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CVE-2026-98796VulnerabilityPublished Updated

Microsoft · net: ethernet: mtk_eth_soc: allocate dummy netdev sooner

Affects MicrosoftSource GCVE Database

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-98796· Medium

Not known to be exploited · fixed in efc91ab1d97bd991faf50baa0ead35029f341eb9 : update Microsoft when convenient.

Data as of 28 Oct 2026, 08:43 UTC

Severity
Medium

Rated by Threat Radar · CVSS not yet scored by NVD

Patch
Available – fixed in efc91ab1d97bd991faf50baa0ead35029f341eb9, 42001839e425b2564b7297be579073a13a8fddf6, 82be3d08de9e14d5aed72377f051adb4f09fd540 +2

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 18 Oct 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

Upgrade to a fixed release listed under Affected software.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ 656e705243fd0c2864b89634ea16ed444ef64dc6, < efc91ab1d97bd991faf50baa0ead35029f341eb9
Fixed in
  • efc91ab1d97bd991faf50baa0ead35029f341eb9
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ 656e705243fd0c2864b89634ea16ed444ef64dc6, < 42001839e425b2564b7297be579073a13a8fddf6
Fixed in
  • 42001839e425b2564b7297be579073a13a8fddf6
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ 656e705243fd0c2864b89634ea16ed444ef64dc6, < 82be3d08de9e14d5aed72377f051adb4f09fd540
Fixed in
  • 82be3d08de9e14d5aed72377f051adb4f09fd540
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ 656e705243fd0c2864b89634ea16ed444ef64dc6, < 17eafd74de5a31e30361420a2e3ebf64186b77e5
Fixed in
  • 17eafd74de5a31e30361420a2e3ebf64186b77e5
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ 656e705243fd0c2864b89634ea16ed444ef64dc6, < 6f0c2c4f5e7143eba75153ecc8af3a03f7b6a98b
Fixed in
  • 6f0c2c4f5e7143eba75153ecc8af3a03f7b6a98b
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • =4.6
Fixed in–

Description

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