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HIGH

CVE-2026-98216

CVSS v3

7.1

HIGH

EPSS Score

0.2 %

exploit probability, as of 2026-10-06

CISA KEV

No

known exploited

Exploitation

—

SSVC status

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: IB/hfi1: Fix the PIO_CRED credit-return mmap hfi1_file_mmap()'s PIO_CRED case must hand user space the single credit-return page that holds this context's entry. That page is the second or third page of the per-node credit-return allocation once the hardware send context index reaches 64 or 128, so the failure below is intermittent: when the entry lands on the first page the offset is zero and everything works. Two things ar

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Published
2026-10-06
Last Modified
2026-10-07

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-98216?

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: IB/hfi1: Fix the PIO_CRED credit-return mmap hfi1_file_mmap()'s PIO_CRED case must hand user space the single credit-return page that holds this context's entry. That page is the second or third page of the per-node credit-return allocation once the hardware send context index reaches 64 or 128, so the failure below is intermittent: when the entry lands on the first page the offset is zero and everything works. Two things ar

Is CVE-2026-98216 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2026-98216 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 0.2% on 2026-10-06, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-98216?

CVE-2026-98216 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.1 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H.

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