# CVE-2026-98744: ASoC: codecs: max98363: fix uninitialized stream\_config-\>type

- 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: 2026-10-21

## Affected

- Linux: from 18c0af945fa35766730d3f729adcf417a3d1ad5d, fixed in a756c93fae312cc2bcdf157a0992e505573c530f; from 18c0af945fa35766730d3f729adcf417a3d1ad5d, fixed in 1c251426bb67de5cbfd3b5550bd5983736e8b9c7; from 18c0af945fa35766730d3f729adcf417a3d1ad5d, fixed in 7df8c39a50f364c04d68881e61ba1ecad29d4b72; from 18c0af945fa35766730d3f729adcf417a3d1ad5d, fixed in f44ba04c7a32bd13dbdcd814385b8629d0ee95e3; from 18c0af945fa35766730d3f729adcf417a3d1ad5d, fixed in bcd61aa247c28b721ac21dda6e4135f75a2de29f
- Linux: 6.4
- Kernel (Linux): from 6.4.0, 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: ASoC: codecs: max98363: fix uninitialized stream_config->type stream_config is not initialized before being passed to sdw_stream_add_slave(). The type field may contain garbage and is later copied to stream->type by sdw_config_stream(). Zero-initialize stream_config so type defaults to SDW_STREAM_PCM.

## 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/a756c93fae312cc2bcdf157a0992e505573c530f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1c251426bb67de5cbfd3b5550bd5983736e8b9c7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7df8c39a50f364c04d68881e61ba1ecad29d4b72
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f44ba04c7a32bd13dbdcd814385b8629d0ee95e3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bcd61aa247c28b721ac21dda6e4135f75a2de29f

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