# CVE-2026-98618: eth: fbnic: Handle maximum standalone channels

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.12.112, 6.18.55, 7.2.9
- Published: 2026-10-18 · Updated: 2026-10-19

## Affected

- Linux: from bc6107771bb4be3009168cfda24d22131c026fe8, fixed in 9843e5fabd6ab296df9c025b1d0e5bf79a6b8a08; from bc6107771bb4be3009168cfda24d22131c026fe8, fixed in 6c903188b67617070017305a325fa326f270a43d; from bc6107771bb4be3009168cfda24d22131c026fe8, fixed in 16ff1023213cc39c1a7ce737205c2a1a53c3a716; from bc6107771bb4be3009168cfda24d22131c026fe8, fixed in 1f4c73064a50f53d596c6f1d06d2d700f43c4b32
- Linux: 6.11
- Kernel (Linux): from 6.11.0, fixed in 6.12.112; from 6.13.0, 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: Handle maximum standalone channels Standalone channels use one NAPI vector for each Tx and Rx queue. fbnic's allocation path excludes FBNIC_MAX_TXQS from that layout. A 64-Tx/64-Rx configuration therefore records 128 vectors but allocates only 64, leaving NULL entries that resource setup dereferences. Include the maximum vector count in standalone allocation.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (6.12.112, 6.18.55, 7.2.9) per the references below.
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## Related

- Browse: [Linux kernel](https://cve.now/tech/linux-kernel.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9843e5fabd6ab296df9c025b1d0e5bf79a6b8a08
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6c903188b67617070017305a325fa326f270a43d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/16ff1023213cc39c1a7ce737205c2a1a53c3a716
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1f4c73064a50f53d596c6f1d06d2d700f43c4b32

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