CVE-2026-98116ImportantLocalRevised 21 Oct

ALSA: pcm: Serialize PCM mmap with buffer reallocation to fix page UAF

MSRC advisory NVD CVE.org

Assessment

Severity: Important
CVSS base score: 7.8CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Impact: Not stated
EPSS · 30-day forecast: No EPSS score collected
Public detection template: No Nuclei template is listed in the current collected catalog
Exploitation detected: Unknown: not stated by MSRC
Exploitability: Not assessed
Publicly disclosed: Unknown: not stated by MSRC
Customer action: Required: follow the MSRC remediation guidance
Component: Mariner
Weakness: —
Issued by: Linux
Published: 28 Sep 2026 · September 2026
Last revised: 21 Oct 2026Information published.

CVSS 3.1 base metricsRed raises the risk · green lowers it

Attack vector: LocalAV:L
Attack complexity: LowAC:L
Privileges required: LowPR:L
User interaction: NoneUI:N
Scope: UnchangedS:U
Confidentiality: HighC:H
Integrity: HighI:H
Availability: HighA:H

Updates that fix it

0 KBs

No KB listed

No KB update is listed in the collected MSRC record. Check the MSRC advisory for product releases and other remedies.

Affected products

Open Source Software

1 affected product

azl3 kernel 6.6.157.1-1 on Azure Linux 3.0

What changed

Detection template: Unknown: detection-template evidence is incomplete or retained → No Nuclei template listed
6 Nov 2026 · 17:32:22 UTC
Detection template: No Nuclei template listed → Unknown: detection-template evidence is incomplete or retained
6 Nov 2026 · 16:31:02 UTC
Detection template: Unknown: detection-template evidence is incomplete or retained → No Nuclei template listed
2 Nov 2026 · 17:30:39 UTC
Detection template: No Nuclei template listed → Unknown: detection-template evidence is incomplete or retained
2 Nov 2026 · 16:27:39 UTC
Detection template: No Nuclei template listed · Customer action: Required: apply the update → Required: follow the MSRC remediation guidance · Public disclosure: No → Unknown: not stated by MSRC · Exploitation detected: Not reported by MSRC → Unknown: not stated by MSRC
29 Oct 2026
Detection template: Unknown: exploit-code evidence is incomplete or retained → No Nuclei template listed · CISA KEV: Unknown: catalog evidence is incomplete or retained → Not listed in the collected catalog
23 Oct 2026 · 09:33:49 UTC
Detection template: No Nuclei template listed → Unknown: exploit-code evidence is incomplete or retained · CISA KEV: Not listed in the collected catalog → Unknown: catalog evidence is incomplete or retained
23 Oct 2026 · 08:31:50 UTC

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6 Nov 2026 · 17:32:22 UTC Public detection templateUnknown: detection-template evidence is incomplete or retained → No Nuclei template listed
6 Nov 2026 · 17:32:22 UTC Source coverage: public-exploit-codeIncomplete → Current
6 Nov 2026 · 17:32:22 UTC Source coverage: first-epssIncomplete → Current
6 Nov 2026 · 17:32:22 UTC Source coverage: msrc-cvrfIncomplete → Current
6 Nov 2026 · 16:31:02 UTC Public detection templateNo Nuclei template listed → Unknown: detection-template evidence is incomplete or retained
6 Nov 2026 · 16:31:02 UTC Source coverage: public-exploit-codeCurrent → Incomplete
6 Nov 2026 · 16:31:02 UTC Source coverage: first-epssCurrent → Incomplete
6 Nov 2026 · 16:31:02 UTC Source coverage: msrc-cvrfCurrent → Incomplete
2 Nov 2026 · 17:30:39 UTC Public detection templateUnknown: detection-template evidence is incomplete or retained → No Nuclei template listed
2 Nov 2026 · 17:30:39 UTC Source coverage: public-exploit-codeIncomplete → Current
2 Nov 2026 · 17:30:39 UTC Source coverage: first-epssIncomplete → Current
2 Nov 2026 · 17:30:39 UTC Source coverage: msrc-cvrfIncomplete → Current
2 Nov 2026 · 16:27:39 UTC Public detection templateNo Nuclei template listed → Unknown: detection-template evidence is incomplete or retained
2 Nov 2026 · 16:27:39 UTC Source coverage: public-exploit-codeCurrent → Incomplete
2 Nov 2026 · 16:27:39 UTC Source coverage: first-epssCurrent → Incomplete
2 Nov 2026 · 16:27:39 UTC Source coverage: msrc-cvrfCurrent → Incomplete
29 Oct 2026 · 20:19:26 UTC Public detection templateNo Nuclei template listed
29 Oct 2026 · 20:19:26 UTC EPSSNot scored → No EPSS score collected
29 Oct 2026 · 20:19:26 UTC Customer actionRequired: apply the update → Required: follow the MSRC remediation guidance
29 Oct 2026 · 20:19:26 UTC Publicly disclosedNo → Unknown: not stated by MSRC
29 Oct 2026 · 20:19:26 UTC Exploitation detectedNot reported by MSRC → Unknown: not stated by MSRC
23 Oct 2026 · 09:33:49 UTC Public exploit codeUnknown: exploit-code evidence is incomplete or retained → No Nuclei template listed
23 Oct 2026 · 09:33:49 UTC CISA KEVUnknown: catalog evidence is incomplete or retained → Not listed in the collected catalog
23 Oct 2026 · 09:33:49 UTC Source coverage: public-exploit-codeIncomplete → Current
23 Oct 2026 · 09:33:49 UTC Source coverage: first-epssIncomplete → Current
23 Oct 2026 · 09:33:49 UTC Source coverage: cisa-kevIncomplete → Current
23 Oct 2026 · 09:33:49 UTC Source coverage: msrc-cvrfIncomplete → Current
23 Oct 2026 · 08:31:50 UTC Public exploit codeNo Nuclei template listed → Unknown: exploit-code evidence is incomplete or retained
23 Oct 2026 · 08:31:50 UTC CISA KEVNot listed in the collected catalog → Unknown: catalog evidence is incomplete or retained
23 Oct 2026 · 08:31:50 UTC Source coverage: public-exploit-codeCurrent → Incomplete
23 Oct 2026 · 08:31:50 UTC Source coverage: first-epssCurrent → Incomplete
23 Oct 2026 · 08:31:50 UTC Source coverage: cisa-kevCurrent → Incomplete
23 Oct 2026 · 08:31:50 UTC Source coverage: msrc-cvrfCurrent → Incomplete
21 Oct 2026 · 20:45:25 UTC Last revised15 Oct 2026 02:47 UTC → 21 Oct 2026 18:40 UTC
18 Oct 2026 · 14:54:30 UTC Link: September 2026/security?release=2026-Sep#cves
15 Oct 2026 · 07:14:54 UTC Last revised13 Oct 2026 18:37 UTC → 15 Oct 2026 02:47 UTC
14 Oct 2026 · 11:22:42 UTC Source coverage: msrc-cvrfIncomplete → Current

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cve-program · CVE-2026-98116

Published

Linux

Vendor product

Original vendor version evidence · not evaluated as a NuGet range

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                }

Linux

Vendor product

Original vendor version evidence · not evaluated as a NuGet range

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                    "vendor": "Linux",
                    "defaultStatus": "affected",
                    "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git",
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                        "sound/core/pcm_native.c"
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                        {
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                        {
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                        },
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                            "version": "7.3",
                            "lessThanOrEqual": "*",
                            "status": "unaffected",
                            "versionType": "original_commit_for_fix"
                        }
                    ]
                }

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