{"answers":{"affected":"","exploited":"There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-98501 in the wild and no public exploit code.","fix":"Apply the vendor's patch.","what":"CVE-2026-98501 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Linux, published on 18 Oct 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim."},"fix_prompt":"Check this codebase for CVE-2026-98501 and fix it if it is affected.\n\nWhat it is: CVE-2026-98501 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Linux, published on 18 Oct 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.\nExploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-98501 in the wild and no public exploit code.\n\nAffected product: Linux. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.\n\nTask:\n1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.\n2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.\n3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.\n4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.\n5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.\n\nReference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-98501/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-98501/index.md)","id":"CVE-2026-98501","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-98501/index.md","name":"CVE-2026-98501","record":{"aliases":["AZL-108752","BELL-CVE-2026-98501","DEBIAN-CVE-2026-98501","GHSA-56g2-px47-cfcj","UBUNTU-CVE-2026-98501"],"analysis":{"component_type":"kernel","fix_type":"patch","impacts":["code_execution","denial_of_service"],"network_reachable":"adjacent_or_local","non_default_config":false,"product_category":"Linux kernel HID driver","requires_auth":"none","summary":"A use-after-free in the Linux kernel Alps HID driver allows local attackers to cause denial of service or execute code via crafted USB reports.","user_interaction":"not_required","vuln_class":"use_after_free"},"analysis_generated_by":"qwen3.8-flash-next","assigner":"Linux","cpe":[],"cvss":{"score":7.1,"severity":"high","source":"cna","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","version":"3.1"},"cwes":[],"description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nHID: alps: fix use-after-free on input2 registration failure\n\nalps_input_configured() stores data-\u003einput2 before calling\ninput_register_device().  If registration fails, input_free_device()\nfrees the input device but data-\u003einput2 still points to the freed memory.\nalps_input_configured() calls hid_hw_open() before allocating input2, so\nURBs are already active and raw_event can fire during the failure window.\nA U1_SP_ABSOLUTE_REPORT_ID report arriving then causes u1_raw_event()\nto dereference the freed data-\u003einput2 -\u003e use-after-free.\n\nFix by only storing input2 into drvdata after successful registration\nand adding a NULL guard in the raw_event path.","ecosystems":[],"exploits":{"exploitdb":0,"first_seen":null,"github_poc":0,"max_poc_stars":null,"metasploit":0,"nuclei":0,"refs":[],"tier":"none_known"},"has_fix":true,"headline":"HID: alps: fix use-after-free on input2 registration failure","id":"CVE-2026-98501","indexable":true,"kev":null,"kind":"cve","links":{"ecosystem":null,"product":null,"products":[],"type":"use_after_free","year":"2026"},"n_packages":0,"n_references":8,"next":{"headline":"HID: alps: unregister DualPoint Stick input device on remove","id":"CVE-2026-98502"},"packages":[],"prev":{"headline":"HID: hid-oxp: use cancel_delayed_work_sync() in remove","id":"CVE-2026-98500"},"products":["Linux"],"published":"2026-10-18","related":[],"sources":[{"class":"attribution","licence":"CVE Terms of Use (MITRE)","name":"CVE List","prefix":"CVE"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"FIRST CVSS licence","name":"CVSS (FIRST)"}],"ssvc":{"automatable":null,"exploitation":null,"technical_impact":null},"state":"PUBLISHED","updated":"2026-10-24","vendors":["Linux"]},"summary":"A use-after-free in the Linux kernel Alps HID driver allows local attackers to cause denial of service or execute code via crafted USB reports.","url":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-98501/"}