# CVE-2026-98833: mtd: core: call \_get\_device() with the master MTD

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.6.160, 6.12.113, 6.18.56, 7.2.10
- Published: 2026-10-18 · Updated: 2026-10-30

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 5.7
- Kernel (Linux): from 5.7.0, fixed in 6.6.160; from 6.7.0, fixed in 6.12.113; from 6.13.0, fixed in 6.18.56; from 6.19.0, fixed in 7.2.10

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mtd: core: call _get_device() with the master MTD __get_mtd_device() calls the master's _get_device() callback with mtd, which may be a partition. __put_mtd_device() passes the master. This breaks gluebi partitions because gluebi_get_device() uses container_of() and therefore requires the master MTD. Pass the master to _get_device(), matching _put_device().

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (6.6.160, 6.12.113, 6.18.56, 7.2.10) 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/522e821e41654eb06d2f21ac78a0f22fb6b198c2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e7e37358408b0690c367cf38aec81a9b7e2475b5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d94731cafa57e2c986ff391122d1494e5a3f3c3f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/95c8f36293c22d450c371167ad4f9a5bbadc7539
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f971f1c63cf71579258360a12bd185bc1cd1a043
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dc482a281a19a7d7e91ad1b2d551bb301c54d0e6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/12b31d1acd20b3185bb5f0748db0cf6874c8e9d1

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