SB20261022189 - Memory leak in Linux kernel drm virtio driver

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SB20261022189 - Memory leak in Linux kernel drm virtio driver

Published: October 22, 2026

Security Bulletin ID SB20261022189
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Denial of service

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.


1) Memory leak (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-98609)

CWE-ID: CWE-401 - Missing release of memory after effective lifetime

CVSSv4: 6.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]


The vulnerability allows a local user to leak guest memory and host-side graphics resources, potentially causing a denial of service through resource exhaustion.

The vulnerability exists due to improper reference-count management in virtio_gpu_gem_create() when graphics handle creation fails. A local user can trigger object creation operations that encounter drm_gem_handle_create() failures to leave graphics objects allocated without a remaining reference, leaking guest memory and host-side resources and potentially causing a denial of service.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References