{"id":"AZL-108897","summary":"CVE-2026-98696 affecting package kernel 6.6.157.1-1","details":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nUSB: serial: fix driver deregistration order\n\nUSB serial driver modules register one driver for the USB bus and one or\nmore drivers for the ports on the USB serial bus.\n\nWhen unloading a driver module, the USB driver must be deregistered\nbefore the USB serial bus drivers so that I/O is stopped before\nunbinding the ports to avoid use-after-free in completion handlers\naccessing port data.\n\nNote that the \"new_id\" attributes must first be removed to prevent new\nids from being added and triggering a probe of the USB driver after it\nhas been deregistered.","modified":"2026-10-19T14:16:49.485267183Z","published":"2026-10-18T16:17:23Z","upstream":["CVE-2026-98696"],"references":[{"type":"WEB","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-98696"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"kernel","ecosystem":"Azure Linux:3","purl":"pkg:rpm/azure-linux/kernel"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"last_affected":"6.6.157.1-1"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/microsoft/AzureLinuxVulnerabilityData/blob/main/osv/AZL-108897.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.9.0"}