# CVE-2026-98721: mtd: rawnand: cadence: Initialize IRQ state before requesting IRQ

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.6.160, 6.12.113, 6.18.56, 7.2.10
- Published: 2026-10-18 · Updated: 2026-10-30

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 5.5
- Kernel (Linux): from 5.5.0, fixed in 6.6.160; from 6.7.0, fixed in 6.12.113; from 6.13.0, fixed in 6.18.56; from 6.19.0, fixed in 7.2.10

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mtd: rawnand: cadence: Initialize IRQ state before requesting IRQ The Cadence NAND interrupt handler uses both the IRQ lock and completion object. Registering the IRQ before initializing them leaves a window in which a pending interrupt can access uninitialized synchronization state. Initialize them before registering the handler.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (6.6.160, 6.12.113, 6.18.56, 7.2.10) per the references below.
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## Related

- Browse: [Linux kernel](https://cve.now/tech/linux-kernel.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/942274f94c1d547fb212de4403e9ee66443a9c86
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f636a8c4e1c8c82d2dae3b4af16e9aa9971ef0a2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4592c3b4de4b65ec5d5265a272f84d5691005c14
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c69d8aceda362c95bbc4e2182f5829275a7db0c8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/24319f25b641e55f84e55455092a39a2485c78d4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1ed0ccd5649154bfc00ab11c59262d4f42515252
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bbd87eca5407288f2b63ff9357c611cd57e7e640
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/21f027016b1290d13c30b198ae7a00e6b3d1d5a5

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