{"id":"CVE-2026-98847","title":"rtc: spear: initialize IRQ state before requesting alarm IRQ","summary":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nrtc: spear: initialize IRQ state before requesting alarm IRQ\n\ndevm_request_irq() enables the interrupt before it returns, so the handler\nmay run while probe is still in…","severity":"none","vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","affected":["Linux >= 0942a71e435f5198921e8f072540f208f0176542 < c02aa67ea34a826c2cb1aa65d77cf32fafb7eec3","Linux >= 0942a71e435f5198921e8f072540f208f0176542 < e0cabda9b6f4dd276c55c40bdbb251e8507ae60e","Linux >= 0942a71e435f5198921e8f072540f208f0176542 < cb6d6a7fbff0414b9eed505d17687b4b7e38fee8","Linux >= 0942a71e435f5198921e8f072540f208f0176542 < 055ef5ce9f67a6a3a1363fa663007f8196cc0fb8","Linux 3.0"],"published":"2026-10-18","updated":"2026-10-19","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-19T09:26:39.299Z","source":"CVEORG","sourceUrl":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-98847","references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c02aa67ea34a826c2cb1aa65d77cf32fafb7eec3"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e0cabda9b6f4dd276c55c40bdbb251e8507ae60e"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cb6d6a7fbff0414b9eed505d17687b4b7e38fee8"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/055ef5ce9f67a6a3a1363fa663007f8196cc0fb8"}],"tags":["cve.org"],"ingestedAt":"2026-10-18T16:47:32.464Z","slug":"CVE-2026-98847","body":"## Overview\n\nIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nrtc: spear: initialize IRQ state before requesting alarm IRQ\n\ndevm_request_irq() enables the interrupt before it returns, so the handler\nmay run while probe is still initializing the device. Initialize the MMIO\naddress and spinlock before requesting the alarm IRQ.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `Linux >= 0942a71e435f5198921e8f072540f208f0176542 < c02aa67ea34a826c2cb1aa65d77cf32fafb7eec3`\n- `Linux >= 0942a71e435f5198921e8f072540f208f0176542 < e0cabda9b6f4dd276c55c40bdbb251e8507ae60e`\n- `Linux >= 0942a71e435f5198921e8f072540f208f0176542 < cb6d6a7fbff0414b9eed505d17687b4b7e38fee8`\n- `Linux >= 0942a71e435f5198921e8f072540f208f0176542 < 055ef5ce9f67a6a3a1363fa663007f8196cc0fb8`\n- `Linux 3.0`\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":[]}