CVE-2026-98913

High

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: thunderx: fix PTP device ref leak in nicvf_probe() cavium_ptp_get() acquires a reference to the PTP PCI device through pci_get_device(). If any initialization step fails after cavium_ptp_get(), the PTP PCI device reference is leaked. Add a common error path to release the PTP reference before returning from probe failures.

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.1
Exploit probability—
ProductMicrosoft Azl3 Kernel
PublishedOct 23, 2026
First seenOct 23, 2026

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
microsoft azl3_kernel_6.6.157.1-1No range specified—

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