Answer in brief
CVE-2026-98943 records a Unknown severity vulnerability in HID: steam: Clean up locking. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps 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
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | >=1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 <cbf9961602ffb34d6902bbe9a247c54e13361265 || >=1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 <6bce4b221dc0e144180c333123dbb82d1dc3a500 || >=1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 <d1e095c75d12799a1cd855a399f88c89147c1eca || >=1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 <6c714d6691515fa3d38eb770b484a0046593ccc9 || >=1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 <de1d341b9b3ec9655f31fb8b44f784cca5e670ad || >=0 <6.6.160 || >=0 <6.12.113 || >=0 <6.18.57 || >=0 <7.2.11 | cbf9961602ffb34d6902bbe9a247c54e13361265, 6bce4b221dc0e144180c333123dbb82d1dc3a500, d1e095c75d12799a1cd855a399f88c89147c1eca, 6c714d6691515fa3d38eb770b484a0046593ccc9, de1d341b9b3ec9655f31fb8b44f784cca5e670ad, 6.6.160, 6.12.113, 6.18.57, 7.2.11 |
Published upstream
Oct 23, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Oct 23, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Oct 23, 2026
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.
Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.