CVE-2026-97914 accel: ethosu: Fix ethosu_job_open() return value
A bug in the Linux kernel Ethos-U accelerator driver incorrectly returns success instead of an error code, potentially masking initialization failures.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2026-97914?
CVE-2026-97914 is a vulnerability in Linux, published on 25 Sep 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
accel: ethosu: Fix ethosu_job_open() return value
A WARN_ON() returns a 0 or 1, not the original negative errno. Just drop the WARN_ON() as the FD open will pass the return code to userspace and there's only one possible source of the error (drm_sched_entity_init()).
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-97914?
How do I fix CVE-2026-97914?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2026-97914 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-97914 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2026-97914, GHSA-gcww-2652-8vv9, UBUNTU-CVE-2026-97914.