{
  "affected": [
    {
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0d9eee9118b77e51eeafc5bf4d008fac97035d56"
            },
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              "fixed": "4acac370aad2d4895a82f40b2f03e9ef70eecaa6"
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            {
              "fixed": "88f8a92dcb0cb154774595dee7226458de4cbd38"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "aeef8a8537bcfb26689edb36ed905b8b2873001c"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "bce7698e2e6565bb765bd0522337f29f5f312624"
            }
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          "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git",
          "type": "GIT"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Linux",
        "name": "Kernel"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "6.4.0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "6.12.113"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        },
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "6.13.0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "6.18.56"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        },
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "6.19.0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "7.2.10"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
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      ]
    }
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  "database_specific": {
    "cna_assigner": "Linux",
    "osv_generated_from": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/98xxx/CVE-2026-98783.json"
  },
  "details": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\ndrm/mediatek: Add missing IS_ERR check for ovl_adaptor platform device\n\nplatform_device_register_data() can fail and return an ERR_PTR, but the\nreturn value is used without checking, leading to an invalid pointer\nbeing stored in ddp_comp[].dev and passed to component_match_add() and\nmtk_ddp_comp_init(), which could result in a kernel crash.\n\nAdd an IS_ERR() check to jump to the error handling path on failure.",
  "id": "CVE-2026-98783",
  "modified": "2026-10-20T02:31:11.056687160Z",
  "published": "2026-10-18T15:48:20.377Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4acac370aad2d4895a82f40b2f03e9ef70eecaa6"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/88f8a92dcb0cb154774595dee7226458de4cbd38"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aeef8a8537bcfb26689edb36ed905b8b2873001c"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bce7698e2e6565bb765bd0522337f29f5f312624"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/98xxx/CVE-2026-98783.json"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-98783"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.9.0",
  "summary": "drm/mediatek: Add missing IS_ERR check for ovl_adaptor platform device"
}