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CVE-2026-98488VulnerabilityPublished Updated

Microsoft · net: atl1e: fix soft lockup on out-of-range hw_next_to_clean read

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-98488· Medium

Not known to be exploited · fixed in ca862b1a4af7eac19429ca7ab92625f94ff4a46c : update Microsoft when convenient.

Data as of 2 Nov 2026, 10:58 UTC

Severity
Medium

Rated by Threat Radar · CVSS not yet scored by NVD

EPSS
0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 12% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in ca862b1a4af7eac19429ca7ab92625f94ff4a46c, a277422d194c62daa1b961f5f739689e53fe7301, 374bf9e4b90f979e052332c4faca2d745c491a12 +5

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 2 Nov 2026.

What to do

Upgrade to a fixed release listed under Affected software.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ a6a5325239c20202e18e21e94291bccc659fbf9e, < ca862b1a4af7eac19429ca7ab92625f94ff4a46c
Fixed in
  • ca862b1a4af7eac19429ca7ab92625f94ff4a46c
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ a6a5325239c20202e18e21e94291bccc659fbf9e, < a277422d194c62daa1b961f5f739689e53fe7301
Fixed in
  • a277422d194c62daa1b961f5f739689e53fe7301
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ a6a5325239c20202e18e21e94291bccc659fbf9e, < 374bf9e4b90f979e052332c4faca2d745c491a12
Fixed in
  • 374bf9e4b90f979e052332c4faca2d745c491a12
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ a6a5325239c20202e18e21e94291bccc659fbf9e, < 34bc747a61bef572244b01b095552b629cd8d2a2
Fixed in
  • 34bc747a61bef572244b01b095552b629cd8d2a2
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ a6a5325239c20202e18e21e94291bccc659fbf9e, < 4bbb44075bd3e773d61706882ab923ece8b3b519
Fixed in
  • 4bbb44075bd3e773d61706882ab923ece8b3b519
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ a6a5325239c20202e18e21e94291bccc659fbf9e, < 4b7161804d8f31227551901f93947bb4eea4690b
Fixed in
  • 4b7161804d8f31227551901f93947bb4eea4690b

Description

A vulnerability identified as CVE-2026-98488 affects Microsoft products version 3.0 and 4.0 related to the net: atl1e driver. The issue involves a soft lockup caused by an out-of-range read of hw_next_to_clean. No CVSS score or detailed impact information is provided.

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