{"id":"CVE-2026-98121","title":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nwatchdog: msc313e: Fix NULL pointer dereference in PM callbacks\n\nmsc313e_wdt_probe() doesn't set the driver data for the platform device.\nAs a result, dev_get_drvdata()…","summary":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nwatchdog: msc313e: Fix NULL pointer dereference in PM callbacks\n\nmsc313e_wdt_probe() doesn't set the driver data for the platform device.\nAs a result, dev_get_drvdata()…","severity":"none","vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","affected":["Linux >= e9800b7994642a794afd4894f072541c14277ce8 < 960251cc4a413d8f1eef2a2c6aca41073b57ce16","Linux >= e9800b7994642a794afd4894f072541c14277ce8 < afc3ea51e479289a23c642cc8bade67b94225ed9","Linux >= e9800b7994642a794afd4894f072541c14277ce8 < a135415be56839e555e0bcdd5ffb8d2f5f947bd7","Linux >= e9800b7994642a794afd4894f072541c14277ce8 < b02f902fe4b59d65f74a25c4523a75453bd3f808","Linux >= e9800b7994642a794afd4894f072541c14277ce8 < 744b25040d8206f7925b8ba0be5edf93fa4bf81e","Linux >= e9800b7994642a794afd4894f072541c14277ce8 < 6495dc16e635356fd2b7535dcbf9b6779de4e753","Linux >= e9800b7994642a794afd4894f072541c14277ce8 < e3eceb76515910746e6268c4e4ac1c07516ebd7b","Linux 5.14"],"published":"2026-09-25","updated":"2026-10-03","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-03T11:18:33.760","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-98121","references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6495dc16e635356fd2b7535dcbf9b6779de4e753","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/744b25040d8206f7925b8ba0be5edf93fa4bf81e","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/960251cc4a413d8f1eef2a2c6aca41073b57ce16","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a135415be56839e555e0bcdd5ffb8d2f5f947bd7","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/afc3ea51e479289a23c642cc8bade67b94225ed9","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b02f902fe4b59d65f74a25c4523a75453bd3f808","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e3eceb76515910746e6268c4e4ac1c07516ebd7b","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org"],"epss":0.00122,"epssPercentile":0.01988,"ingestedAt":"2026-09-25T11:06:38.819Z","slug":"CVE-2026-98121","body":"## Overview\n\nIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nwatchdog: msc313e: Fix NULL pointer dereference in PM callbacks\n\nmsc313e_wdt_probe() doesn't set the driver data for the platform device.\nAs a result, dev_get_drvdata() in msc313e_wdt_suspend() and\nmsc313e_wdt_resume() will return NULL, leading to a NULL pointer\ndereference afterward.\n\nSet the platform device driver data in msc313e_wdt_probe().\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":3,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":2.8,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}