{"id":"CVE-2026-97987","title":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nvirtio_input: reset device if input_register_device() fails\n\nProbe marks the device DRIVER_OK with virtio_device_ready() before\ncalling input_register_device()","summary":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nvirtio_input: reset device if input_register_device() fails\n\nProbe marks the device DRIVER_OK with virtio_device_ready() before\ncalling input_register_device(). If regi…","severity":"medium","vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","affected":["Linux >= 271c865161c57cfabca45b93eaa712b19da365bc < 087b9ee4d36968329c846e6846e4e50f66532888","Linux >= 271c865161c57cfabca45b93eaa712b19da365bc < 16c90260ae7ae32d7ac9128fb5da404c37154765","Linux >= 271c865161c57cfabca45b93eaa712b19da365bc < 9a7e107734137f098f9b81e5615aa5a02c5395c7","Linux >= 271c865161c57cfabca45b93eaa712b19da365bc < 8407da8974326c1ffdfe6a5a9bfc8fed3212bbdf","Linux >= 271c865161c57cfabca45b93eaa712b19da365bc < 668ebfea7ba623450b12fdeaa0d080464d0c0a14","Linux >= 271c865161c57cfabca45b93eaa712b19da365bc < 81489b32a21c9360f8750d1fb600155d27452e19","Linux 4.1"],"published":"2026-09-25","updated":"2026-10-03","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-03T11:18:22.610","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-97987","references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/087b9ee4d36968329c846e6846e4e50f66532888","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/16c90260ae7ae32d7ac9128fb5da404c37154765","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/668ebfea7ba623450b12fdeaa0d080464d0c0a14","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/81489b32a21c9360f8750d1fb600155d27452e19","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8407da8974326c1ffdfe6a5a9bfc8fed3212bbdf","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9a7e107734137f098f9b81e5615aa5a02c5395c7","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-97987.json"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-97987"},{"url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2541157"},{"url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-97987"},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-97987"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/security/vulns.git/plain/cve/published/2026/CVE-2026-97987.mbox"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org","csaf","vex","red-hat"],"epss":0.00173,"epssPercentile":0.06641,"ingestedAt":"2026-09-25T11:06:38.866Z","cvss":5.5,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","cvssSource":"vendor","cwe":["CWE-825"],"slug":"CVE-2026-97987","body":"## Overview\n\nIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nvirtio_input: reset device if input_register_device() fails\n\nProbe marks the device DRIVER_OK with virtio_device_ready() before\ncalling input_register_device(). If registration fails, the error path\ncleared vi->ready and called del_vqs() while the device was still live,\nso the device could keep DMA to queues that were already torn down.\n\nMatch remove/freeze: call virtio_reset_device() on that path before\ntearing down the virtqueues.\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.\n\n## Vendor advisories\n\n- **Red Hat VEX** · Moderate · affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9, Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 · no fix planned: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9, … · updated 2026-10-17 · [vex](https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-97987.json)","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":30,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":30.3,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[{"seq":224213,"id":"CVE-2026-97987","ts":1792325015130,"field":"cvss","old":null,"new":"5.5"},{"seq":224212,"id":"CVE-2026-97987","ts":1792325015130,"field":"severity","old":"none","new":"medium"}]}