{"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":"none","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"}],"tags":["nvd"],"ingestedAt":"2026-10-14T15:36:13.984Z","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.","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":3,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":2.8,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}