{"cve":"CVE-2026-98750","nvd":{"published":"2026-10-18T16:17:28.767","modified":"2026-10-21T13:21:43.280","status":"Received","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\ntty: fix saved termios reset race\n\nResetting saved termios state on device registration is needed where a\nminor number can be reused for an entirely different device and where\nthe old settings may prevent the port from even being opened (e.g. when\nCLOCAL is not set).\n\nNot all TTY drivers guarantee that the minor number is no longer in use\nwhen registering devices however, something which can lead to a\nuse-after-free when closing a TTY (and saving its termios) races with\nre-registration.\n\nAdd a new TTY_DRIVER_RESET_SAVED_TERMIOS flag to request that any saved\ntermios state is reset on registration and only set it for drivers that\nmake sure that the minor number is no longer in use.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":[],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/08bf919f041af9de372428bb0c938157ea144164","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1572d86bcf0bcb848d20fc5e5de7ed6963034c2b","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6b4e15cccfbe03b7c6ae60ff570c401bfb1e51d6","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8df07fe93573e9e548d6645273e9bcb6eb74059e","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dcaf0251f847a45861e94c6617024a9455687d2f"],"products":[],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-22T16:41:11.231219466+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2026-98750","score":0.00168,"percentile":0.05975,"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."]}