CVE-2026-98094Hinoki check available

System hang via fbtft IRQ lock inversion

Published Sep 25, 2026 · Updated Sep 25, 2026

Deadlock in affected Linux kernels allows attackers to hang systems through concurrent fbtft console rendering and deferred I/O. fbtft_mkdirty and fbtft_deferred_io take dirty_lock without disabling local interrupts, allowing hardirq printk processing to invert its order with console_owner. Reachability requires the fbtft driver, framebuffer console rendering during hardirq processing, and overlapping deferred I/O.

CVSS severityUnavailable
Unscored
EPSS probability0.18%
Next 30 days · Oct 19, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Deadlock in affected Linux kernels allows attackers to hang systems through concurrent fbtft console rendering and deferred I/O. fbtft_mkdirty and fbtft_deferred_io take dirty_lock without disabling local interrupts, allowing hardirq printk processing to invert its order with console_owner. Reachability requires the fbtft driver, framebuffer console rendering during hardirq processing, and overlapping deferred I/O.

The record

CVE
CVE-2026-98094
Published
Sep 25, 2026
Updated
Sep 25, 2026
Vendor
The Linux Kernel Organization
Product
Linux
Classifications
Unavailable
Attack vector
Unavailable
Privileges
Unavailable

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Sep 25, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Sep 25, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=4.0
  2. Affected versionversion=c296d5f9957c03994a699d6739c27d4581a9f6c7 <2a609e29efbba79f9abd68c4ec8a2bd7ecf291e7
  3. Affected versionversion=c296d5f9957c03994a699d6739c27d4581a9f6c7 <dcb48fde8003492256dee45815144aa5ed26ce7c
  4. Affected versionversion=c296d5f9957c03994a699d6739c27d4581a9f6c7 <f0c869df2c33793c8828acaab3e4a5e0176f9f00
  5. Affected versionversion=c296d5f9957c03994a699d6739c27d4581a9f6c7 <f576944a59f31bcffff121117ebf452c5dd162b7

What conditions does exploitation require?

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What is affected?

The Linux Kernel Organization · Linuxversion=4.0; version=c296d5f9957c03994a699d6739c27d4581a9f6c7 <2a609e29efbba79f9abd68c4ec8a2bd7ecf291e7; version=c296d5f9957c03994a699d6739c27d4581a9f6c7 <dcb48fde8003492256dee45815144aa5ed26ce7c; version=c296d5f9957c03994a699d6739c27d4581a9f6c7 <f0c869df2c33793c8828acaab3e4a5e0176f9f00; version=c296d5f9957c03994a699d6739c27d4581a9f6c7 <f576944a59f31bcffff121117ebf452c5dd162b7

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Sep 22, 2026Sep 28, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 28, 2026
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VectorUnavailable
PrivilegesUnavailable
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

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