CVE-2026-98516
Published Oct 18, 2026
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/nouveau: Fix bridge reference leak in nv1a_ram_new() pci_get_domain_bus_and_slot() takes a reference to the PCI device, which is never released once the memory size has been read from its config space. Drop the reference before returning.
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References
Other References
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2bda86f1fb2373a2ad8900341d5d6a6d68ce6ddb
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3e0861ebb9ecf0b726ea42123bd579362ec1f977
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/553c86816e99855d6784eebd2588d5d2198c280e
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/67b4411538c8341692548429d43256f25be99f7a
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6d497216c10af3dc9747b399295f385fabbac9e5
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9ffb43369ae51af5d5646b1ef680ab1af0fb4ad9
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ac4f1d28498b9798fc20f91f23a4256032186370
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/add5e0a45e3971df9c65cc7b59c90559a25dc5a9
Frequently Asked Questions
What is CVE-2026-98516? +
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
drm/nouveau: Fix bridge reference leak in nv1a_ram_new()
pci_get_domain_bus_and_slot() takes a reference to the PCI device,
which is never released once the memory size has been read from its
config space. Drop the reference before returning.
How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2026-98516? +
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