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CVE-2026-98895

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/mlx5: HWS, Handle…

Risk score
54/100
CVSS
7.0 v3.1
Exploit chance (30 days)
0.2%
Published
23 Oct 2026

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What to know

What it is
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/mlx5: HWS, Handle destroying table that has a miss table If a table has a miss table that was created by 'mlx5hws_table_set_default_miss' API function, its miss_tbl keeps the table that points to it in a list. If such table is deleted, we need to …
Affected
See advisory
Fix
Apply the vendor's security update; see the linked advisory.
Exploitation
No known exploitation

Why it is Yellow

  • CVSS 7.0 high
  • On your watchlist: linux kernel

References

Original description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/mlx5: HWS, Handle destroying table that has a miss table If a table has a miss table that was created by 'mlx5hws_table_set_default_miss' API function, its miss_tbl keeps the table that points to it in a list. If such table is deleted, we need to also remove it from the miss_tbl list, otherwise the node in miss_tbl list will contain garbage.

Last activity 23 Oct 2026. Patch Forecast updates every hour.