---
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:

  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 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'
---

## Overview

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

- `Linux >= f44554b5067b36c14cc91ed811fa1bd58baed34a < b72d6c72b4bfbc021e8e127fa13e0f27d09be737`
- `Linux >= f44554b5067b36c14cc91ed811fa1bd58baed34a < 48f7d0233c3cc8d986d1177d0e5dd4af435e7265`
- `Linux >= f44554b5067b36c14cc91ed811fa1bd58baed34a < e9015d32752fa228ef2f0e07fd93fc53a4a4c723`
- `Linux >= f44554b5067b36c14cc91ed811fa1bd58baed34a < 9814077275eca36ebf8d510d2f076d235ff9f51a`
- `Linux 6.12`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.