{"id":"CVE-2026-98608","state":"PUBLISHED","title":"drm/virtio: fix object leak in virtio_gpu_resource_create_ioctl()","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\ndrm/virtio: fix object leak in virtio_gpu_resource_create_ioctl()\n\nvirtio_gpu_resource_create_ioctl() calls drm_gem_object_release() on the\ndrm_gem_handle_create() error path instead of dropping the reference it\nowns, so obj->funcs->free() never runs and the virtio_gpu_object, its\npages and sg table, the resource id and the host-side resource are\nleaked.\n\nUse drm_gem_object_put() instead.","publishedAt":"2026-10-18T15:19:23.052Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-19T09:22:35.287Z","severity":null,"assigner":"Linux","products":["Linux Linux"],"affected":[{"vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","defaultStatus":"unaffected","versions":[{"version":"62fb7a5e10962ac6ae2a2d2dbd3aedcb2a3e3257","status":"affected","lessThan":"d33d5ef8225538f76e4598c09e2074834667bb8d","versionType":"git"},{"version":"62fb7a5e10962ac6ae2a2d2dbd3aedcb2a3e3257","status":"affected","lessThan":"1586ee6107acab3b14510ac6af939f1253269df8","versionType":"git"},{"version":"62fb7a5e10962ac6ae2a2d2dbd3aedcb2a3e3257","status":"affected","lessThan":"83c899104496677068fbbd2e42f28fd625f9cd85","versionType":"git"},{"version":"62fb7a5e10962ac6ae2a2d2dbd3aedcb2a3e3257","status":"affected","lessThan":"77dee8e9106d62bf4f51b646c801f51f8ee77339","versionType":"git"},{"version":"62fb7a5e10962ac6ae2a2d2dbd3aedcb2a3e3257","status":"affected","lessThan":"574ae9fa5fd3658bee23cb544fe5a0d1d750016a","versionType":"git"},{"version":"62fb7a5e10962ac6ae2a2d2dbd3aedcb2a3e3257","status":"affected","lessThan":"b516446a25bf365cfffe3d7884ea6637f7f70862","versionType":"git"},{"version":"62fb7a5e10962ac6ae2a2d2dbd3aedcb2a3e3257","status":"affected","lessThan":"749d8bb964b3414ef967d5ec80f2f1b5b3a510d9","versionType":"git"},{"version":"62fb7a5e10962ac6ae2a2d2dbd3aedcb2a3e3257","status":"affected","lessThan":"477bc3068fc3777b9d8ffd79e265b0dfdf2d3a6b","versionType":"git"}],"repo":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git","programFiles":["drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_ioctl.c"]},{"vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","defaultStatus":"affected","versions":[{"version":"4.4","status":"affected"},{"version":"0","status":"unaffected","lessThan":"4.4","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"5.10.271","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"5.10.*","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"5.15.222","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"5.15.*","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.1.189","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"6.1.*","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.6.158","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"6.6.*","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.12.112","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"6.12.*","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.18.55","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"6.18.*","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"7.2.9","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"7.2.*","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"7.3","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"*","versionType":"original_commit_for_fix"}],"repo":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git","programFiles":["drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_ioctl.c"]}],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d33d5ef8225538f76e4598c09e2074834667bb8d","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1586ee6107acab3b14510ac6af939f1253269df8","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/83c899104496677068fbbd2e42f28fd625f9cd85","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/77dee8e9106d62bf4f51b646c801f51f8ee77339","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/574ae9fa5fd3658bee23cb544fe5a0d1d750016a","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b516446a25bf365cfffe3d7884ea6637f7f70862","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/749d8bb964b3414ef967d5ec80f2f1b5b3a510d9","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/477bc3068fc3777b9d8ffd79e265b0dfdf2d3a6b"],"weaknesses":[],"ingestedAt":"2026-10-29T20:13:43.249Z","source":{"repository":"CVEProject/cvelistV5","path":"cves/2026/98xxx/CVE-2026-98608.json","commit":"556c9d3a8cd17e218bb8e452ba7cd619a384ff47"},"raw":{"dataType":"CVE_RECORD","dataVersion":"5.2","cveMetadata":{"cveId":"CVE-2026-98608","state":"PUBLISHED","datePublished":"2026-10-18T15:19:23.052Z","dateUpdated":"2026-10-19T09:22:35.287Z","assignerShortName":"Linux","assignerOrgId":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67","dateReserved":"2026-09-25T10:25:14.360Z"},"containers":{"cna":{"title":"drm/virtio: fix object leak in virtio_gpu_resource_create_ioctl()","descriptions":[{"lang":"en","value":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\ndrm/virtio: fix object leak in virtio_gpu_resource_create_ioctl()\n\nvirtio_gpu_resource_create_ioctl() calls drm_gem_object_release() on the\ndrm_gem_handle_create() error path instead of dropping the reference it\nowns, so obj->funcs->free() never runs and the virtio_gpu_object, its\npages and sg table, the resource id and the host-side resource are\nleaked.