Bug 2555008 (CVE-2026-98618)

Summary: CVE-2026-98618 kernel: eth: fbnic: Handle maximum standalone channels
Product: [Other] Security Response Reporter: OSIDB Bzimport <bzimport>
Component: vulnerabilityAssignee: Product Security DevOps Team <prodsec-dev>
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Version: unspecifiedCC: akhatavk, aos-team-art-private, asdas, dpaolell, jdelft, jupierce, lgarciaa, mbiarnes, ppalepu, ppostler, prdhamdh, rhel-process-autobot, sghai, sidsharm, suppawar, vlaad, watson-tool-maintainers
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A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's fbnic network driver. When configuring the maximum number of standalone transmission and reception channels, the driver under-allocates vector resources, leaving uninitialized entries. This flaw allows a local user with administrative privileges to trigger a null pointer dereference during resource setup, resulting in a system crash and Denial of Service (DoS).
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-10-18 15:38:53 UTC 
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

eth: fbnic: Handle maximum standalone channels

Standalone channels use one NAPI vector for each Tx and Rx queue.
fbnic's allocation path excludes FBNIC_MAX_TXQS from that layout. A
64-Tx/64-Rx configuration therefore records 128 vectors but allocates
only 64, leaving NULL entries that resource setup dereferences.

Include the maximum vector count in standalone allocation.