Input: soc_button_array - check btns_desc->package.count
Key facts
- Attack vector
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- Privileges required
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- User interaction
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- Attack complexity
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- Impact type
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- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
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- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 1 without a fix
No CVSS vector from any source. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
The Linux kernel's soc_button_array input driver accessed btns_desc->package.elements[0] without first checking that btns_desc->package.count is not 0. Affected versions start at 4.12. Red Hat rates it Low.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-07
Description from the CNA
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Input: soc_button_array - check btns_desc->package.count Check that btns_desc->package.count is not 0 before accessing btns_desc->package.elements[0].
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
Remediation
Update the Linux kernel to a fixed release: 5.10.271, 5.15.222, 6.1.189, 6.6.158, 6.12.112, 6.18.54, 7.2.8, or 7.3. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 has no fix available.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-07
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.10.271, 5.15.222, 6.1.189, 6.6.158, 6.12.112, 6.18.54, 7.2.8, 7.3
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
Not affected: 6 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 5
Timeline
- 2026-10-06 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-98203
- 2026-10-06 Alias added: GHSA-rp5j-265j-pg8j
- 2026-10-09 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
- 2026-10-09 CVSS score added · Red Hat
- 2026-10-19 Fix available: Linux/[email protected] · CNA
- 2026-11-07 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
References
Other 8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c3a94bfedfa2e4c4d37d1181e8db1ab010f1321a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ec0576dabd6bf4f6532c5f0a58c9bf57095e45a4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c62c6944c680bc4ae188ca9045daada32fcd10ec
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/42c7afc0e5f5b5e12e9689e9a9815b5824cf0efb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eb5563386fb8c5dbb55d902a71a0ce10e4f307eb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8a70a192e3e5b3ccbeeaf149c931cf45b8e82155
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/12d80e6351556cfecbdd09416e5e4c73d6ca08ba
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fb5022278b6ea7f1838e3ef78028d5d5e3375f65
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Sources
- CVE-2026-98203 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-98203 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-rp5j-265j-pg8j · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-98203 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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