fd574eff4e8f0d71c905828a
  • 882d0011c59ff8ac15188ec9ce071399ecfa10ad
  • 5.17
  • 5.15.224
  • 4e790a5bd4249877bcf0c94db12ac490965f9296
  • 2a57b9246cecd5dd797a42eb310d6c8816f26d9e
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • =5.17
Fixed in–

Description

CVE-2026-98656 is a vulnerability related to the iio trigger component in Microsoft software versions 3.0 and 4.0. The issue involves cancelling the reenable_work process before freeing the trigger, which may lead to improper handling of resources. No CVSS score or detailed impact information is provided.

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