What is CVE-2026-98744?

CVE-2026-98744 is a unscored severity Linux kernel vulnerability, affecting Linux kernel versions from 6.4 onward and patched in 6.12.113, 6.18.56, 7.2.10 and others. CVE-2026-98744 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-98744?

CVE-2026-98744 has a CVSS score of pending NVD analysis out of 10, rated awaiting scoring severity.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2026-98744?

Yes, CVE-2026-98744 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.12.113, 6.18.56, 7.2.10 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 6.4 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2026-98744 actively exploited?

CVE-2026-98744 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2026-98744

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ASoC: codecs: max98363: fix uninitialized stream_config->type stream_config is not initialized before being passed to sdw_stream_add_slave(). The type field may contain garbage and is later copied to stream->type by sdw_config_stream(). Zero-initialize stream_config so type defaults to SDW_STREAM_PCM.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2026-10-18

Last modified 2026-10-18

Patch available

Yes

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 6.4 and later are affected. Fixed in 6.12.113, 6.18.56, 7.2.10, 7.3 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 6.4

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-2026-98744?

CVE-2026-98744 is a unscored severity Linux kernel vulnerability . It affects Linux kernel versions from 6.4 onward and has been patched in 6.12.113, 6.18.56, 7.2.10 and others. CVE-2026-98744 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2026-98744?

Yes. CVE-2026-98744 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.12.113, 6.18.56, 7.2.10 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 6.4 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2026-98744 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2026-98744 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.