Linux kernel anx7411 Type-C driver IRQ fires during removal
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 anx7411 USB Type-C driver in the Linux kernel is affected from 6.0 before the fixed releases. Its interrupt is device-managed, so it can still queue work on the driver's workqueue while remove() is tearing that queue down.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-30
Description from the CNA
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: usb: typec: anx7411 - stop the IRQ before destroying the workqueue The IRQ is devm-managed, so it can still queue plat->work while remove() is tearing the queue down. Disable it first.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
Remediation
Upgrade Linux kernel to 6.1.191, 6.6.160, 6.12.113, 6.18.56, 7.2.10 or 7.3. Red Hat lists Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 as affected without a fix, with the plan set to none available.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-30
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 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 →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
Timeline
- 2026-10-18 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-98768
- 2026-10-18 Alias added: GHSA-rv6x-xpp2-9x4w
- 2026-10-19 Fix available: Linux/[email protected] · CNA
- 2026-10-20 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
- 2026-10-20 CVSS score added · Red Hat
- 2026-10-21 Fix available: Linux/[email protected], Linux/Linux@a789838675afa3aa174e744f3cef508cd27e7bb1 · CNA
- 2026-10-21 1 new reference · CNA
- 2026-10-30 Fix available: Linux/Linux@3deed12f7b54a52879eb7b3f94d9f132c0144401, Linux/[email protected] · CNA
- 2026-10-30 1 new reference · CNA
References
Other 6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3deed12f7b54a52879eb7b3f94d9f132c0144401
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a789838675afa3aa174e744f3cef508cd27e7bb1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/675056e0edb49c0002ebfbc289e6c777bbf315a2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/50a92c02551c10e308caa55f7045f31abcef511f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cb6bf2c707805211f606fb1e06fe28d9affe5ea7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/469600d5d292b1482c90dd6853555821d11b8c5f
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Sources
- CVE-2026-98768 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-98768 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-rv6x-xpp2-9x4w · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-98768 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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