{"cve":"CVE-2026-98871","nvd":{"published":"2026-10-23T12:18:20.510","modified":"2026-10-23T12:18:20.510","status":"Received","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\ncrypto: ccp - Fix possible deadlock in SEV init failure path\n\n__sev_platform_init_handle_init_ex_path() calls\nrmp_mark_pages_firmware() with locked=false while the parent\nfunction of init_ex_path already acquired the sev_cmd_mutex.\nIn the case of an RMPUPDATE failure for any page after the first, the cleanup\npath would invoke reclaim pages which would result in a deadlock in\nsev_do_cmd.\n\nPass locked=true to honor the lock status of the parent function.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":[],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/364f3841bc22c72b6e2cb72a1e3c91c9c8fc1ef4","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8e7e06ee7c2938ee3fa31a61cc5289a45c8c13f1","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b0e7ec0dab242c5e480121ba12400d0513e37ca2","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ffd3a3df92be697eb78118a146c6a5d5e6c1f724"],"products":[],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-23T16:39:28.036610720+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2026-98871","score":0.00168,"percentile":0.0611,"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."]}