{"id":"CVE-2026-98412","title":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\npower: sequencing: fix NULL-pointer dereference in pwrseq_unit_new()\n\nIf memory allocation fails in pwrseq_unit_setup_deps(), pwrseq_unit_put()\nis called to release the…","summary":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\npower: sequencing: fix NULL-pointer dereference in pwrseq_unit_new()\n\nIf memory allocation fails in pwrseq_unit_setup_deps(), pwrseq_unit_put()\nis called to release the…","severity":"medium","published":"2026-10-14","updated":"2026-10-14","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-14T14:17:52.433","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-98412","references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/115b303e8e093d964089ec6f3c40d984d77b33d0","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/29e03670cc384561a2037c69b0a1cc5232d3c6c3","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6e571aea60de7f4c62b77510495d1bcc7df406a1","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/859880b07a75c7a29d141abfacbd750d25a8e920","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-98412.json"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-98412"},{"url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2552214"},{"url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-98412"},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-98412"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/security/vulns.git/plain/cve/published/2026/CVE-2026-98412.mbox"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org","csaf","vex","red-hat"],"ingestedAt":"2026-10-14T15:36:13.985Z","vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","affected":["Linux >= 249ebf3f65f8530beb2cbfb91bff1d83ba88d23c < 29e03670cc384561a2037c69b0a1cc5232d3c6c3","Linux >= 249ebf3f65f8530beb2cbfb91bff1d83ba88d23c < 859880b07a75c7a29d141abfacbd750d25a8e920","Linux >= 249ebf3f65f8530beb2cbfb91bff1d83ba88d23c < 6e571aea60de7f4c62b77510495d1bcc7df406a1","Linux >= 249ebf3f65f8530beb2cbfb91bff1d83ba88d23c < 115b303e8e093d964089ec6f3c40d984d77b33d0","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":0.11003,"slug":"CVE-2026-98412","body":"## Overview\n\nIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\npower: sequencing: fix NULL-pointer dereference in pwrseq_unit_new()\n\nIf memory allocation fails in pwrseq_unit_setup_deps(), pwrseq_unit_put()\nis called to release the partially initialized unit. However, we've\nnever initialized unit->list and pwrseq_unit_release() will\nunconditionally call list_del() on it. Initialize unit->list right after\nallocating the unit struct.\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-2026-98412.json)","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":23,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":22.5,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[{"seq":222918,"id":"CVE-2026-98412","ts":1792151671283,"field":"cvss","old":null,"new":"4.1"},{"seq":222917,"id":"CVE-2026-98412","ts":1792151671283,"field":"severity","old":"none","new":"medium"}]}