{"cve":"CVE-2026-98412","nvd":{"published":"2026-10-14T14:17:52.433","modified":"2026-10-19T10:18:46.447","status":"Received","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\npower: sequencing: fix NULL-pointer dereference in pwrseq_unit_new()\n\nIf memory allocation fails in pwrseq_unit_setup_deps(), pwrseq_unit_put()\nis called to release the partially initialized unit. However, we've\nnever initialized unit->list and pwrseq_unit_release() will\nunconditionally call list_del() on it. Initialize unit->list right after\nallocating the unit struct.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":[],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/115b303e8e093d964089ec6f3c40d984d77b33d0","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/29e03670cc384561a2037c69b0a1cc5232d3c6c3","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6e571aea60de7f4c62b77510495d1bcc7df406a1","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/859880b07a75c7a29d141abfacbd750d25a8e920"],"products":[],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T22:59:28.494260111+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2026-98412","score":0.00209,"percentile":0.10983,"date":"2026-10-25"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}