Unknown

CVE-2026-97987 — virtio_input: reset device if input_register_device() fails

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: virtio_input: reset device if input_register_device() fails Probe marks the device DRIVER_OK with virtio_device_ready() before calling input_register_device(). If registration fails, the error path cleared vi->ready and called del_vqs() while the device was still live, so the device could keep DMA to queues that were already torn down. Match remove/freeze: call virtio_reset_device() on that path before tearing down the virtqueues.

Published Sep 25, 2026 · Updated Oct 15, 2026 · Sources: NIST National Vulnerability Database, CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP · CNA: Linux

Low

Who exploits it and how urgent it is

A 0–100 score combining confirmed exploitation, ransomware and APT use, public exploits, EPSS and severity.

No exploitation signal in the sources consulted so far.

How the score was calculated

EPSS 0.2% (30-day exploitation probability)+1

The score orders the patch queue; it does not replace your asset context (internet exposure, criticality, compensating controls).

Triage

Is it exploited, how likely is exploitation, what does it touch, and how severe do the sources call it.

Exploitation

Not confirmed

Not in CISA KEV — an absence of record, not proof it is unexploited.

EPSS FIRST

0.17%

ahead of 6% of scored CVEs · Oct 15, 2026

Affects

Linux

CVSS base

—

Score not published yet.

Remediation

Fixes and mitigations documented by the sources — linked to the original advisory.

No fix documented by the sources we poll. That does not mean none exists: check the vendor advisory.

First 24 hours

Ordered from the record’s own fields — exposure first, because you cannot patch what you have not found. A rule-generated starting point.

Identify exposed assets running the affected vendor/product/version combinations (Linux Linux).
No fix documented in the sources: reduce exposure and monitor the vendor advisory.
Search available logs for exploit probes, errors and authentication anomalies.

Affected scope

Vendor, product and versions as the sources word them.

Vendor	Product	Versions	Status	Source
Linux	Linux	≥ 271c865161c57cfabca45b93eaa712b19da365bc and < 087b9ee4d36968329c846e6846e4e50f66532888≥ 271c865161c57cfabca45b93eaa712b19da365bc and < 16c90260ae7ae32d7ac9128fb5da404c37154765≥ 271c865161c57cfabca45b93eaa712b19da365bc and < 9a7e107734137f098f9b81e5615aa5a02c5395c7≥ 271c865161c57cfabca45b93eaa712b19da365bc and < 8407da8974326c1ffdfe6a5a9bfc8fed3212bbdf≥ 271c865161c57cfabca45b93eaa712b19da365bc and < 668ebfea7ba623450b12fdeaa0d080464d0c0a14≥ 271c865161c57cfabca45b93eaa712b19da365bc and < 81489b32a21c9360f8750d1fb600155d27452e19version 4.1	Vulnerable	CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP

Detection

Read off the CVSS vector and the weakness class. Starting points, not tested rules.

Not enough vector or weakness data: use the affected application’s logs as a starting point.

application logs

Timeline

What happened to this CVE, newest first.

2026
Record published
Oct 15, 2026
Affected products added · linux/linux
Oct 15, 2026 · CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
Source status changed · → Received
Oct 15, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
Record created in this database
Oct 15, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
CVE published
Sep 25, 2026 · Linux

Source activity

Repeated readings are counted rather than listed.

1× Official description updated · Oct 15, 2026 – Oct 15, 2026

References

6 on the record

git.kernel.org/stable/c/9a7e107734137f098f9b81e5615aa5a02c5395c7
NIST National Vulnerability Database
git.kernel.org/stable/c/81489b32a21c9360f8750d1fb600155d27452e19
NIST National Vulnerability Database
git.kernel.org/stable/c/8407da8974326c1ffdfe6a5a9bfc8fed3212bbdf
NIST National Vulnerability Database
git.kernel.org/stable/c/16c90260ae7ae32d7ac9128fb5da404c37154765
NIST National Vulnerability Database
git.kernel.org/stable/c/668ebfea7ba623450b12fdeaa0d080464d0c0a14
NIST National Vulnerability Database
git.kernel.org/stable/c/087b9ee4d36968329c846e6846e4e50f66532888
NIST National Vulnerability Database

Elsewhere on this site

Linux
every CVE for this vendor

Related CVEs (same products)

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Unknown CVE-2026-98432 ipv4: free inet_opt and ireq_opt after an RCU grace period 1d
Unknown CVE-2026-98424 wifi: cfg80211: undo netns switch if renaming the wiphy fails 2d
Unknown CVE-2026-98425 wifi: mac80211: don't warn when an IBSS has no channel to scan 2d
Unknown CVE-2026-98426 wifi: mwifiex: fix IRQ leak using wrong index in MSI-X error path 2d
Unknown CVE-2026-98427 net/sched: codel: bound the dropping loop per dequeue call 2d

Not in any source we poll

Listed rather than left blank: an empty field and an unmeasured one look identical on screen, and only one is a reason to look elsewhere.

No CVSS score published by NVD, the CNA, CISA or GitHub so far.
No fixed version, patch or mitigation documented.
No CISA SSVC assessment.
No CWE classification.
No confirmed IOCs, IP addresses, domains, file hashes, or malware artifacts supplied.
No organization-specific asset inventory, compensating-control status, or patch deployment evidence supplied.
No exploit packet captures, log samples, or incident case IDs supplied.

Answered from this record

Text assembled only from the fields above — no additional claims.

What should defenders know first?

CVE-2026-97987 is "virtio_input: reset device if input_register_device() fails", rated Unknown. It affects Linux (Linux); versions are in the scope table. It is not in CISA KEV, which does not rule out exploitation. EPSS 0.17% estimates the probability of exploitation in 30 days; neither replaces your asset context. First verify whether exposed or business-critical assets run the affected versions, apply vendor fixes or mitigations, and preserve logs for review.

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