{"id":"CVE-2026-98534","title":"ipe: fix use-after-free when auditing a newly loaded policy","summary":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nipe: fix use-after-free when auditing a newly loaded policy\n\nnew_policy() audits the policy after ipe_new_policyfs_node() publishes it\nand drops the new directory's ino…","severity":"none","vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","affected":["Linux >= f44554b5067b36c14cc91ed811fa1bd58baed34a < b72d6c72b4bfbc021e8e127fa13e0f27d09be737","Linux >= f44554b5067b36c14cc91ed811fa1bd58baed34a < 48f7d0233c3cc8d986d1177d0e5dd4af435e7265","Linux >= f44554b5067b36c14cc91ed811fa1bd58baed34a < e9015d32752fa228ef2f0e07fd93fc53a4a4c723","Linux >= f44554b5067b36c14cc91ed811fa1bd58baed34a < 9814077275eca36ebf8d510d2f076d235ff9f51a","Linux 6.12"],"published":"2026-10-18","updated":"2026-10-18","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-18T15:17:57.236Z","source":"CVEORG","sourceUrl":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-98534","references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b72d6c72b4bfbc021e8e127fa13e0f27d09be737"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/48f7d0233c3cc8d986d1177d0e5dd4af435e7265"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e9015d32752fa228ef2f0e07fd93fc53a4a4c723"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9814077275eca36ebf8d510d2f076d235ff9f51a"}],"tags":["cve.org"],"ingestedAt":"2026-10-18T15:45:12.278Z","slug":"CVE-2026-98534","body":"## Overview\n\nIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nipe: fix use-after-free when auditing a newly loaded policy\n\nnew_policy() audits the policy after ipe_new_policyfs_node() publishes it\nand drops the new directory's inode lock. A concurrent delete can free\nthe policy while ipe_audit_policy_load() is still using it.\n\nAudit the successful load under that lock.\n\n[FW: remove model name according to latest guideline]\n\n## Affected\n\n- `Linux >= f44554b5067b36c14cc91ed811fa1bd58baed34a < b72d6c72b4bfbc021e8e127fa13e0f27d09be737`\n- `Linux >= f44554b5067b36c14cc91ed811fa1bd58baed34a < 48f7d0233c3cc8d986d1177d0e5dd4af435e7265`\n- `Linux >= f44554b5067b36c14cc91ed811fa1bd58baed34a < e9015d32752fa228ef2f0e07fd93fc53a4a4c723`\n- `Linux >= f44554b5067b36c14cc91ed811fa1bd58baed34a < 9814077275eca36ebf8d510d2f076d235ff9f51a`\n- `Linux 6.12`\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":3,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":2.8,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}