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title: "CVE-2026-98154: Linux kernel nvme-rdma - Denial of Service"
description: "Linux kernel nvme-rdma contains a double cleanup vulnerability caused by improper error handling in queue_rq, letting attackers trigger host path errors leading to potential system instability, exploit requires triggering -EIO error."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-98154/
---

# CVE-2026-98154 Linux kernel nvme-rdma - Denial of Service

Linux kernel nvme-rdma contains a double cleanup vulnerability caused by improper error handling in queue\_rq, letting attackers trigger host path errors leading to potential system instability, exploit requires triggering -EIO error.

CVSS base score 7.0 /10

High

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

None known

Authentication

Required

EPSS

0.11% chance of exploitation in 30 days

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-98154)

## Details

Type

Denial of Service

Impact

Denial Of Service

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Published

25 September 2026

Updated

15 October 2026

## Vendor fix

Update to the latest Linux kernel version with the fix for nvme-rdma -EIO cleanup order.

Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them.

## References

- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-98154](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-98154)
- [https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c2459519b39587c9c27d6b8a8cf516fee10fce66](https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c2459519b39587c9c27d6b8a8cf516fee10fce66)
- [https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ccf37fff526cab2d0e6ff2aaf35947f3cf62e5bb](https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ccf37fff526cab2d0e6ff2aaf35947f3cf62e5bb)
- [https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/171b993a4aed9889159df4815b6a6ba141e61975](https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/171b993a4aed9889159df4815b6a6ba141e61975)
- [https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a41e7fc8d244d9cfc6273051aed85b67adedbb89](https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a41e7fc8d244d9cfc6273051aed85b67adedbb89)
- [https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cf3e706963ffbd3ee2568fa0d08ab016f0575ea8](https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cf3e706963ffbd3ee2568fa0d08ab016f0575ea8)
- [https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d61828199c6cb4b76d48403c77023cd4bb9d09fc](https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d61828199c6cb4b76d48403c77023cd4bb9d09fc)
- [https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/965804b20c0f02c1a6cf4b69c0498a79e56f97fe](https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/965804b20c0f02c1a6cf4b69c0498a79e56f97fe)

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- Whether you run the affected software, and where
- Whether an attacker can actually reach and exploit it
- The misconfigurations that never get a CVE number
- What it would cost the business, ranked into what to fix first

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