Answer in brief
CVE-2026-98944 records a High severity (CVSS 7.8) vulnerability in HID: steam: Refactor registration. 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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CVSS is 7.8. 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). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | >=1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 <3c2f97343d4df2a75747f4c79effa0587509888f || >=1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 <2b15e10aff95c78dbacc4fa32fa90c9098213e03 || >=1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 <cf71a6ee1d4e36b8e65b81c064e2797a10247280 || >=1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 <c06cf54fe99b8c6bcf2017bb076c0e3918608cea || >=1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 <6f9b740c31ba7e061b2ebb330d9a3d63f1358f29 || >=0 <6.6.160 || >=0 <6.12.113 || >=0 <6.18.57 || >=0 <7.2.11 | 3c2f97343d4df2a75747f4c79effa0587509888f, 2b15e10aff95c78dbacc4fa32fa90c9098213e03, cf71a6ee1d4e36b8e65b81c064e2797a10247280, c06cf54fe99b8c6bcf2017bb076c0e3918608cea, 6f9b740c31ba7e061b2ebb330d9a3d63f1358f29, 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 24, 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: Refactor registration This refactors and simplifies the registration/unregistration flow. Since we now only perform registration when the client isn't opened anymore, the logic for handling that can be removed, and the rest of the function streamlined. We also remove the previous assumption that we have a serial number to show we're registered, replacing it with a single purpose boolean. In a previous refactor the code for unregistering a battery if later registration steps failed was accidentally left out. As a result, a lingering power_supply object could get left over after the steam object was torn down. This is also fixed here.
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