{"schema":"threatline.record/2","record":{"id":"CVE-2026-98740","aliases":[],"summary":"EDAC/altera: Drop __init from ECC setup paths for re-probe safety","details":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nEDAC/altera: Drop __init from ECC setup paths for re-probe safety\n\nSashiko reports:\n\n\"Does suppressing sysfs unbinding fully prevent the execution of freed __init\nmemory? If altr_sysmgr_regmap_lookup_by_phandle() returns -EPROBE_DEFER, the\nprobe is deferred until after __init memory is freed.\"\n\nThe a10 EDAC .setup callbacks (sdmmc, ethernet, nand, dma, usb, qspi) and\ntheir helpers (altr_init_a10_ecc_device_type, altr_init_a10_ecc_block) were\nmarked __init. These run from the probe path, which may execute after init\nmemory is freed -- e.g. a probe deferred via -EPROBE_DEFER that only succeeds\nonce a late/module dependency appears, or a manual unbind/rebind. Calling\n__init code then dereferences freed memory. Remove __init so these functions\nremain valid at runtime.","categories":["Operating systems"],"product":"Linux","vendor":"Linux","ecosystem":null,"affected_ranges":[{"source":"CVE List","source_url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-98740","source_modified_at":"2026-10-19T09:24:50.943Z","fetched_at":"2026-10-23T18:45:31.882637Z","product":"Linux","vendor":"Linux","versions":[{"version":"788586efd116d6d7d05985881eda503333e702b4","lessThan":"9846b85c2eb8b749c3f14bdcc31b1070f6aabba8","status":"affected","versionType":"git"},{"version":"788586efd116d6d7d05985881eda503333e702b4","lessThan":"4ec26cb7984740941892ad21fa974963c198bfaa","status":"affected","versionType":"git"},{"version":"788586efd116d6d7d05985881eda503333e702b4","lessThan":"b62a264163ca51bee04785c581344751812395df","status":"affected","versionType":"git"}],"defaultStatus":"unaffected"},{"source":"CVE List","source_url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-98740","source_modified_at":"2026-10-19T09:24:50.943Z","fetched_at":"2026-10-23T18:45:31.882637Z","product":"Linux","vendor":"Linux","versions":[{"version":"5.2","status":"affected"},{"version":"0","lessThan":"5.2","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"}],"defaultStatus":"affected"}],"fixed_versions":[{"source":"CVE List","source_url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-98740","source_modified_at":"2026-10-19T09:24:50.943Z","fetched_at":"2026-10-23T18:45:31.882637Z","package":{"name":"Linux","ecosystem":null},"version":"9846b85c2eb8b749c3f14bdcc31b1070f6aabba8","basis":"first unaffected version stated in the CVE record"},{"source":"CVE List","source_url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-98740","source_modified_at":"2026-10-19T09:24:50.943Z","fetched_at":"2026-10-23T18:45:31.882637Z","package":{"name":"Linux","ecosystem":null},"version":"4ec26cb7984740941892ad21fa974963c198bfaa","basis":"first unaffected version stated in the CVE record"}],"cvss":null,"severity":null,"kev":{"listed":false},"epss":{"probability":0.00178,"percentile":0.0705,"score_date":"2026-10-23"},"published_at":"2026-10-18T15:47:24.602Z","modified_at":"2026-10-19T09:24:50.943Z","provenance":[{"source":"CVE List","url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-98740","fetched_at":"2026-10-23T18:45:31.882637Z","source_modified_at":"2026-10-19T09:24:50.943Z"},{"source":"EPSS","url":"https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2026-98740","fetched_at":"2026-10-23T18:42:43.628194Z","source_modified_at":"2026-10-23"}],"sources":["CVE List","EPSS"],"references":[{"source":"CVE List","url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9846b85c2eb8b749c3f14bdcc31b1070f6aabba8"},{"source":"CVE List","url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4ec26cb7984740941892ad21fa974963c198bfaa"},{"source":"CVE List","url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b62a264163ca51bee04785c581344751812395df"}],"locations":[],"motoko_assessment":{"status":"requires_architecture_review","automatic_remediation":false},"cve_state":"PUBLISHED","classification":{"method":"product-first software-layer rules","rules_version":"2.1","matched_on":"product","confidence":"heuristic","reviewed":false},"change_timestamp":"2026-10-19T09:24:50.943Z","content_hash":"f7cc5d0cfa45fa9626e7d13dc32147255cf586391fc7ec1ee96d237f30fe3573"}}