{"cve":"CVE-2026-98842","nvd":{"published":"2026-10-18T16:17:38.527","modified":"2026-10-19T10:19:48.303","status":"Received","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nmodule: fix lost error code from codetag_load_module()\n\nIf codetag_load_module() fails, err is not set to reflect the failure\nand load_module() returns 0 after the module has been torn down.\n\nAlso, if the module is a livepatch, mod->klp_info allocated by\ncopy_module_elf() leaks on this error path.  Free it via a new\nlivepatch_cleanup label.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":[],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/258310d59a82ea4854bfd9138682bbaac1153b19","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bfc721eef5c13704efe6864c7da2ad4b0d75f60a","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c79cf15eb35a4c703bf18f8c33c47e80dd660f8e"],"products":[],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T23:00:53.604569364+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2026-98842","score":0.00166,"percentile":0.05777,"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."]}