net: thunderx: fix PTP device ref leak in nicvf_probe()
CVE-2026-98913 is fixed in linux on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2026-98913, released October 24, 2026. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.
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.
Where it's fixed
| Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | |||
| linux · Debian 12.15 (bookworm) | 6.1.190-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-98913 | Oct 24, 2026 |
| linux · Debian 13.5 (trixie) | 6.12.111-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-98913 | Oct 24, 2026 |
| linux · Debian 14 | 7.2.6-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-98913 | Oct 24, 2026 |
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