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If the allocated ID is\nnonzero, this leaks that ID and can free ID 0 belonging to another device.\n\nStore the ID before registering the cleanup action so both the immediate\nfailure path and normal device teardown release the correct allocation.","score":null,"severity":"unknown","published":"2026-10-23T12:19:44.536Z","modified":"2026-10-30T12:40:37.940Z","withdrawn":false,"knownExploited":false,"affected":[],"products":[{"vendor":"Linux","name":"Linux","platforms":[],"versions":[{"version":"5300ebb695fa0672589ab191062392f686fca75d","status":"affected","lessThan":"0250acba81654b2ee50bde324ad72b3f0c04d0bd","versionType":"git"},{"version":"5300ebb695fa0672589ab191062392f686fca75d","status":"affected","lessThan":"88b9c4bbf83d940ab672956e5af921215905dcb4","versionType":"git"},{"version":"5300ebb695fa0672589ab191062392f686fca75d","status":"affected","lessThan":"bf3d841ef12fcbec4458e2750956b738b043a226","versionType":"git"},{"version":"5300ebb695fa0672589ab191062392f686fca75d","status":"affected","lessThan":"b78c114600ae3df90c083c72c290437b068577c8","versionType":"git"},{"version":"5300ebb695fa0672589ab191062392f686fca75d","status":"affected","lessThan":"01318927a9055136c207399eeb36ce07becac179","versionType":"git"},{"version":"5300ebb695fa0672589ab191062392f686fca75d","status":"affected","lessThan":"f7ec4dbd2a073dd53b6349be1c586fe8580dd6b2","versionType":"git"},{"version":"5300ebb695fa0672589ab191062392f686fca75d","status":"affected","lessThan":"4d69e74034b208588636ecc177e0dd43a7696af3","versionType":"git"}],"defaultStatus":"unaffected","cpes":[],"source":"Linux","url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-98971"},{"vendor":"Linux","name":"Linux","platforms":[],"versions":[{"version":"5.11","status":"affected"},{"version":"0","status":"unaffected","lessThan":"5.11","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"5.15.224","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"5.15.*","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.1.191","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"6.1.*","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.6.160","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"6.6.*","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.12.113","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"6.12.*","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.18.57","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"6.18.*","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"7.2.11","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"7.2.*","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"7.3","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"*","versionType":"original_commit_for_fix"}],"defaultStatus":"affected","cpes":[],"source":"Linux","url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-98971"}],"remediation":[],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0250acba81654b2ee50bde324ad72b3f0c04d0bd","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/88b9c4bbf83d940ab672956e5af921215905dcb4","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bf3d841ef12fcbec4458e2750956b738b043a226","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b78c114600ae3df90c083c72c290437b068577c8","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/01318927a9055136c207399eeb36ce07becac179","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f7ec4dbd2a073dd53b6349be1c586fe8580dd6b2","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4d69e74034b208588636ecc177e0dd43a7696af3"],"sources":[{"name":"CVE","id":"CVE-2026-98971","modified":"2026-10-30T12:40:37.940Z","url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-98971"}],"assessments":[],"sourceAffected":[],"observedAt":"2026-10-30T13:10:25.794Z","kev":{"status":"not-listed","checkedAt":"2026-11-15T00:00:32.242Z"},"coverage":[{"source":"NVD","status":"not-checked"},{"source":"GHSA","status":"not-checked"},{"source":"EUVD","status":"not-checked"},{"source":"EPSS","status":"not-checked"}],"evidence":[],"aiSummary":null}