Unscored severity · published Oct 23, 2026
CVE-2026-98913
net: thunderx: fix PTP device ref leak in nicvf_probe()
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CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net: thunderx: fix PTP device ref leak in nicvf_probe()
cavium_ptp_get() acquires a reference to the PTP PCI device
through pci_get_device(). If any initialization step fails
after cavium_ptp_get(), the PTP PCI device reference is leaked.
Add a common error path to release the PTP reference before
returning from probe failures.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 7% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
LI
Linux · Linux
4a8755096466d1002236ac7293eae821b6de87ba before 3a2eedb172e777f2c8608395eec42250fb355dae; 4a8755096466d1002236ac7293eae821b6de87ba before c8bc44a1d86d5b432ec7f5a6f30b4e719a047374; 4a8755096466d1002236ac7293eae821b6de87ba before df3d586ecc580623edadec71a6ffdf4c79e2a8e8; 4a8755096466d1002236ac7293eae821b6de87ba before 916d74343cd60ef7c3d433bd417d26ba31642c09; 4a8755096466d1002236ac7293eae821b6de87ba before 2bcf59eefb9f00a2b1d426b639ee49c305a80695; 4.16 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-98913
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-98913
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2bcf59eefb9f00a2b1d426b639ee49c305a80695
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3a2eedb172e777f2c8608395eec42250fb355dae
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/916d74343cd60ef7c3d433bd417d26ba31642c09
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c8bc44a1d86d5b432ec7f5a6f30b4e719a047374
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/df3d586ecc580623edadec71a6ffdf4c79e2a8e8
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