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CVE-2026-98980 namei: don't reveal overmounted entries in refwalk

🗓️ 23 Oct 2026 12:19:53Reported by LinuxType 
cvelist
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Linux kernel namei refwalk reveals overmounted entries during unlinks.

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circl
Circl
CVE-2026-98980
23 Oct 202613:26
–circl
cve
CVE
CVE-2026-98980
23 Oct 202612:19
–cve
debiancve
Debian CVE
CVE-2026-98980
23 Oct 202612:19
–debiancve
euvd
EUVD
EUVD-2026-108774
23 Oct 202612:19
–euvd
nvd
NVD
CVE-2026-98980
23 Oct 202613:17
–nvd
osv_debian
osv_debian
DEBIAN-CVE-2026-98980
23 Oct 202613:17
–osv_debian
ptsecurity
Positive Technologies
PT-2026-121957
23 Oct 202600:00
–ptsecurity
nessus
Tenable Nessus
Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-98980
23 Oct 202600:00
–nessus
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  {
    "product": "Linux",
    "vendor": "Linux",
    "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
    "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git",
    "programFiles": [
      "fs/namei.c"
    ],
    "versions": [
      {
        "version": "8ed936b5671bfb33d89bc60bdcc7cf0470ba52fe",
        "lessThan": "e2b10181d913b4efa3a8dc67a532f859aa5f95e0",
        "status": "affected",
        "versionType": "git"
      },
      {
        "version": "8ed936b5671bfb33d89bc60bdcc7cf0470ba52fe",
        "lessThan": "5f97df8ca7fadf5b53954f50073445ba193902c0",
        "status": "affected",
        "versionType": "git"
      },
      {
        "version": "8ed936b5671bfb33d89bc60bdcc7cf0470ba52fe",
        "lessThan": "b43ff2deef48260bfbdc0dcb520f7929bd3e4007",
        "status": "affected",
        "versionType": "git"
      },
      {
        "version": "8ed936b5671bfb33d89bc60bdcc7cf0470ba52fe",
        "lessThan": "8189ab688f5a2c745dc90b63374da02f213d6994",
        "status": "affected",
        "versionType": "git"
      }
    ]
  },
  {
    "product": "Linux",
    "vendor": "Linux",
    "defaultStatus": "affected",
    "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git",
    "programFiles": [
      "fs/namei.c"
    ],
    "versions": [
      {
        "version": "3.18",
        "status": "affected"
      },
      {
        "version": "0",
        "lessThan": "3.18",
        "status": "unaffected",
        "versionType": "semver"
      },
      {
        "version": "6.12.113",
        "lessThanOrEqual": "6.12.*",
        "status": "unaffected",
        "versionType": "semver"
      },
      {
        "version": "6.18.57",
        "lessThanOrEqual": "6.18.*",
        "status": "unaffected",
        "versionType": "semver"
      },
      {
        "version": "7.2.11",
        "lessThanOrEqual": "7.2.*",
        "status": "unaffected",
        "versionType": "semver"
      },
      {
        "version": "7.3",
        "lessThanOrEqual": "*",
        "status": "unaffected",
        "versionType": "original_commit_for_fix"
      }
    ]
  }
]

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24 Oct 2026 14:09Current
CVSS 3.18.8
EPSS0.00209
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