{"cve":"CVE-2026-98534","nvd":{"published":"2026-10-18T16:17:05.107","modified":"2026-10-19T10:19:08.960","status":"Received","description":"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]","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":[],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/48f7d0233c3cc8d986d1177d0e5dd4af435e7265","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9814077275eca36ebf8d510d2f076d235ff9f51a","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b72d6c72b4bfbc021e8e127fa13e0f27d09be737","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e9015d32752fa228ef2f0e07fd93fc53a4a4c723"],"products":[],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T23:00:53.604569364+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2026-98534","score":0.00209,"percentile":0.10982,"date":"2026-10-25"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}