What is CVE-2026-98710?

CVE-2026-98710 is a unscored severity Linux kernel vulnerability, affecting Linux kernel versions from 2.6.27 onward and patched in 6.12.113, 6.18.56, 7.2.10 and others. CVE-2026-98710 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-98710?

CVE-2026-98710 has a CVSS score of pending NVD analysis out of 10, rated awaiting scoring severity.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2026-98710?

Yes, CVE-2026-98710 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.12.113, 6.18.56, 7.2.10 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 2.6.27 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2026-98710 actively exploited?

CVE-2026-98710 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2026-98710

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: iwlegacy: 3945: free EEPROM data on remove il3945_pci_probe() calls il_eeprom_init(), which allocates memory for the EEPROM data. The probe failure paths release this allocation with il_eeprom_free(), but the remove path does not free it after a successful probe. As a result, the EEPROM data is leaked when the PCI device is removed. Free the EEPROM data in il3945_pci_remove() before releasing the mac80211 hardware structure. This issue was found by manual code inspection.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2026-10-18

Last modified 2026-10-18

Patch available

Yes

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 2.6.27 and later are affected. Fixed in 6.12.113, 6.18.56, 7.2.10, 7.3 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 2.6.27

Fixed in

✓ 6.12.113 6.12.x ✓ 6.18.56 6.18.x ✓ 7.2.10 7.2.x ✓ 7.3

References

4 total

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-98710?

CVE-2026-98710 is a unscored severity Linux kernel vulnerability . It affects Linux kernel versions from 2.6.27 onward and has been patched in 6.12.113, 6.18.56, 7.2.10 and others. CVE-2026-98710 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2026-98710?

Yes. CVE-2026-98710 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.12.113, 6.18.56, 7.2.10 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 2.6.27 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2026-98710 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2026-98710 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.