CVE-2026-98356 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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

RDMA/bnxt_re: check create_singlethread_workqueue() in DCB setup

bnxt_re_init_dcb_wq() ignores a failed allocation. The async DCB
handler later calls queue_work() on the NULL pointer.

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This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00161.

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References

Link	Providers
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6c368f7baaea63c1c7c28c6df271511f2a1562c9
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/727bbda37d9758960c346546004eea4ad49242e1
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a0fb2007d00b440fd1adddd9b042f01744ed0efc

History

Tue, 06 Oct 2026 14:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Weaknesses		CWE-476

Tue, 06 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: RDMA/bnxt_re: check create_singlethread_workqueue() in DCB setup bnxt_re_init_dcb_wq() ignores a failed allocation. The async DCB handler later calls queue_work() on the NULL pointer.
Title		RDMA/bnxt_re: check create_singlethread_workqueue() in DCB setup
First Time appeared		Linux Linux linux Kernel
CPEs		cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::
Vendors & Products		Linux Linux linux Kernel
References		https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6c368f7baaea63c1c7c28c6df271511f2a1562c9 https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/727bbda37d9758960c346546004eea4ad49242e1 https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a0fb2007d00b440fd1adddd9b042f01744ed0efc

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published: 2026-10-06T08:46:43.380Z

Updated: 2026-10-06T08:46:43.380Z

Reserved: 2026-09-25T10:25:14.344Z

Link: CVE-2026-98356

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-10-06T09:18:29.160

Modified: 2026-10-06T09:18:29.160

Link: CVE-2026-98356

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OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-10-06T14:00:20Z

Weaknesses

CWE-476

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