{"id":"CVE-2026-98842","revision":"5a7eef4a76a04580aa21bdc323d88568","records":[{"revision":"5a7eef4a76a04580aa21bdc323d88568","observedAt":"2026-10-23T15:48:27.903+00:00","statement":{"source":"cve-program","id":"CVE-2026-98842","aliases":[],"title":"module: fix lost error code from codetag_load_module()","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nmodule: fix lost error code from codetag_load_module()\n\nIf codetag_load_module() fails, err is not set to reflect the failure\nand load_module() returns 0 after the module has been torn down.\n\nAlso, if the module is a livepatch, mod->klp_info allocated by\ncopy_module_elf() leaks on this error path.  Free it via a new\nlivepatch_cleanup label.","state":0,"publishedAt":"2026-10-18T15:50:19.217+00:00","modifiedAt":"2026-10-19T09:26:34.441+00:00","affected":[{"ecosystem":"Vendor product","name":"Linux","ranges":[],"versions":[],"rawVersionEvidence":"{\n                    \"product\": \"Linux\",\n                    \"vendor\": \"Linux\",\n                    \"defaultStatus\": \"unaffected\",\n                    \"repo\": \"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git\",\n                    \"programFiles\": [\n                        \"kernel/module/main.c\"\n                    ],\n                    \"versions\": [\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"044d2aee6c575231ed4a24fb3d119bad0937488b\",\n                            \"lessThan\": \"258310d59a82ea4854bfd9138682bbaac1153b19\",\n                            \"status\": \"affected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"git\"\n                        },\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"044d2aee6c575231ed4a24fb3d119bad0937488b\",\n                            \"lessThan\": \"bfc721eef5c13704efe6864c7da2ad4b0d75f60a\",\n                            \"status\": \"affected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"git\"\n                        },\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"044d2aee6c575231ed4a24fb3d119bad0937488b\",\n                            \"lessThan\": \"c79cf15eb35a4c703bf18f8c33c47e80dd660f8e\",\n                            \"status\": \"affected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"git\"\n                        },\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"b6bbbb8ef48dde09c0dbd77121fa0f09b0237fec\",\n                            \"status\": \"affected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"git\"\n                        },\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"6.15.4\",\n                            \"lessThan\": \"6.16\",\n                            \"status\": \"affected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"semver\"\n                        }\n                    ]\n                }"},{"ecosystem":"Vendor product","name":"Linux","ranges":[],"versions":[],"rawVersionEvidence":"{\n                    \"product\": \"Linux\",\n                    \"vendor\": \"Linux\",\n                    \"defaultStatus\": \"affected\",\n                    \"repo\": \"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git\",\n                    \"programFiles\": [\n                        \"kernel/module/main.c\"\n                    ],\n                    \"versions\": [\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"6.16\",\n                            \"status\": \"affected\"\n                        },\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"0\",\n                            \"lessThan\": \"6.16\",\n                            \"status\": \"unaffected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"semver\"\n                        },\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"6.18.56\",\n                            \"lessThanOrEqual\": \"6.18.*\",\n                            \"status\": \"unaffected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"semver\"\n                        },\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"7.2.10\",\n                            \"lessThanOrEqual\": \"7.2.*\",\n                            \"status\": \"unaffected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"semver\"\n                        },\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"7.3\",\n                            \"lessThanOrEqual\": \"*\",\n                            \"status\": \"unaffected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"original_commit_for_fix\"\n                        }\n                    ]\n                }"}],"metrics":[],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/258310d59a82ea4854bfd9138682bbaac1153b19","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bfc721eef5c13704efe6864c7da2ad4b0d75f60a","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c79cf15eb35a4c703bf18f8c33c47e80dd660f8e"],"sourceUrl":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-98842","license":"CVE Program Terms of Use","key":"cve-program:CVE-2026-98842","identifiers":["CVE-2026-98842"]},"retained":false,"historicalAffected":[]}],"coverage":[]}