Sensitive Information in Resource Not Removed Before Reuse in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-97620
Published: September 28, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU152581
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 4.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-97620
CWE-ID: CWE-226
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to disclose sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to improper cache flushing in the drm/xe emit_render_cache_flush() function when releasing graphics memory for reuse. A local user can access reused graphics memory to disclose sensitive information.
Affected software
Linux kernel
How to mitigate CVE-2026-97620
Install security update from vendor's repository.
Linux kernel - update to 7.0 rc3