CVE-2026-98618

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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