{"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":"none","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"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org"],"ingestedAt":"2026-10-06T08:50:17.394Z","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.","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":3,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":2.8,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}