{"id":"CVE-2026-97987","title":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nvirtio_input: reset device if input_register_device() fails\n\nProbe marks the device DRIVER_OK with virtio_device_ready() before\ncalling input_register_device()","summary":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nvirtio_input: reset device if input_register_device() fails\n\nProbe marks the device DRIVER_OK with virtio_device_ready() before\ncalling input_register_device(). If regi…","severity":"none","vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","affected":["Linux >= 271c865161c57cfabca45b93eaa712b19da365bc < 9a7e107734137f098f9b81e5615aa5a02c5395c7","Linux >= 271c865161c57cfabca45b93eaa712b19da365bc < 8407da8974326c1ffdfe6a5a9bfc8fed3212bbdf","Linux >= 271c865161c57cfabca45b93eaa712b19da365bc < 668ebfea7ba623450b12fdeaa0d080464d0c0a14","Linux >= 271c865161c57cfabca45b93eaa712b19da365bc < 81489b32a21c9360f8750d1fb600155d27452e19","Linux 4.1"],"published":"2026-09-25","updated":"2026-09-25","sourceUpdated":"2026-09-25T11:17:26.797","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-97987","references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/668ebfea7ba623450b12fdeaa0d080464d0c0a14","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/81489b32a21c9360f8750d1fb600155d27452e19","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8407da8974326c1ffdfe6a5a9bfc8fed3212bbdf","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9a7e107734137f098f9b81e5615aa5a02c5395c7","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org"],"ingestedAt":"2026-09-25T11:06:38.866Z","slug":"CVE-2026-97987","body":"## Overview\n\nIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nvirtio_input: reset device if input_register_device() fails\n\nProbe marks the device DRIVER_OK with virtio_device_ready() before\ncalling input_register_device(). If registration fails, the error path\ncleared vi->ready and called del_vqs() while the device was still live,\nso the device could keep DMA to queues that were already torn down.\n\nMatch remove/freeze: call virtio_reset_device() on that path before\ntearing down the virtqueues.\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":[]}