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CVE-2026-98943

Linux: HID: steam: Clean up locking

Linux LinuxOperating systems
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CVSS
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ExploitationNo known exploitationNot in CISA KEV, which does not prove it is unexploitedCISA KEV
Exploit odds (EPSS)No scoreNo FIRST EPSS score in this snapshot yet
Fixed in6bce4b221dc0e144180c333123dbb82d1dc3a500Also 6c714d6691515fa3d38eb770b484a0046593ccc9, 6.6.160 and 3 moreCVE List
Published23 Oct 2026Updated 23 Oct 2026CVE List

What fixes it

A fixed version on one release line is not the upgrade target for every line. Check your exact version and any vendor backports.

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

HID: steam: Clean up locking

This cleans up several issues with locking behavior, including RCU accesses not being guarded behind a lock.

Text from CVE List

Affected versions 14

  • Linuxaffected: 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 before cbf9961602ffb34d6902bbe9a247c54e13361265CVE List
  • Linuxaffected: 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 before 6bce4b221dc0e144180c333123dbb82d1dc3a500CVE List
  • Linuxaffected: 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 before d1e095c75d12799a1cd855a399f88c89147c1ecaCVE List
  • Linuxaffected: 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 before 6c714d6691515fa3d38eb770b484a0046593ccc9CVE List
  • Linuxaffected: 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 before de1d341b9b3ec9655f31fb8b44f784cca5e670adCVE List
  • Linuxaffected: all versions before 6.6.160CVE List
  • Linuxaffected: all versions before 6.12.113CVE List
  • Linuxaffected: all versions before 6.18.57CVE List
  • Linuxaffected: all versions before 7.2.11CVE List
  • Linuxunaffected: 6.6.160 through 6.6.*CVE List
  • Linuxunaffected: 6.12.113 through 6.12.*CVE List
  • Linuxunaffected: 6.18.57 through 6.18.*CVE List
  • Linuxunaffected: 7.2.11 through 7.2.*CVE List
  • Linuxunaffected: 7.3CVE List

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