# CVE-2026-98585: eth: fbnic: Avoid rounding zero ring sizes

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.18.55, 7.2.9
- Published: 2026-10-18 · Updated: 2026-10-19

## Affected

- Linux: from 6cbf18a05c06090d867ef417a2a30b214d42d171, fixed in 92c9f2ea634d92adff5403d231ebeda683c5685a; from 6cbf18a05c06090d867ef417a2a30b214d42d171, fixed in 491aa3167ae02f219cb2d2de6f4196d28dca03be; from 6cbf18a05c06090d867ef417a2a30b214d42d171, fixed in 0160953d8eec75c3c55562158c46442ff1fd410b
- Linux: 6.15
- Kernel (Linux): from 6.15.0, fixed in 6.18.55; from 6.19.0, fixed in 7.2.9

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: eth: fbnic: Avoid rounding zero ring sizes roundup_pow_of_two() is undefined for zero. ethtool permits a zero ring size to reach the driver, where the minimum-size check should reject it. Leave zero unchanged while rounding nonzero ring sizes. The minimum-size check then rejects zero deterministically without changing the established behavior for other values.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (6.18.55, 7.2.9) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/92c9f2ea634d92adff5403d231ebeda683c5685a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/491aa3167ae02f219cb2d2de6f4196d28dca03be
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0160953d8eec75c3c55562158c46442ff1fd410b

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