AZL-109016

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Import Source
https://github.com/microsoft/AzureLinuxVulnerabilityData/blob/main/osv/AZL-109016.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/AZL-109016
Upstream
Published
2026-10-18T16:17:22Z
Modified
2026-10-19T14:16:50Z
Summary
CVE-2026-98695 affecting package kernel 6.6.157.1-1
Details

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

USB: serial: fix ioctl hangup race

The tty ioctls can race with hangup and end up calling into a tty driver for a device that is already gone or powered down.

Serialise the callbacks using the tty port mutex and add the missing checks to make sure the port has not been hung up before accessing port driver data or hardware.

This specifically avoids dereferencing a NULL-pointer if a device is disconnected during lengthy break signalling.

Note that TIOCGICOUNT and TIOCMIWAIT do not access port driver data or hardware and are therefore not affected by the race.

References

Affected packages

Azure Linux:3 / kernel

Package

Name
kernel
Purl
pkg:rpm/azure-linux/kernel

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Last Affected
6.6.157.1-1

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/microsoft/AzureLinuxVulnerabilityData/blob/main/osv/AZL-109016.json"