Not yet scoredPublished Oct 23, 2026

CVE-2026-98913net: thunderx: fix PTP device ref leak in nicvf_probe()

Updated under an hour ago (Oct 27, 2026, 2:10 AM ET)

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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.

CVSS: Not yet scored
Weakness (CWE): Not given
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: Linux
NVD analysis: Received
Record last updated: Oct 26, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 23, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

Linux Linux linux:linux (from the name)	4a8755096466d1002236ac7293eae821b6de87ba builds before 3a2eedb172e777f2c8608395eec42250fb355dae; from 4a8755096466d1002236ac7293eae821b6de87ba before c8bc44a1d86d5b432ec7f5a6f30b4e719a047374; from 4a8755096466d1002236ac7293eae821b6de87ba before df3d586ecc580623edadec71a6ffdf4c79e2a8e8; from 4a8755096466d1002236ac7293eae821b6de87ba before 916d74343cd60ef7c3d433bd417d26ba31642c09; 4a8755096466d1002236ac7293eae821b6de87ba builds before 2bcf59eefb9f00a2b1d426b639ee49c305a80695	CNA record

References

References

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3a2eedb172e777f2c8608395eec42250fb355dae
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c8bc44a1d86d5b432ec7f5a6f30b4e719a047374
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/df3d586ecc580623edadec71a6ffdf4c79e2a8e8
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/916d74343cd60ef7c3d433bd417d26ba31642c09
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2bcf59eefb9f00a2b1d426b639ee49c305a80695

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