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TI-2026-79700 Aliases CVE-2026-98943GHSA-qqxm-8774-mq2j

Locking flaws in Linux kernel HID steam driver

Priority LOW 22Published · Updated

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 HID steam driver has several locking problems. RCU accesses in the driver are not guarded by a lock.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28

Description from the CNA

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: HID: steam: Clean up locking This cleans up several issues with locking behavior, including RCU accesses not being guarded behind a lock.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00176 7th percentileScored 2026-10-26
Fix Fixed Linux (Linux): 6.6.160, 6.12.113, 6.18.57 +2

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
LinuxLinuxbefore 6.6.160; before 6.12.113; before 6.18.57; before 7.2.116.6.160, 6.12.113, 6.18.57, 7.2.11Patch availableCNA
LinuxLinux—6.6.160, 6.12.113, 6.18.57, 7.2.11, 7.3Patch availableCNA
  • Linux VendorLinux Affected before 6.6.160; before 6.12.113; before 6.18.57; before 7.2.11 Fixed in 6.6.160, 6.12.113, 6.18.57, 7.2.11 Patch available CNA
  • Linux VendorLinux Affected — Fixed in 6.6.160, 6.12.113, 6.18.57, 7.2.11, 7.3 Patch available CNA

CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1

Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*——Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·Linux

Remediation

The Linux kernel fixed versions are 6.6.160, 6.12.113, 6.18.57, 7.2.11 and 7.3.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28

  • Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 6.6.160, 6.12.113, 6.18.57, 7.2.11
  • Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 6.6.160, 6.12.113, 6.18.57, 7.2.11, 7.3

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-23 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-98943
  2. 2026-10-23 Alias added: GHSA-qqxm-8774-mq2j

References

Other 5

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  • TI-2026-38352 netfilter: bridge: make ebt_snat ARP rewrite writable KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2021-02452 Incorrect authorization in Ubuntu linux kernel KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2013-05264 The (1) get_user and (2) put_user API functions in the Linux kernel before 3.5.5 on the… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2022-00125 Integer overflow in kernel KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
  • TI-2013-01864 The perf_swevent_init function in kernel/events/core.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.9… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
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