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title: "CVE-2026-98941: Linux Kernel - Denial of Service"
description: "Linux kernel v6.19 to v7.2 contains a denial of service caused by enabling large folios on encrypted ext4 inodes, letting attackers cause kernel crashes via writes, exploit requires enabling encryption on mounted filesystem."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-98941/
---

# CVE-2026-98941 Linux Kernel - Denial of Service

Linux kernel v6.19 to v7.2 contains a denial of service caused by enabling large folios on encrypted ext4 inodes, letting attackers cause kernel crashes via writes, exploit requires enabling encryption on mounted filesystem.

CVSS base score 7.0 /10

High

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

None known

Authentication

Required

EPSS

0.19% chance of exploitation in 30 days

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-98941)

## Details

Type

Denial of Service

Impact

Denial Of Service

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Published

23 October 2026

Updated

25 October 2026

## Vendor fix

Update to Linux kernel version 7.3 or later where the issue is fixed.

Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them.

## References

- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-98941](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-98941)
- [https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/40554d1221e3d2ff2e0d192b74a05d89eb3620e7](https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/40554d1221e3d2ff2e0d192b74a05d89eb3620e7)

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- Whether an attacker can actually reach and exploit it
- The misconfigurations that never get a CVE number
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