In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

drm/virtio: Fix a NULL vs ERR_PTR() bug in virtio_gpu_user_framebuffer_create()

Smatch complains that returning a NULL here will lead to a NULL pointer
dereference in drm_mode_addfb2(). Return an error pointer instead.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0022.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions
Linux Linux unaffected
Version Status Constraints
dc5698e80cf724770283e10414054662bdf6ccfa affected < 975f3cf302bb7d7336df4c630a7c07e12780ad10
dc5698e80cf724770283e10414054662bdf6ccfa affected < 07de0b31dd64094cd7d25729beaf2ecae74daa72
dc5698e80cf724770283e10414054662bdf6ccfa affected < 5eda6cda0031ba17559d56882353be39e568ec09
dc5698e80cf724770283e10414054662bdf6ccfa affected < 3fe8a33715265ecb24ca0bcd0a575c926da4277c
dc5698e80cf724770283e10414054662bdf6ccfa affected < 974845d2535a250b180e62f9ed50284f312c01a3
dc5698e80cf724770283e10414054662bdf6ccfa affected < 45dc2788a5b0e1e2824d1f98af521bd3acc340d7
dc5698e80cf724770283e10414054662bdf6ccfa affected < f1050a7d365283678b253828739d3866ae546a72
dc5698e80cf724770283e10414054662bdf6ccfa affected < 94579f24e2b526a04eb41050af0ba018c6f528e7
Linux Linux affected
Version Status Constraints
4.2 affected —
0 unaffected < 4.2
5.10.271 unaffected ≤ 5.10.*
5.15.222 unaffected ≤ 5.15.*
6.1.189 unaffected ≤ 6.1.*
6.6.158 unaffected ≤ 6.6.*
6.12.111 unaffected ≤ 6.12.*
6.18.53 unaffected ≤ 6.18.*
7.2.7 unaffected ≤ 7.2.*
7.3-rc2 unaffected ≤ *

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References
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https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/security/vulns.git/plain/cve/published/2026/CVE-2026-98404.mbox cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/07de0b31dd64094cd7d25729beaf2ecae74daa72 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3fe8a33715265ecb24ca0bcd0a575c926da4277c cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/45dc2788a5b0e1e2824d1f98af521bd3acc340d7 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5eda6cda0031ba17559d56882353be39e568ec09 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/94579f24e2b526a04eb41050af0ba018c6f528e7 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/974845d2535a250b180e62f9ed50284f312c01a3 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/975f3cf302bb7d7336df4c630a7c07e12780ad10 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f1050a7d365283678b253828739d3866ae546a72 cve-icon cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-98404 cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-98404 cve-icon
History

Thu, 15 Oct 2026 13:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-476
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

 cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

threat_severity

Low

Thu, 15 Oct 2026 04:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-690

Wed, 14 Oct 2026 13:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/virtio: Fix a NULL vs ERR_PTR() bug in virtio_gpu_user_framebuffer_create() Smatch complains that returning a NULL here will lead to a NULL pointer dereference in drm_mode_addfb2(). Return an error pointer instead.
Title drm/virtio: Fix a NULL vs ERR_PTR() bug in virtio_gpu_user_framebuffer_create()
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-14T13:26:03.510Z

Reserved: 2026-09-25T10:25:14.347Z

Link: CVE-2026-98404

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-10-14T14:17:51.483

Modified: 2026-10-14T14:17:51.483

Link: CVE-2026-98404

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2026-10-14T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2026-98404 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-10-15T03:45:12Z

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