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Linux CVE-2026-98848

EUVD-2026-103788

2026-10-18 Linux

GHSA-hf5g-mj3f-66c7

Buffer Overflow Linux

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AnalysisCVE.org

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

rtc: ac100: Assign .num before accessing .hws

Commit f316cdff8d67 ("clk: Annotate struct clk_hw_onecell_data with __counted_by") annotated the hws member of 'struct clk_hw_onecell_data' with __counted_by, which informs the bounds sanitizer (UBSAN_BOUNDS) about the number of elements in .hws[], so that it can warn when .hws[] is accessed out of bounds. As noted in that change, the __counted_by member must be initialized with the number of elements before the first array access happens, otherwise there will be a warning from each access prior to the initialization because the number of elements is zero. This occurs in ac100_rtc_register_clks() due to .num being assigned only after every clkout clock has been stored in .hws[]. With CONFIG_UBSAN_BOUNDS and a compiler that implements __counted_by (GCC 15.1+ or Clang 20.1+), this triggers an array-index-out-of-bounds report during probe, and with CONFIG_UBSAN_TRAP the first store traps.

Initialize .num with AC100_CLKOUT_NUM, the number of elements .hws[] was allocated with, right after the allocation. That is the value the loop counter ends up at on the success path anyway, so the provider's behaviour is unchanged.

Affected VersionsENISA

Linux patch: 0

Linux f316cdff8d677db9ad9c90acb44c4cd535b0ee27 <160619b38707241e22569f9c983a4b3d0890996a

Linux patch: 6.18.56

Linux f316cdff8d677db9ad9c90acb44c4cd535b0ee27 <6bb55381daf1a1bed0657189a1396e7467712525

Linux patch: 7.2.10

Linux f316cdff8d677db9ad9c90acb44c4cd535b0ee27 <ad1bf77039cba83373bf1eff3784655e3e3ed2ab

Linux 6.6

Linux f316cdff8d677db9ad9c90acb44c4cd535b0ee27 <6a4117eee82dd85f11bf898bf66026764011eeb6

Linux patch: 7.3-rc6

Linux patch: 6.12.113

Affected Packages

euvd linux no fix

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

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Lifecycle Timeline

Patch available

Oct 18, 2026 - 17:19 EUVD

CVE Published

Oct 18, 2026 - 15:50 cve.org

UNKNOWN (no severity yet)

Threat Intelligence Overview

Data Quality

1 sources

Confidence: Low

EUVD

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How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue

Severity Not scored yet

CISA KEV No

Public POC No

EPSS N/A

Patch available Yes

Active threat No

What every action level means

Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.

Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.

This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.

Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

Awaiting Data No severity or threat signals available yet. Label will update when CVSS score is published or threat intelligence arrives.

Attack Technique

Buffer Overflow HIGH

A buffer overflow occurs when a program writes more data to a memory buffer than it was allocated to hold, causing the excess data to spill into adjacent memory regions.