Race condition in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-98768

Vulnerability identifier: #VU157131

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 5.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2026-98768

CWE-ID: CWE-362

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

The vulnerability allows a local user to potentially cause a denial of service.

The vulnerability exists due to a race condition in the Linux kernel ANX7411 USB Type-C driver when interrupt handling overlaps with device removal and workqueue destruction. A local user can potentially trigger interrupt-driven work submission during teardown to cause a kernel crash through access to a workqueue being destroyed.

Linux kernel
SUSE Linux Micro
SUSE Linux Micro Extras
kernel-default
kernel-64kb
kernel-64kb-debugsource
kernel-64kb-devel
kernel-default-devel
kernel-syms
kernel-obs-build
kernel-obs-build-debugsource
kernel-default-debugsource
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo

Install security update from vendor's repository.

Linux kernel - update to 7.0 rc3
kernel-default - update to 6.4.0-159998.55.1
kernel-64kb - update to 6.4.0-159998.55.1
kernel-64kb-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-159998.55.1
kernel-64kb-devel - update to 6.4.0-159998.55.1
kernel-default-devel - update to 6.4.0-159998.55.1
kernel-syms - update to 6.4.0-159998.55.1
kernel-obs-build - update to 6.4.0-159998.55.1
kernel-obs-build-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-159998.55.1
kernel-default-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-159998.55.1
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-159998.55.1

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/469600d5d292b1482c90dd6853555821d11b8c5f
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/50a92c02551c10e308caa55f7045f31abcef511f
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/675056e0edb49c0002ebfbc289e6c777bbf315a2
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a789838675afa3aa174e744f3cef508cd27e7bb1
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cb6bf2c707805211f606fb1e06fe28d9affe5ea7

• Race condition in Linux kernel usb typec driver
• SUSE update for the Linux Kernel