{"id":"CVE-2026-98514","title":"drm/nouveau: Fix gem reference leak in validate_init()","summary":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\ndrm/nouveau: Fix gem reference leak in validate_init()\n\nOn the ttm_bo_reserve() failure and \"vma not found\" error paths, the\nloop breaks without adding the looked-up ob…","severity":"none","vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","affected":["Linux >= 19ca10d82e33bcfe92412c461fc3534ec1e14747 < af2f48c12365866abb327d75c21a13bbde84719c","Linux >= 19ca10d82e33bcfe92412c461fc3534ec1e14747 < 3c80e069470cf73c357c9edb5ec5fba20e6f6a98","Linux >= 19ca10d82e33bcfe92412c461fc3534ec1e14747 < 957619120c26d6727efd18504e6b488673d3900a","Linux >= 19ca10d82e33bcfe92412c461fc3534ec1e14747 < 74485cdc343060fce08f8f3990da524d783e43a7","Linux >= 19ca10d82e33bcfe92412c461fc3534ec1e14747 < 8281930fc194ad448aaa5de8dd47fb6fb1cba327","Linux >= 19ca10d82e33bcfe92412c461fc3534ec1e14747 < 030e93fc91d55d9487b3b85fc0712bb795d77834","Linux >= 19ca10d82e33bcfe92412c461fc3534ec1e14747 < 9e13c398a23445baf38f0a59033dd9872a2bfe20","Linux >= 19ca10d82e33bcfe92412c461fc3534ec1e14747 < 5ea72f7b7139b123713a7983448f910bc4514d9e","Linux bcc16811023394a5e61a20c107f1fa560a28b7c1","Linux >= 4.17.12 < 4.18","Linux 4.18"],"published":"2026-10-18","updated":"2026-10-18","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-18T15:17:30.612Z","source":"CVEORG","sourceUrl":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-98514","references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/af2f48c12365866abb327d75c21a13bbde84719c"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3c80e069470cf73c357c9edb5ec5fba20e6f6a98"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/957619120c26d6727efd18504e6b488673d3900a"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/74485cdc343060fce08f8f3990da524d783e43a7"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8281930fc194ad448aaa5de8dd47fb6fb1cba327"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/030e93fc91d55d9487b3b85fc0712bb795d77834"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9e13c398a23445baf38f0a59033dd9872a2bfe20"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5ea72f7b7139b123713a7983448f910bc4514d9e"}],"tags":["cve.org"],"ingestedAt":"2026-10-18T15:45:12.289Z","slug":"CVE-2026-98514","body":"## Overview\n\nIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\ndrm/nouveau: Fix gem reference leak in validate_init()\n\nOn the ttm_bo_reserve() failure and \"vma not found\" error paths, the\nloop breaks without adding the looked-up object to any validate list,\nso the reference taken by drm_gem_object_lookup() is never released;\nvalidate_fini() only walks the spliced lists.  Drop the reference\nbefore breaking out on both paths.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `Linux >= 19ca10d82e33bcfe92412c461fc3534ec1e14747 < af2f48c12365866abb327d75c21a13bbde84719c`\n- `Linux >= 19ca10d82e33bcfe92412c461fc3534ec1e14747 < 3c80e069470cf73c357c9edb5ec5fba20e6f6a98`\n- `Linux >= 19ca10d82e33bcfe92412c461fc3534ec1e14747 < 957619120c26d6727efd18504e6b488673d3900a`\n- `Linux >= 19ca10d82e33bcfe92412c461fc3534ec1e14747 < 74485cdc343060fce08f8f3990da524d783e43a7`\n- `Linux >= 19ca10d82e33bcfe92412c461fc3534ec1e14747 < 8281930fc194ad448aaa5de8dd47fb6fb1cba327`\n- `Linux >= 19ca10d82e33bcfe92412c461fc3534ec1e14747 < 030e93fc91d55d9487b3b85fc0712bb795d77834`\n- `Linux >= 19ca10d82e33bcfe92412c461fc3534ec1e14747 < 9e13c398a23445baf38f0a59033dd9872a2bfe20`\n- `Linux >= 19ca10d82e33bcfe92412c461fc3534ec1e14747 < 5ea72f7b7139b123713a7983448f910bc4514d9e`\n- `Linux bcc16811023394a5e61a20c107f1fa560a28b7c1`\n- `Linux >= 4.17.12 < 4.18`\n- `Linux 4.18`\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":3,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":2.8,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}