Answer in brief
CVE-2026-98198 records a Unknown severity vulnerability in hwmon: (pwm-fan) Stop RPM timer before freeing tach data. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
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A CVSS score is not reported in the current record. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
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The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | >=01695410d4529e38fea6159fa9f1260c598290b0 <1e824fdb14a187ce56697e803b02b1e86243a755 || >=01695410d4529e38fea6159fa9f1260c598290b0 <a5ce3fe5335a24d0220958c6866830a6d5fa1cc0 || >=01695410d4529e38fea6159fa9f1260c598290b0 <b48339b0a577783e4590a69e4cd2f2760ce33154 || >=01695410d4529e38fea6159fa9f1260c598290b0 <26d5ff79768548efb1e604bb6e8697c101e06269 | 1e824fdb14a187ce56697e803b02b1e86243a755, a5ce3fe5335a24d0220958c6866830a6d5fa1cc0, b48339b0a577783e4590a69e4cd2f2760ce33154, 26d5ff79768548efb1e604bb6e8697c101e06269 |
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | 5.12 | Not reported |
Published upstream
Oct 6, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Oct 6, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Oct 6, 2026
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: hwmon: (pwm-fan) Stop RPM timer before freeing tach data sample_timer() rearms the RPM timer and accesses the devm-managed ctx->tachs and ctx->pulses_per_revolution arrays. The cleanup action which stops the timer is registered before those arrays are allocated. Since devres releases entries in reverse order, driver detach can free the arrays before pwm_fan_cleanup() shuts down the timer. A timer expiry in that window accesses the freed tach data. With a KASAN kernel, a test-only kprobe delayed entry to pwm_fan_cleanup() while normal sysfs unbind ran. Each of three runs reported three four-byte reads and two four-byte writes in sample_timer() after its backing devm allocations had been freed. The helper did not invoke the timer callback, cleanup actions or free functions. With the fix, three matching unbind runs completed without KASAN, BUG, WARNING, Oops or panic. Instrumentation confirmed that timer retirement completed before the first timer backing allocation was released. Split timer retirement from the power cleanup and register its devres action after the timer backing data and IRQ actions are installed. This preserves the early power rollback action while ensuring the timer is retired before its backing data is released. Use timer_shutdown_sync() because the callback can rearm itself.
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