CVE-2026-98308 Affecting kernel-uek-modules package, versions <0:5.15.0-326.222.4.el8uek


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.18% (8th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE8-KERNELUEKMODULES-22157455
  • published3 Nov 2026
  • disclosed6 Oct 2026

Introduced: 6 Oct 2026

CVE-2026-98308  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:8 kernel-uek-modules to version 0:5.15.0-326.222.4.el8uek or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2026-500574.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-uek-modules package and not the kernel-uek-modules package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

ALSA: hda: trace PCM open only after assigning a stream

Stream assignment can fail when hardware streams are exhausted. Move the tracepoint after the NULL check because its payload accesses the assigned stream tag.

Detected by static analysis and reviewed with AI-assisted source auditing.

CVSS Base Scores

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