CVE-2026-98620

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: ethernet: mtk_eth_soc: unregister net_devices in case of probe failure If register_netdev() fails for one of the MTK_MAX_DEVS devices in mtk_probe(), the error path jumps to err_deinit_ppe, skipping mtk_unreg_dev(). The previously registered net_devices are then freed by mtk_free_dev() while still in NETREG_REGISTERED state, hitting the BUG_ON(dev->reg_state != NETREG_UNREGISTERED). Route the register_netdev() failure to err_unreg_netdev so the net_devices registered so far are properly unregistered before being freed.

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EPSS — Exploit Prediction

0.0020

Probability of exploitation

0.10%

Percentile rank

EPSS estimates the probability that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. A higher score means more likely to be exploited.

References

Other References

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0fdb944d4df02223c67d5e65c4c134ecb57a5668 https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/245bea0c7ab278150c70366bdeb69b901327133c https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/310d1ac61a4d5a2ca8356a3a48d263acf54503ce https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7254b702e556158e34b4d7c168b5d8e7da5978af https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ab3bde3b3e56331b4f53a1f6cf4e5e9d1c14c1a0

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2026-98620? +

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: ethernet: mtk_eth_soc: unregister net_devices in case of probe failure If register_netdev() fails for one of the MTK_MAX_DEVS devices in mtk_probe(), the error path jumps to err_deinit_ppe, skipping mtk_unreg_dev(). The previously registered net_devices are then freed by mtk_free_dev() while still in NETREG_REGISTERED state, hitting the BUG_ON(dev->reg_state != NETREG_UNREGISTERED). Route the register_netdev() failure to err_unreg_netdev so the net_devices registered so far are properly unregistered before being freed.

How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2026-98620? +

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