\n\nUse drm_gem_object_put() instead."}],"affected":[{"vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","defaultStatus":"unaffected","versions":[{"version":"62fb7a5e10962ac6ae2a2d2dbd3aedcb2a3e3257","status":"affected","lessThan":"d33d5ef8225538f76e4598c09e2074834667bb8d","versionType":"git"},{"version":"62fb7a5e10962ac6ae2a2d2dbd3aedcb2a3e3257","status":"affected","lessThan":"1586ee6107acab3b14510ac6af939f1253269df8","versionType":"git"},{"version":"62fb7a5e10962ac6ae2a2d2dbd3aedcb2a3e3257","status":"affected","lessThan":"83c899104496677068fbbd2e42f28fd625f9cd85","versionType":"git"},{"version":"62fb7a5e10962ac6ae2a2d2dbd3aedcb2a3e3257","status":"affected","lessThan":"77dee8e9106d62bf4f51b646c801f51f8ee77339","versionType":"git"},{"version":"62fb7a5e10962ac6ae2a2d2dbd3aedcb2a3e3257","status":"affected","lessThan":"574ae9fa5fd3658bee23cb544fe5a0d1d750016a","versionType":"git"},{"version":"62fb7a5e10962ac6ae2a2d2dbd3aedcb2a3e3257","status":"affected","lessThan":"b516446a25bf365cfffe3d7884ea6637f7f70862","versionType":"git"},{"version":"62fb7a5e10962ac6ae2a2d2dbd3aedcb2a3e3257","status":"affected","lessThan":"749d8bb964b3414ef967d5ec80f2f1b5b3a510d9","versionType":"git"},{"version":"62fb7a5e10962ac6ae2a2d2dbd3aedcb2a3e3257","status":"affected","lessThan":"477bc3068fc3777b9d8ffd79e265b0dfdf2d3a6b","versionType":"git"}],"repo":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git","programFiles":["drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_ioctl.c"]},{"vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","defaultStatus":"affected","versions":[{"version":"4.4","status":"affected"},{"version":"0","status":"unaffected","lessThan":"4.4","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"5.10.271","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"5.10.*","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"5.15.222","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"5.15.*","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.1.189","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"6.1.*","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.6.158","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"6.6.*","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.12.112","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"6.12.*","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.18.55","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"6.18.*","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"7.2.9","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"7.2.*","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"7.3","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"*","versionType":"original_commit_for_fix"}],"repo":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git","programFiles":["drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_ioctl.c"]}],"references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d33d5ef8225538f76e4598c09e2074834667bb8d"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1586ee6107acab3b14510ac6af939f1253269df8"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/83c899104496677068fbbd2e42f28fd625f9cd85"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/77dee8e9106d62bf4f51b646c801f51f8ee77339"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/574ae9fa5fd3658bee23cb544fe5a0d1d750016a"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b516446a25bf365cfffe3d7884ea6637f7f70862"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/749d8bb964b3414ef967d5ec80f2f1b5b3a510d9"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/477bc3068fc3777b9d8ffd79e265b0dfdf2d3a6b"}],"providerMetadata":{"shortName":"Linux","orgId":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67","dateUpdated":"2026-10-19T09:22:35.287Z"},"cpeApplicability":[{"nodes":[{"operator":"OR","negate":false,"cpeMatch":[{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"4.4","versionEndExcluding":"5.10.271"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"4.4","versionEndExcluding":"5.15.222"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"4.4","versionEndExcluding":"6.1.189"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"4.4","versionEndExcluding":"6.6.158"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"4.4","versionEndExcluding":"6.12.112"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"4.4","versionEndExcluding":"6.18.55"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"4.4","versionEndExcluding":"7.2.9"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"4.4","versionEndExcluding":"7.3"}]}]}],"x_generator":{"engine":"bippy-1.2.0"}}}}}