Answer in brief
CVE-2026-98791 records a Unknown severity vulnerability in net/mlx5e: Fix AF_XDP TX timestamp teardown NULL dereference. 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 | >=ec706a860eba99bf934d59f74b5db90af44e882e <fce70b6bf9f3261e887419a4e7caa25b80fa9d55 || >=ec706a860eba99bf934d59f74b5db90af44e882e <f81d40e2eb69552334f510114f3e6edd0d43178b || >=ec706a860eba99bf934d59f74b5db90af44e882e <63df0ef4c6e3105589e6bb2e758ce611b0ada86c || >=ec706a860eba99bf934d59f74b5db90af44e882e <7b97273cbebe9dd4fddc457f0c4f2a124d0e3996 | fce70b6bf9f3261e887419a4e7caa25b80fa9d55, f81d40e2eb69552334f510114f3e6edd0d43178b, 63df0ef4c6e3105589e6bb2e758ce611b0ada86c, 7b97273cbebe9dd4fddc457f0c4f2a124d0e3996 |
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | 6.8 | Not reported |
Published upstream
Oct 18, 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 18, 2026
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/mlx5e: Fix AF_XDP TX timestamp teardown NULL dereference During XSK TX queue teardown, outstanding descriptors are completed without a CQE. If one requested a TX timestamp, the completion path passes that NULL CQE to mlx5e_xsk_fill_timestamp(), which dereferences it. Return zero when no CQE is available, indicating that teardown did not produce a TX timestamp.
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