Uninitialized IRQ state in Linux kernel Cadence NAND driver
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
- Fixed
No CVSS vector from any source. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
The Linux kernel from 5.5 contains a flaw in the Cadence NAND driver. The driver registers its interrupt handler before initializing the IRQ lock and completion object, so a pending interrupt can access uninitialized synchronization state.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-06
Description from the CNA
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mtd: rawnand: cadence: Initialize IRQ state before requesting IRQ The Cadence NAND interrupt handler uses both the IRQ lock and completion object. Registering the IRQ before initializing them leaves a window in which a pending interrupt can access uninitialized synchronization state. Initialize them before registering the handler.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
Remediation
The fixed Linux kernel versions are 5.10.273, 5.15.224, 6.1.191, 6.6.160, 6.12.113, 6.18.56, 7.2.10 and 7.3.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-06
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.10.273, 5.15.224, 6.1.191, 6.6.160, 6.12.113, 6.18.56, 7.2.10, 7.3
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
Not affected: 7 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
- 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
- 2026-10-18 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-98721
- 2026-10-18 Alias added: GHSA-wr98-xxcm-8gqw
- 2026-10-19 Fix available: Linux/[email protected] · CNA
- 2026-10-21 Fix available: Linux/[email protected], Linux/Linux@c69d8aceda362c95bbc4e2182f5829275a7db0c8 · CNA
- 2026-10-21 1 new reference · CNA
- 2026-10-23 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
- 2026-10-23 CVSS score added · Red Hat
- 2026-10-30 Fix available: Linux/Linux@4592c3b4de4b65ec5d5265a272f84d5691005c14, Linux/[email protected], Linux/[email protected] +3 · CNA
- 2026-10-30 3 new references · CNA
- 2026-11-06 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
References
Other 8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/942274f94c1d547fb212de4403e9ee66443a9c86
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f636a8c4e1c8c82d2dae3b4af16e9aa9971ef0a2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4592c3b4de4b65ec5d5265a272f84d5691005c14
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c69d8aceda362c95bbc4e2182f5829275a7db0c8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/24319f25b641e55f84e55455092a39a2485c78d4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1ed0ccd5649154bfc00ab11c59262d4f42515252
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bbd87eca5407288f2b63ff9357c611cd57e7e640
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/21f027016b1290d13c30b198ae7a00e6b3d1d5a5
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Sources
- CVE-2026-98721 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-98721 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-wr98-xxcm-8gqw · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-98721 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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