{"id":"CVE-2026-98534","revision":"0c79fca5dd334dfd9cfccafbd6af304c","records":[{"revision":"0c79fca5dd334dfd9cfccafbd6af304c","observedAt":"2026-10-23T15:48:27.903+00:00","statement":{"source":"cve-program","id":"CVE-2026-98534","aliases":[],"title":"ipe: fix use-after-free when auditing a newly loaded policy","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nipe: fix use-after-free when auditing a newly loaded policy\n\nnew_policy() audits the policy after ipe_new_policyfs_node() publishes it\nand drops the new directory's inode lock. A concurrent delete can free\nthe policy while ipe_audit_policy_load() is still using it.\n\nAudit the successful load under that lock.\n\n[FW: remove model name according to latest guideline]","state":0,"publishedAt":"2026-10-18T15:17:57.236+00:00","modifiedAt":"2026-10-19T09:21:17.763+00:00","affected":[{"ecosystem":"Vendor product","name":"Linux","ranges":[],"versions":[],"rawVersionEvidence":"{\n                    \"product\": \"Linux\",\n                    \"vendor\": \"Linux\",\n                    \"defaultStatus\": \"unaffected\",\n                    \"repo\": \"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git\",\n                    \"programFiles\": [\n                        \"security/ipe/fs.c\",\n                        \"security/ipe/policy_fs.c\"\n                    ],\n                    \"versions\": [\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"f44554b5067b36c14cc91ed811fa1bd58baed34a\",\n                            \"lessThan\": \"b72d6c72b4bfbc021e8e127fa13e0f27d09be737\",\n                            \"status\": \"affected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"git\"\n                        },\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"f44554b5067b36c14cc91ed811fa1bd58baed34a\",\n                            \"lessThan\": \"48f7d0233c3cc8d986d1177d0e5dd4af435e7265\",\n                            \"status\": \"affected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"git\"\n                        },\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"f44554b5067b36c14cc91ed811fa1bd58baed34a\",\n                            \"lessThan\": \"e9015d32752fa228ef2f0e07fd93fc53a4a4c723\",\n                            \"status\": \"affected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"git\"\n                        },\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"f44554b5067b36c14cc91ed811fa1bd58baed34a\",\n                            \"lessThan\": \"9814077275eca36ebf8d510d2f076d235ff9f51a\",\n                            \"status\": \"affected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"git\"\n                        }\n                    ]\n                }"},{"ecosystem":"Vendor product","name":"Linux","ranges":[],"versions":[],"rawVersionEvidence":"{\n                    \"product\": \"Linux\",\n                    \"vendor\": \"Linux\",\n                    \"defaultStatus\": \"affected\",\n                    \"repo\": \"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git\",\n                    \"programFiles\": [\n                        \"security/ipe/fs.c\",\n                        \"security/ipe/policy_fs.c\"\n                    ],\n                    \"versions\": [\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"6.12\",\n                            \"status\": \"affected\"\n                        },\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"0\",\n                            \"lessThan\": \"6.12\",\n                            \"status\": \"unaffected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"semver\"\n                        },\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"6.12.112\",\n                            \"lessThanOrEqual\": \"6.12.*\",\n                            \"status\": \"unaffected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"semver\"\n                        },\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"6.18.55\",\n                            \"lessThanOrEqual\": \"6.18.*\",\n                            \"status\": \"unaffected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"semver\"\n                        },\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"7.2.9\",\n                            \"lessThanOrEqual\": \"7.2.*\",\n                            \"status\": \"unaffected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"semver\"\n                        },\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"7.3\",\n                            \"lessThanOrEqual\": \"*\",\n                            \"status\": \"unaffected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"original_commit_for_fix\"\n                        }\n                    ]\n                }"}],"metrics":[],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b72d6c72b4bfbc021e8e127fa13e0f27d09be737","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/48f7d0233c3cc8d986d1177d0e5dd4af435e7265","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e9015d32752fa228ef2f0e07fd93fc53a4a4c723","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9814077275eca36ebf8d510d2f076d235ff9f51a"],"sourceUrl":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-98534","license":"CVE Program Terms of Use","key":"cve-program:CVE-2026-98534","identifiers":["CVE-2026-98534"]},"retained":false,"historicalAffected":[]}],"coverage":[]}