What is CVE-2026-98943?

CVE-2026-98943 is a unscored severity Linux kernel vulnerability. CVE-2026-98943 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-98943?

CVE-2026-98943 has a CVSS score of pending NVD analysis out of 10, rated awaiting scoring severity.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2026-98943?

Yes, CVE-2026-98943 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.6.160, 6.12.113, 6.18.57 and others.

Is CVE-2026-98943 actively exploited?

CVE-2026-98943 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2026-98943

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: HID: steam: Clean up locking This cleans up several issues with locking behavior, including RCU accesses not being guarded behind a lock.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2026-10-23

Last modified 2026-10-23

Patch available

Yes

Affected versions

Fixed in 6.6.160, 6.12.113, 6.18.57, 7.2.11, 7.3 and their respective stable series.

Fixed in

✓ 6.6.160 6.6.x ✓ 6.12.113 6.12.x ✓ 6.18.57 6.18.x ✓ 7.2.11 7.2.x ✓ 7.3

References

5 total

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-98943?

CVE-2026-98943 is a unscored severity Linux kernel vulnerability . CVE-2026-98943 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2026-98943?

Yes. CVE-2026-98943 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.6.160, 6.12.113, 6.18.57 and others.
Is CVE-2026-98943 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2026-98943 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.