SB2026102289 - Memory leak in Linux kernel drm nouveau driver

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SB2026102289 - Memory leak in Linux kernel drm nouveau driver

Published: October 22, 2026

Security Bulletin ID SB2026102289
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-2026-98514)

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 exhaust kernel resources, potentially causing a denial of service.

The vulnerability exists due to an unreleased GEM object reference in the Linux kernel nouveau driver's validate_init() function when ttm_bo_reserve() fails or a virtual memory area lookup returns no matching entry. A local user can trigger these error paths repeatedly to accumulate unreleased objects and potentially exhaust kernel resources, causing a denial of service.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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