Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-80888
Published: September 5, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU147030
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-80888
CWE-ID: CWE-772
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to cause a denial of service.
The vulnerability exists due to improper resource release in ttm_prime_fd_to_handle() in the vmwgfx DRM driver when importing a non-vmwgfx PRIME file descriptor through the DRM_VMW_GB_SURFACE_REF or DRM_VMW_GB_SURFACE_REF_EXT path. A local user can pass a non-vmwgfx PRIME file descriptor to cause a denial of service.
Affected software
Linux kernel
How to mitigate CVE-2026-80888
Install security update from vendor's repository.
External References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4df39eb99bb47d1f24d1952c23b21b10988356bf
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/619c3cfa88e09603a13d918f754808db2dda7057
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a1e972fa94c3a8069e022c67b9d97c7aa7b05293
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a8434b145b1e467940334c58c00af241e9494c5f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c1c22fca0a0896a452a7cb92422d67babd65b4be
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f739416dc555fa205a785e5135d73fa39b26f35d