CVE-2026-98498 in Linuxinfo

Summary

by MITRE • 10/18/2026

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

net/mlx5: Fix rev_entry reference leak in mlx5_tc_ct_shared_counter_get()

When the reverse entry is found but its counter is already being released, refcount_inc_not_zero() fails and the reference taken by mlx5_tc_ct_entry_get() is never dropped before falling through to create_counter. Drop it so the reverse entry is not kept alive forever by a shared counter lookup that did not use it.

If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Responsible

Linux

Reservation

09/25/2026

Disclosure

10/18/2026

Moderation

accepted

EPSS

0.00000

KEV

no

Activities

very low

Sources

Want to stay up to date on a daily basis?

Enable the mail alert feature now!