Published Oct 18, 2026Sources checked Oct 21, 2026
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Review the available evidence
CVE-2026-98578. It is not in the current CISA KEV record we collected. That does not prove exploitation has not occurred.
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Vendor revision: Oct 20, 2026
Release Notes
CISA KEVNot listedBased on the latest collected catalog
EPSS0.2%Estimated 30-day exploitation probability
Ransomware useNot markedCISA KEV ransomware field
Threat actors0Source-linked actor relationships
Overview
What is CVE-2026-98578?
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
nfc: st21nfca: validate ISO15693 inventory length
The ISO15693 inventory helper removes a two-byte prefix without checking that it exists, then accepts a one-byte remainder before reading data[1] as the DSFID.
Require the prefix and at least two remaining bytes before copying the UID data and reading the DSFID.