What is CVE-2026-97987?

CVE-2026-97987 is a unscored severity Linux kernel vulnerability, affecting Linux kernel versions from 4.1 onward and patched in 6.1.189, 6.6.158, 6.12.111 and others. CVE-2026-97987 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-97987?

CVE-2026-97987 has a CVSS score of pending NVD analysis out of 10, rated awaiting scoring severity.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2026-97987?

Yes, CVE-2026-97987 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.1.189, 6.6.158, 6.12.111 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 4.1 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2026-97987 actively exploited?

CVE-2026-97987 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2026-97987

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: virtio_input: reset device if input_register_device() fails Probe marks the device DRIVER_OK with virtio_device_ready() before calling input_register_device(). If registration fails, the error path cleared vi->ready and called del_vqs() while the device was still live, so the device could keep DMA to queues that were already torn down. Match remove/freeze: call virtio_reset_device() on that path before tearing down the virtqueues.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2026-09-25

Last modified 2026-10-03

Patch available

Yes

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 4.1 and later are affected. Fixed in 6.1.189, 6.6.158, 6.12.111, 6.18.53, 7.2.7, 7.3-rc3 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 4.1

Fixed in

✓ 6.1.189 6.1.x ✓ 6.6.158 6.6.x ✓ 6.12.111 6.12.x ✓ 6.18.53 6.18.x ✓ 7.2.7 7.2.x ✓ 7.3-rc3

References

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-97987?

CVE-2026-97987 is a unscored severity Linux kernel vulnerability . It affects Linux kernel versions from 4.1 onward and has been patched in 6.1.189, 6.6.158, 6.12.111 and others. CVE-2026-97987 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2026-97987?

Yes. CVE-2026-97987 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.1.189, 6.6.158, 6.12.111 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 4.1 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2026-97987 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2026-97987 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.