{"id":"CVE-2026-98913","title":"net: thunderx: fix PTP device ref leak in nicvf_probe()","summary":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnet: thunderx: fix PTP device ref leak in nicvf_probe()\n\ncavium_ptp_get() acquires a reference to the PTP PCI device\nthrough pci_get_device(). If any initialization ste…","severity":"none","vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","affected":["Linux >= 4a8755096466d1002236ac7293eae821b6de87ba < 3a2eedb172e777f2c8608395eec42250fb355dae","Linux >= 4a8755096466d1002236ac7293eae821b6de87ba < c8bc44a1d86d5b432ec7f5a6f30b4e719a047374","Linux >= 4a8755096466d1002236ac7293eae821b6de87ba < df3d586ecc580623edadec71a6ffdf4c79e2a8e8","Linux >= 4a8755096466d1002236ac7293eae821b6de87ba < 916d74343cd60ef7c3d433bd417d26ba31642c09","Linux >= 4a8755096466d1002236ac7293eae821b6de87ba < 2bcf59eefb9f00a2b1d426b639ee49c305a80695","Linux 4.16"],"published":"2026-10-23","updated":"2026-10-26","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-26T06:56:43.960Z","source":"CVEORG","sourceUrl":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-98913","references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3a2eedb172e777f2c8608395eec42250fb355dae"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c8bc44a1d86d5b432ec7f5a6f30b4e719a047374"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/df3d586ecc580623edadec71a6ffdf4c79e2a8e8"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/916d74343cd60ef7c3d433bd417d26ba31642c09"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2bcf59eefb9f00a2b1d426b639ee49c305a80695"}],"tags":["cve.org"],"epss":0.00174,"epssPercentile":0.06826,"ingestedAt":"2026-10-23T13:24:55.571Z","slug":"CVE-2026-98913","body":"## Overview\n\nIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnet: thunderx: fix PTP device ref leak in nicvf_probe()\n\ncavium_ptp_get() acquires a reference to the PTP PCI device\nthrough pci_get_device(). If any initialization step fails\nafter cavium_ptp_get(), the PTP PCI device reference is leaked.\nAdd a common error path to release the PTP reference before\nreturning from probe failures.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `Linux >= 4a8755096466d1002236ac7293eae821b6de87ba < 3a2eedb172e777f2c8608395eec42250fb355dae`\n- `Linux >= 4a8755096466d1002236ac7293eae821b6de87ba < c8bc44a1d86d5b432ec7f5a6f30b4e719a047374`\n- `Linux >= 4a8755096466d1002236ac7293eae821b6de87ba < df3d586ecc580623edadec71a6ffdf4c79e2a8e8`\n- `Linux >= 4a8755096466d1002236ac7293eae821b6de87ba < 916d74343cd60ef7c3d433bd417d26ba31642c09`\n- `Linux >= 4a8755096466d1002236ac7293eae821b6de87ba < 2bcf59eefb9f00a2b1d426b639ee49c305a80695`\n- `Linux 4.16`\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":[]}