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CVE-2026-98534: ipe: fix use-after-free when auditing a newly loaded policy

• Severity: unknown
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2026-10-18 · updated 2026-10-19

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ipe: fix use-after-free when auditing a newly loaded policy new_policy() audits the policy after ipe_new_policyfs_node() publishes it and drops the new directory's inode lock. A concurrent delete can free the policy while ipe_audit_policy_load() is still using it. Audit the successful load under that lock. [FW: remove model name according to latest guideline]

Affected products

• Linux kernel: 6.12 — fixed in 7.3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 7.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/48f7d0233c3cc8d986d1177d0e5dd4af435e7265
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9814077275eca36ebf8d510d2f076d235ff9f51a
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b72d6c72b4bfbc021e8e127fa13e0f27d09be737
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e9015d32752fa228ef2f0e07fd93fc53a4a4c723

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