{"id":"CVE-2026-98534","summary":"ipe: fix use-after-free when auditing a newly loaded policy","details":"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 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]","modified":"2026-10-20T02:31:01.707548014Z","published":"2026-10-18T15:17:57.236Z","database_specific":{"cna_assigner":"Linux","osv_generated_from":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/98xxx/CVE-2026-98534.json"},"references":[{"type":"PACKAGE","url":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/48f7d0233c3cc8d986d1177d0e5dd4af435e7265"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9814077275eca36ebf8d510d2f076d235ff9f51a"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b72d6c72b4bfbc021e8e127fa13e0f27d09be737"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e9015d32752fa228ef2f0e07fd93fc53a4a4c723"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/98xxx/CVE-2026-98534.json"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-98534"}],"affected":[{"ranges":[{"type":"GIT","repo":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git","events":[{"introduced":"f44554b5067b36c14cc91ed811fa1bd58baed34a"},{"fixed":"b72d6c72b4bfbc021e8e127fa13e0f27d09be737"},{"fixed":"48f7d0233c3cc8d986d1177d0e5dd4af435e7265"},{"fixed":"e9015d32752fa228ef2f0e07fd93fc53a4a4c723"},{"fixed":"9814077275eca36ebf8d510d2f076d235ff9f51a"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2026-98534.json"}},{"package":{"name":"Kernel","ecosystem":"Linux"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"6.12.0"},{"fixed":"6.12.112"}]},{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"6.13.0"},{"fixed":"6.18.55"}]},{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"6.19.0"},{"fixed":"7.2.9"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2026-98534.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.9.0"}