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    "id": "CVE-2026-98842",
    "sourceURL": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-98842",
    "idYear": 2026,
    "status": "PUBLISHED",
    "publishedAt": "2026-10-18T15:50:19.217Z",
    "updatedAt": "2026-10-19T09:26:34.441Z",
    "importedAt": "2026-10-24T01:58:41.756Z",
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      "source": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/releases/tag/cve_2026-10-24_0100Z"
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      "title": "module: fix lost error code from codetag_load_module()",
      "summary": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nmodule: fix lost error code from codetag_load_module()\n\nIf codetag_load_module() fails, err is not set to reflect the failure\nand load_module() returns 0 after the module has been torn down.\n\nAlso, if the module is a livepatch, mod->klp_info allocated by\ncopy_module_elf() leaks on this error path.  Free it via a new\nlivepatch_cleanup label.",
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