CVE-2026-98356
Linux: RDMA/bnxt_re: check create_singlethread_workqueue() in DCB setup
Linux LinuxOperating systemsCVSS
NoneNot scoredExploitationNo known exploitationNot in CISA KEV, which does not prove it is unexploitedCISA KEV
Exploit odds (EPSS)0.16%Chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, higher than 4% of CVEs. Scored 23 Oct 2026FIRST EPSS
Fixed in727bbda37d9758960c346546004eea4ad49242e1Also 6c368f7baaea63c1c7c28c6df271511f2a1562c9CVE List
What fixes it
- 727bbda37d9758960c346546004eea4ad49242e1LinuxCVE List
- 6c368f7baaea63c1c7c28c6df271511f2a1562c9LinuxCVE List
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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.
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Affected versions 8
- Linuxaffected: 51dc5312dcd929efea7647c0c0e75afa461531b5 before a0fb2007d00b440fd1adddd9b042f01744ed0efcCVE List
- Linuxaffected: 51dc5312dcd929efea7647c0c0e75afa461531b5 before 727bbda37d9758960c346546004eea4ad49242e1CVE List
- Linuxaffected: 51dc5312dcd929efea7647c0c0e75afa461531b5 before 6c368f7baaea63c1c7c28c6df271511f2a1562c9CVE List
- Linuxaffected: 6.14CVE List
- Linuxunaffected: all versions before 6.14CVE List
- Linuxunaffected: 6.18.54 through 6.18.*CVE List
- Linuxunaffected: 7.2.8 through 7.2.*CVE List
- Linuxunaffected: 7.3CVE List