{"id":"CVE-2026-98783","title":"drm/mediatek: Add missing IS_ERR check for ovl_adaptor platform device","summary":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\ndrm/mediatek: Add missing IS_ERR check for ovl_adaptor platform device\n\nplatform_device_register_data() can fail and return an ERR_PTR, but the\nreturn value is used wit…","severity":"none","vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","affected":["Linux >= 0d9eee9118b77e51eeafc5bf4d008fac97035d56 < 4acac370aad2d4895a82f40b2f03e9ef70eecaa6","Linux >= 0d9eee9118b77e51eeafc5bf4d008fac97035d56 < 88f8a92dcb0cb154774595dee7226458de4cbd38","Linux >= 0d9eee9118b77e51eeafc5bf4d008fac97035d56 < aeef8a8537bcfb26689edb36ed905b8b2873001c","Linux >= 0d9eee9118b77e51eeafc5bf4d008fac97035d56 < bce7698e2e6565bb765bd0522337f29f5f312624","Linux 6.4"],"published":"2026-10-18","updated":"2026-10-18","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-18T15:48:20.377Z","source":"CVEORG","sourceUrl":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-98783","references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4acac370aad2d4895a82f40b2f03e9ef70eecaa6"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/88f8a92dcb0cb154774595dee7226458de4cbd38"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aeef8a8537bcfb26689edb36ed905b8b2873001c"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bce7698e2e6565bb765bd0522337f29f5f312624"}],"tags":["cve.org"],"ingestedAt":"2026-10-18T16:47:32.488Z","slug":"CVE-2026-98783","body":"## Overview\n\nIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\ndrm/mediatek: Add missing IS_ERR check for ovl_adaptor platform device\n\nplatform_device_register_data() can fail and return an ERR_PTR, but the\nreturn value is used without checking, leading to an invalid pointer\nbeing stored in ddp_comp[].dev and passed to component_match_add() and\nmtk_ddp_comp_init(), which could result in a kernel crash.\n\nAdd an IS_ERR() check to jump to the error handling path on failure.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `Linux >= 0d9eee9118b77e51eeafc5bf4d008fac97035d56 < 4acac370aad2d4895a82f40b2f03e9ef70eecaa6`\n- `Linux >= 0d9eee9118b77e51eeafc5bf4d008fac97035d56 < 88f8a92dcb0cb154774595dee7226458de4cbd38`\n- `Linux >= 0d9eee9118b77e51eeafc5bf4d008fac97035d56 < aeef8a8537bcfb26689edb36ed905b8b2873001c`\n- `Linux >= 0d9eee9118b77e51eeafc5bf4d008fac97035d56 < bce7698e2e6565bb765bd0522337f29f5f312624`\n- `Linux 6.4`\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":[]}