Answer in brief
CVE-2026-98753 records a Unknown severity vulnerability in tty: tty_port: restore TTY_IO_ERROR on activation failure. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), 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), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | >=a9a37ec33a1b3e66b260ac1c29bff0aec8b89ae4 <34d4f67472ef7a744970b772a8565ddc727788e2 || >=a9a37ec33a1b3e66b260ac1c29bff0aec8b89ae4 <7021acc84c2e0add77a1a33152e3a1e428fdbfdb || >=a9a37ec33a1b3e66b260ac1c29bff0aec8b89ae4 <6388409b711eb91b14fa075a4d861ccc4df1cfe7 || >=a9a37ec33a1b3e66b260ac1c29bff0aec8b89ae4 <56964f6a31238fb41d5830bb42520c5b10ff7d8f | 34d4f67472ef7a744970b772a8565ddc727788e2, 7021acc84c2e0add77a1a33152e3a1e428fdbfdb, 6388409b711eb91b14fa075a4d861ccc4df1cfe7, 56964f6a31238fb41d5830bb42520c5b10ff7d8f |
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | 2.6.33 | Not reported |
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | >=a9a37ec33a1b3e66b260ac1c29bff0aec8b89ae4 <16032c980d8f71642fcdc99309c571df3fcf3328 || >=a9a37ec33a1b3e66b260ac1c29bff0aec8b89ae4 <34d4f67472ef7a744970b772a8565ddc727788e2 || >=a9a37ec33a1b3e66b260ac1c29bff0aec8b89ae4 <7021acc84c2e0add77a1a33152e3a1e428fdbfdb || >=a9a37ec33a1b3e66b260ac1c29bff0aec8b89ae4 <6388409b711eb91b14fa075a4d861ccc4df1cfe7 || >=a9a37ec33a1b3e66b260ac1c29bff0aec8b89ae4 <56964f6a31238fb41d5830bb42520c5b10ff7d8f | 16032c980d8f71642fcdc99309c571df3fcf3328, 34d4f67472ef7a744970b772a8565ddc727788e2, 7021acc84c2e0add77a1a33152e3a1e428fdbfdb, 6388409b711eb91b14fa075a4d861ccc4df1cfe7, 56964f6a31238fb41d5830bb42520c5b10ff7d8f |
Published upstream
Oct 18, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Oct 21, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Oct 18, 2026
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tty: tty_port: restore TTY_IO_ERROR on activation failure Make sure to restore the TTY_IO_ERROR flag if activation fails to prevent I/O attempts on a port that is gone or powered down. This specifically avoids issues like kernel panic due to unclocked accesses or NULL-pointer dereferences when accessing powered down or deregistered ports when a TTY ioctl races with hangup and open. Note that the flag is set again in tty_port_close() but not restoring it on activation failure leaves a window where drivers fail to handle the ioctl-hangup race.
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