CVE-2026-98608
Published Oct 18, 2026
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/virtio: fix object leak in virtio_gpu_resource_create_ioctl() virtio_gpu_resource_create_ioctl() calls drm_gem_object_release() on the drm_gem_handle_create() error path instead of dropping the reference it owns, so obj->funcs->free() never runs and the virtio_gpu_object, its pages and sg table, the resource id and the host-side resource are leaked. Use drm_gem_object_put() instead.
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References
Other References
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1586ee6107acab3b14510ac6af939f1253269df8
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/477bc3068fc3777b9d8ffd79e265b0dfdf2d3a6b
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/574ae9fa5fd3658bee23cb544fe5a0d1d750016a
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/749d8bb964b3414ef967d5ec80f2f1b5b3a510d9
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/77dee8e9106d62bf4f51b646c801f51f8ee77339
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/83c899104496677068fbbd2e42f28fd625f9cd85
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b516446a25bf365cfffe3d7884ea6637f7f70862
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d33d5ef8225538f76e4598c09e2074834667bb8d
Frequently Asked Questions
What is CVE-2026-98608? +
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
drm/virtio: fix object leak in virtio_gpu_resource_create_ioctl()
virtio_gpu_resource_create_ioctl() calls drm_gem_object_release() on the
drm_gem_handle_create() error path instead of dropping the reference it
owns, so obj->funcs->free() never runs and the virtio_gpu_object, its
pages and sg table, the resource id and the host-side resource are
leaked.
Use drm_gem_object_put() instead.
How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2026-98608? +
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