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CVE-2026-98740

🗓️ 18 Oct 2026 15:47:24Reported by LinuxType 
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🔗 web.nvd.nist.gov👁 26 Views

Use of __init memory in Linux kernel EDAC/altera ECC setup paths leads to memory dereference.

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Detection
Affected
Refs
ReporterTitlePublishedViews
Family
cnnvd
CNNVD
Linux Kernel Security Vulnerabilities
17 Oct 202616:00
–cnnvd
cvelist
Cvelist
CVE-2026-98740 EDAC/altera: Drop __init from ECC setup paths for re-probe safety
18 Oct 202615:47
–cvelist
debiancve
Debian CVE
CVE-2026-98740
18 Oct 202615:47
–debiancve
euvd
EUVD
EUVD-2026-103825
18 Oct 202615:47
–euvd
mscve
Microsoft CVE
EDAC/altera: Drop __init from ECC setup paths for re-probe safety
20 Oct 202608:02
–mscve
nvd
NVD
CVE-2026-98740
18 Oct 202616:17
–nvd
osv_azl
osv_azl
AZL-108602 CVE-2026-98740 affecting package kernel 6.6.157.1-1
18 Oct 202616:17
–osv_azl
osv_bell
osv_bell
BELL-CVE-2026-98740
21 Oct 202606:10
–osv_bell
osv_debian
osv_debian
DEBIAN-CVE-2026-98740
18 Oct 202616:17
–osv_debian
osv_ubuntu
osv_ubuntu
UBUNTU-CVE-2026-98740
18 Oct 202616:17
–osv_ubuntu
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linuxlinux_kernelRange5.2–6.18.56
linuxlinux_kernelRange6.19.0–7.2.10
linuxlinux_kernelRange7.3.0≥
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  {
    "product": "Linux",
    "vendor": "Linux",
    "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
    "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git",
    "programFiles": [
      "drivers/edac/altera_edac.c"
    ],
    "versions": [
      {
        "version": "788586efd116d6d7d05985881eda503333e702b4",
        "lessThan": "9846b85c2eb8b749c3f14bdcc31b1070f6aabba8",
        "status": "affected",
        "versionType": "git"
      },
      {
        "version": "788586efd116d6d7d05985881eda503333e702b4",
        "lessThan": "4ec26cb7984740941892ad21fa974963c198bfaa",
        "status": "affected",
        "versionType": "git"
      },
      {
        "version": "788586efd116d6d7d05985881eda503333e702b4",
        "lessThan": "b62a264163ca51bee04785c581344751812395df",
        "status": "affected",
        "versionType": "git"
      }
    ]
  },
  {
    "product": "Linux",
    "vendor": "Linux",
    "defaultStatus": "affected",
    "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git",
    "programFiles": [
      "drivers/edac/altera_edac.c"
    ],
    "versions": [
      {
        "version": "5.2",
        "status": "affected"
      },
      {
        "version": "0",
        "lessThan": "5.2",
        "status": "unaffected",
        "versionType": "semver"
      },
      {
        "version": "6.18.56",
        "lessThanOrEqual": "6.18.*",
        "status": "unaffected",
        "versionType": "semver"
      },
      {
        "version": "7.2.10",
        "lessThanOrEqual": "7.2.*",
        "status": "unaffected",
        "versionType": "semver"
      },
      {
        "version": "7.3",
        "lessThanOrEqual": "*",
        "status": "unaffected",
        "versionType": "original_commit_for_fix"
      }
    ]
  }
]

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19 Oct 2026 10:19Current
6.2Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6.2
EPSS0.00178
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