CVE-2026-98404
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NULL vs ERR_PTR Bug in Linux Kernel's VirtIO GPU Driver

Publication date: 2026-10-14

Last updated on: 2026-10-14

Assigner: kernel.org

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.

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Published
2026-10-14
Last Modified
2026-10-14
Generated
2026-10-14
EPSS Evaluated
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NVD
CVE-2026-98404
EUVD
EUVD-2026-101053

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Linux Linux dc5698e80cf724770283e10414054662bdf6ccfa
Linux Linux dc5698e80cf724770283e10414054662bdf6ccfa
Linux Linux dc5698e80cf724770283e10414054662bdf6ccfa
Linux Linux dc5698e80cf724770283e10414054662bdf6ccfa
Linux Linux dc5698e80cf724770283e10414054662bdf6ccfa
Linux Linux dc5698e80cf724770283e10414054662bdf6ccfa
Linux Linux dc5698e80cf724770283e10414054662bdf6ccfa
Linux Linux dc5698e80cf724770283e10414054662bdf6ccfa
Linux Linux 4.2

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CWE-UNKNOWN

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