{"id":"CVE-2026-98411","title":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\npower: sequencing: fix NULL-pointer dereference in pwrseq_device_register()\n\nIf dev_set_name() fails in pwrseq_device_register(), we jump to the\nerr_put_pwrseq label be…","summary":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\npower: sequencing: fix NULL-pointer dereference in pwrseq_device_register()\n\nIf dev_set_name() fails in pwrseq_device_register(), we jump to the\nerr_put_pwrseq label be…","severity":"medium","published":"2026-10-14","updated":"2026-10-14","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-14T14:17:52.323","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-98411","references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/242da4318d97380741516b595af3920207b2f0f1","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a2890c1eb96d1dd0bec1cce5fbc4ed5af1dfd55d","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a2fb51ec8920279e9e908010f37b448775f42eff","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/efe21a5c5bfe23bd30a8e4ba4e2b04ae265348bb","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-98411.json"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-98411"},{"url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2552221"},{"url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-98411"},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-98411"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/security/vulns.git/plain/cve/published/2026/CVE-2026-98411.mbox"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org","csaf","vex","red-hat"],"ingestedAt":"2026-10-14T15:36:13.984Z","vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","affected":["Linux >= 249ebf3f65f8530beb2cbfb91bff1d83ba88d23c < a2fb51ec8920279e9e908010f37b448775f42eff","Linux >= 249ebf3f65f8530beb2cbfb91bff1d83ba88d23c < a2890c1eb96d1dd0bec1cce5fbc4ed5af1dfd55d","Linux >= 249ebf3f65f8530beb2cbfb91bff1d83ba88d23c < efe21a5c5bfe23bd30a8e4ba4e2b04ae265348bb","Linux >= 249ebf3f65f8530beb2cbfb91bff1d83ba88d23c < 242da4318d97380741516b595af3920207b2f0f1","Linux 6.11"],"cvss":4.1,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","cvssSource":"vendor","cwe":["CWE-476"],"epss":0.00209,"epssPercentile":0.11004,"slug":"CVE-2026-98411","body":"## Overview\n\nIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\npower: sequencing: fix NULL-pointer dereference in pwrseq_device_register()\n\nIf dev_set_name() fails in pwrseq_device_register(), we jump to the\nerr_put_pwrseq label before initializing pwrseq->targets.\npwrseq_release() will try to iterate over targets unconditionally and\nsubsequently dereference an invalid pointer. Move the call to\ndev_set_name() after the list head is initialized.\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 · no fix planned: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 · updated 2026-10-18 · [vex](https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-98411.json)","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":23,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":22.5,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[{"seq":222920,"id":"CVE-2026-98411","ts":1792151672458,"field":"cvss","old":null,"new":"4.1"},{"seq":222919,"id":"CVE-2026-98411","ts":1792151672458,"field":"severity","old":"none","new":"medium"}]}