What is CVE-2026-98404?

CVE-2026-98404 is a unscored severity Linux kernel vulnerability, affecting Linux kernel versions from 4.2 onward and patched in 5.10.271, 5.15.222, 6.1.189 and others. CVE-2026-98404 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-98404?

CVE-2026-98404 has a CVSS score of pending NVD analysis out of 10, rated awaiting scoring severity.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2026-98404?

Yes, CVE-2026-98404 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.10.271, 5.15.222, 6.1.189 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 4.2 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2026-98404 actively exploited?

CVE-2026-98404 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2026-98404

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.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2026-10-14

Last modified 2026-10-14

Patch available

Yes

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 4.2 and later are affected. Fixed in 5.10.271, 5.15.222, 6.1.189, 6.6.158, 6.12.111, 6.18.53, 7.2.7, 7.3-rc2 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 4.2

Fixed in

✓ 5.10.271 5.10.x ✓ 5.15.222 5.15.x ✓ 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-rc2

References

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-98404?

CVE-2026-98404 is a unscored severity Linux kernel vulnerability . It affects Linux kernel versions from 4.2 onward and has been patched in 5.10.271, 5.15.222, 6.1.189 and others. CVE-2026-98404 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2026-98404?

Yes. CVE-2026-98404 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.10.271, 5.15.222, 6.1.189 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 4.2 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2026-98404 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2026-98404 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.