CVE-2026-98883
kernel: serial: 8250_port: recognize UPIO_AU
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · October 23, 2026
Updated · October 26, 2026
Description
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's 8250 serial port driver. On systems utilizing MIPS Alchemy hardware, the driver fails to recognize a specific communication port type during device probing. This failure triggers an internal kernel warning during system startup, which can result in a Denial of Service (DoS) if the system is configured to halt on kernel warnings.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 4.1CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE-617 · Reachable Assertion