Answer in brief
CVE-2026-98404 records a Unknown severity vulnerability in drm/virtio: Fix a NULL vs ERR_PTR() bug in virtio_gpu_user_framebuffer_create(). The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
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A CVSS score is not reported in the current record. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
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The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | >=dc5698e80cf724770283e10414054662bdf6ccfa <975f3cf302bb7d7336df4c630a7c07e12780ad10 || >=dc5698e80cf724770283e10414054662bdf6ccfa <07de0b31dd64094cd7d25729beaf2ecae74daa72 || >=dc5698e80cf724770283e10414054662bdf6ccfa <5eda6cda0031ba17559d56882353be39e568ec09 || >=dc5698e80cf724770283e10414054662bdf6ccfa <3fe8a33715265ecb24ca0bcd0a575c926da4277c || >=dc5698e80cf724770283e10414054662bdf6ccfa <974845d2535a250b180e62f9ed50284f312c01a3 || >=dc5698e80cf724770283e10414054662bdf6ccfa <45dc2788a5b0e1e2824d1f98af521bd3acc340d7 || >=dc5698e80cf724770283e10414054662bdf6ccfa <f1050a7d365283678b253828739d3866ae546a72 || >=dc5698e80cf724770283e10414054662bdf6ccfa <94579f24e2b526a04eb41050af0ba018c6f528e7 | 975f3cf302bb7d7336df4c630a7c07e12780ad10, 07de0b31dd64094cd7d25729beaf2ecae74daa72, 5eda6cda0031ba17559d56882353be39e568ec09, 3fe8a33715265ecb24ca0bcd0a575c926da4277c, 974845d2535a250b180e62f9ed50284f312c01a3, 45dc2788a5b0e1e2824d1f98af521bd3acc340d7, f1050a7d365283678b253828739d3866ae546a72, 94579f24e2b526a04eb41050af0ba018c6f528e7 |
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | 4.2 | Not reported |
Published upstream
Oct 14, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Oct 19, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Oct 14, 2026
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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