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drm/virtio: Fix a NULL vs ERR_PTR() bug in virtio_gpu_user_framebuffer_create()
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/virtio: Fix a NULL vs ERR_PTR() bug in virtio_gpu_user_framebuffer_create() Smatch complains that returning a NULL here will lead to a NULL pointer dereference in drm_mode_addfb2(). Return an error pointer instead.
Announced Source revision 1
Original source ↗CVE-2026-98404
Primary source · Revision 1
Imported from structured advisory data. Source references identify upstream records or fields; verify affected versions and your deployed configuration.
Security context
Source reference: cve:CVE-2026-98404
Linux
Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/0/product
- Affected versions
- Not stated in this record
- Fixed versions
- Not stated in this record
- Prerequisites
- Not stated in this record
Linux
Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/1/product
- Affected versions
- Not stated in this record
- Fixed versions
- Not stated in this record
- Prerequisites
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Structured affected-version data
Original package identities and version rules from this source.
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"vendor": "Linux",
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],
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}
]- Related CVEs
- CVE-2026-98404
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- Event
- #38469 · Revision 1
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