CVE-2026-98606
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Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/virtio: release the GEM object on virtio_gpu_vram_create() errors virtio_gpu_vram_create() frees the object with a bare kfree(vram) on both error paths after drm_gem_private_object_init() has run, and on the second one after drm_gem_create_mmap_offset() has linked obj->vma_node into the device's VMA offset manager. The freed object stays in that interval tree, so a later lookup or insertion walks freed memory, and the dma_resv and gpuva lock are never destroyed. Call drm_gem_object_release() before kfree() on both paths.
Severity
Not scored
CVSS score
Not available
Vulnerability status
Received
Source identifier
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Published
2026-10-18 16:17:13.340000
Last modified
2026-10-19 10:19:22.457000
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"value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\ndrm/virtio: release the GEM object on virtio_gpu_vram_create() errors\n\nvirtio_gpu_vram_create() frees the object with a bare kfree(vram) on\nboth error paths after drm_gem_private_object_init() has run, and on the\nsecond one after drm_gem_create_mmap_offset() has linked obj->vma_node\ninto the device's VMA offset manager. The freed object stays in that\ninterval tree, so a later lookup or insertion walks freed memory, and\nthe dma_resv and gpuva lock are never destroyed.\n\nCall drm_gem_object_release() before kfree() on both paths."
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