module: fix lost error code from codetag_load_module()
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: module: fix lost error code from codetag_load_module() If codetag_load_module() fails, err is not set to reflect the failure and load_module() returns 0 after the module has been torn down. Also, if the module is a livepatch, mod->klp_info allocated by copy_module_elf() leaks on this error path. Free it via a new livepatch_cleanup label.
CVE-2026-98842
Primary source · Revision 1
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Security context
Source reference: cve:CVE-2026-98842
Linux
Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/0/product
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Linux
Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/1/product
- Affected versions
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Structured affected-version data
Original package identities and version rules from this source.
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{
"repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git",
"vendor": "Linux",
"product": "Linux",
"versions": [
{
"status": "affected",
"version": "044d2aee6c575231ed4a24fb3d119bad0937488b",
"lessThan": "258310d59a82ea4854bfd9138682bbaac1153b19",
"versionType": "git"
},
{
"status": "affected",
"version": "044d2aee6c575231ed4a24fb3d119bad0937488b",
"lessThan": "bfc721eef5c13704efe6864c7da2ad4b0d75f60a",
"versionType": "git"
},
{
"status": "affected",
"version": "044d2aee6c575231ed4a24fb3d119bad0937488b",
"lessThan": "c79cf15eb35a4c703bf18f8c33c47e80dd660f8e",
"versionType": "git"
},
{
"status": "affected",
"version": "b6bbbb8ef48dde09c0dbd77121fa0f09b0237fec",
"versionType": "git"
},
{
"status": "affected",
"version": "6.15.4",
"lessThan": "6.16",
"versionType": "semver"
}
],
"programFiles": [
"kernel/module/main.c"
],
"defaultStatus": "unaffected"
},
{
"repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git",
"vendor": "Linux",
"product": "Linux",
"versions": [
{
"status": "affected",
"version": "6.16"
},
{
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "0",
"lessThan": "6.16",
"versionType": "semver"
},
{
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "6.18.56",
"versionType": "semver",
"lessThanOrEqual": "6.18.*"
},
{
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "7.2.10",
"versionType": "semver",
"lessThanOrEqual": "7.2.*"
},
{
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "7.3",
"versionType": "original_commit_for_fix",
"lessThanOrEqual": "*"
}
],
"programFiles": [
"kernel/module/main.c"
],
"defaultStatus": "affected"
}
]- Related CVEs
- CVE-2026-98842
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