CVE-2026-98280
Published Oct 6, 2026
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/xe/i2c: Disable IRQ on unbind Currently, struct xe_i2c is freed before SGUnit IRQ is disabled in unbind path, leaving a potential UAF in case I2C IRQ is hit during this small window. Explicitly disable I2C IRQ in xe_i2c_remove() and fix this. (cherry picked from commit 8ba5c8b8ab3fd362267c11df2cd5a90ee46f6e24)
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EPSS — Exploit Prediction
0.0016
Probability of exploitation
0.05%
Percentile rank
EPSS estimates the probability that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. A higher score means more likely to be exploited.
References
Frequently Asked Questions
What is CVE-2026-98280? +
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
drm/xe/i2c: Disable IRQ on unbind
Currently, struct xe_i2c is freed before SGUnit IRQ is disabled in unbind
path, leaving a potential UAF in case I2C IRQ is hit during this small
window. Explicitly disable I2C IRQ in xe_i2c_remove() and fix this.
(cherry picked from commit 8ba5c8b8ab3fd362267c11df2cd5a90ee46f6e24)
How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2026-98280? +
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