{"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":"none","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"}],"tags":["nvd"],"ingestedAt":"2026-10-14T15:36:13.985Z","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.","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":3,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":2.8,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}