CVE-2026-98842

CVE-2026-98842

published October 18, 2026

CVSS
—
EPSS
0%
Percentile
5.5
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00166 · 5.5th percentile
Published
2026-10-18T20:17Z
References (3)
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/258310d59a82ea4854bfd9138682bbaac1153b19 · 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bfc721eef5c13704efe6864c7da2ad4b0d75f60a · 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c79cf15eb35a4c703bf18f8c33c47e80dd660f8e · 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 20 OCT 03:34Z
    EPSS moved — → 0%
    epss
  • 18 OCT 15:50Z
    module: fix lost error code from codetag_load_module()
    cvelistv5
  • 18 OCT 15:50Z
    module: fix lost error code from codetag_load_module()
    cvelistv5