CVE-2026-98755ModerateAdjacentRevised 21 Oct

tty: vcc: zero-initialize control packet in vcc_send_ctl()

MSRC advisory NVD CVE.org

Assessment

Severity: Moderate
CVSS base score: 4.3CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Impact: Not stated
EPSS, next 30 days: Not scored yet
Public exploit code: No Nuclei template lists it
Exploitability: Not assessed
Publicly disclosed: No
Customer action: Required: apply the update
Component: Mariner
Weakness: —
Issued by: Linux
Published: 20 Oct 2026 · October 2026
Last revised: 21 Oct 2026Information published.

CVSS 3.1 base metricsRed raises the risk · green lowers it

Attack vector: AdjacentAV:A
Attack complexity: LowAC:L
Privileges required: NonePR:N
User interaction: NoneUI:N
Scope: UnchangedS:U
Confidentiality: LowC:L
Integrity: NoneI:N
Availability: NoneA:N

Updates that fix it

0 KBs

No KB listed

MSRC lists no downloadable update, which usually means a service-side fix or a release-notes update. Check the MSRC advisory.

Affected products

1 affected product

azl3 kernel 6.6.157.1-1 on Azure Linux 3.0

What changed

Public exploit code: 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
Public exploit code: 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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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 revised20 Oct 2026 14:43 UTC → 21 Oct 2026 18:39 UTC

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Published

Linux

Vendor product

Original vendor version evidence · not evaluated as a NuGet range

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                    "product": "Linux",
                    "vendor": "Linux",
                    "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
                    "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git",
                    "programFiles": [
                        "drivers/tty/vcc.c"
                    ],
                    "versions": [
                        {
                            "version": "8868e44a56160328cd4003d95f4083f64b136e33",
                            "lessThan": "4b59afc8af3143ae03e4f9b81ca66aa5a1c1ebed",
                            "status": "affected",
                            "versionType": "git"
                        },
                        {
                            "version": "8868e44a56160328cd4003d95f4083f64b136e33",
                            "lessThan": "6f1a08ef02825b440126c406ea63ef6128888e15",
                            "status": "affected",
                            "versionType": "git"
                        },
                        {
                            "version": "8868e44a56160328cd4003d95f4083f64b136e33",
                            "lessThan": "4335278d0e75395cbfaf71c84b521df56d69e936",
                            "status": "affected",
                            "versionType": "git"
                        },
                        {
                            "version": "8868e44a56160328cd4003d95f4083f64b136e33",
                            "lessThan": "399aa38af1d78001612e3130b2056ea392a355ca",
                            "status": "affected",
                            "versionType": "git"
                        },
                        {
                            "version": "8868e44a56160328cd4003d95f4083f64b136e33",
                            "lessThan": "1f71f565e3585da1098ff19ca3c24687dab59185",
                            "status": "affected",
                            "versionType": "git"
                        }
                    ]
                }

Linux

Vendor product

Original vendor version evidence · not evaluated as a NuGet range

{
                    "product": "Linux",
                    "vendor": "Linux",
                    "defaultStatus": "affected",
                    "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git",
                    "programFiles": [
                        "drivers/tty/vcc.c"
                    ],
                    "versions": [
                        {
                            "version": "4.14",
                            "status": "affected"
                        },
                        {
                            "version": "0",
                            "lessThan": "4.14",
                            "status": "unaffected",
                            "versionType": "semver"
                        },
                        {
                            "version": "6.6.160",
                            "lessThanOrEqual": "6.6.*",
                            "status": "unaffected",
                            "versionType": "semver"
                        },
                        {
                            "version": "6.12.113",
                            "lessThanOrEqual": "6.12.*",
                            "status": "unaffected",
                            "versionType": "semver"
                        },
                        {
                            "version": "6.18.56",
                            "lessThanOrEqual": "6.18.*",
                            "status": "unaffected",
                            "versionType": "semver"
                        },
                        {
                            "version": "7.2.10",
                            "lessThanOrEqual": "7.2.*",
                            "status": "unaffected",
                            "versionType": "semver"
                        },
                        {
                            "version": "7.3",
                            "lessThanOrEqual": "*",
                            "status": "unaffected",
                            "versionType": "original_commit_for_fix"
                        }
                    ]
                }