{"id":"CVE-2026-98356","title":"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","summary":"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 t…","severity":"high","vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","affected":["Linux >= 51dc5312dcd929efea7647c0c0e75afa461531b5 < a0fb2007d00b440fd1adddd9b042f01744ed0efc","Linux >= 51dc5312dcd929efea7647c0c0e75afa461531b5 < 727bbda37d9758960c346546004eea4ad49242e1","Linux >= 51dc5312dcd929efea7647c0c0e75afa461531b5 < 6c368f7baaea63c1c7c28c6df271511f2a1562c9","Linux 6.14"],"published":"2026-10-06","updated":"2026-10-06","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-06T09:18:29.160","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-98356","references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6c368f7baaea63c1c7c28c6df271511f2a1562c9","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/727bbda37d9758960c346546004eea4ad49242e1","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a0fb2007d00b440fd1adddd9b042f01744ed0efc","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-98356.json"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-98356"},{"url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2546489"},{"url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-98356"},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-98356"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/security/vulns.git/plain/cve/published/2026/CVE-2026-98356.mbox"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org","csaf","vex","red-hat"],"ingestedAt":"2026-10-06T08:50:17.394Z","cvss":7,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","cvssSource":"vendor","cwe":["CWE-476"],"epss":0.00155,"epssPercentile":0.0454,"slug":"CVE-2026-98356","body":"## Overview\n\nIn 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.\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** · Low · affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9, Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 · no fix planned: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9, Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 · updated 2026-10-07 · [vex](https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-98356.json)","depth":"twilight","depthScore":39,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":38.5,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[{"seq":217083,"id":"CVE-2026-98356","ts":1791360663994,"field":"cvss","old":null,"new":"7"},{"seq":217082,"id":"CVE-2026-98356","ts":1791360663994,"field":"severity","old":"none","new":"high"}]}