Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-98148

 

Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-98148

Published: September 28, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU152288
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 0 [CVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-98148
CWE-ID: CWE-754
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows an attacker with physical access to trigger a kernel warning.

The vulnerability exists due to missing validation in gud_plane_add_properties when processing device-reported supported rotations. An attacker with physical access can provide a device rotation bitmask that omits GUD_ROTATION_0 to trigger a kernel warning.


Affected software

Linux kernel

How to mitigate CVE-2026-98148

Install security update from vendor's repository.

Linux kernel - update to 7.0 rc3

External References

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