CVE-2026-98356

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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.

Severity

Not scored

CVSS score

Not available

Vulnerability status

Received

Source identifier

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

Published

2026-10-06 09:18:29.160000

Last modified

2026-10-19 10:18:38.297000

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  "id": "CVE-2026-98356",
  "sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
  "published": "2026-10-06T09:18:29.160",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-19T10:18:38.297",
  "vulnStatus": "Received",
  "cveTags": [],
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      "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nRDMA/bnxt_re: check create_singlethread_workqueue() in DCB setup\n\nbnxt_re_init_dcb_wq() ignores a failed allocation. The async DCB\nhandler later calls queue_work() on the NULL pointer."
    }
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