{"id":"CVE-2026-98608","title":"drm/virtio: fix object leak in virtio_gpu_resource_create_ioctl()","summary":"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() erro…","severity":"none","vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","affected":["Linux >= 62fb7a5e10962ac6ae2a2d2dbd3aedcb2a3e3257 < d33d5ef8225538f76e4598c09e2074834667bb8d","Linux >= 62fb7a5e10962ac6ae2a2d2dbd3aedcb2a3e3257 < 1586ee6107acab3b14510ac6af939f1253269df8","Linux >= 62fb7a5e10962ac6ae2a2d2dbd3aedcb2a3e3257 < 83c899104496677068fbbd2e42f28fd625f9cd85","Linux >= 62fb7a5e10962ac6ae2a2d2dbd3aedcb2a3e3257 < 77dee8e9106d62bf4f51b646c801f51f8ee77339","Linux >= 62fb7a5e10962ac6ae2a2d2dbd3aedcb2a3e3257 < 574ae9fa5fd3658bee23cb544fe5a0d1d750016a","Linux >= 62fb7a5e10962ac6ae2a2d2dbd3aedcb2a3e3257 < b516446a25bf365cfffe3d7884ea6637f7f70862","Linux >= 62fb7a5e10962ac6ae2a2d2dbd3aedcb2a3e3257 < 749d8bb964b3414ef967d5ec80f2f1b5b3a510d9","Linux >= 62fb7a5e10962ac6ae2a2d2dbd3aedcb2a3e3257 < 477bc3068fc3777b9d8ffd79e265b0dfdf2d3a6b","Linux 4.4"],"published":"2026-10-18","updated":"2026-10-19","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-19T09:22:35.287Z","source":"CVEORG","sourceUrl":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-98608","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"}],"tags":["cve.org"],"ingestedAt":"2026-10-18T15:45:12.242Z","slug":"CVE-2026-98608","body":"## Overview\n\nIn 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.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `Linux >= 62fb7a5e10962ac6ae2a2d2dbd3aedcb2a3e3257 < d33d5ef8225538f76e4598c09e2074834667bb8d`\n- `Linux >= 62fb7a5e10962ac6ae2a2d2dbd3aedcb2a3e3257 < 1586ee6107acab3b14510ac6af939f1253269df8`\n- `Linux >= 62fb7a5e10962ac6ae2a2d2dbd3aedcb2a3e3257 < 83c899104496677068fbbd2e42f28fd625f9cd85`\n- `Linux >= 62fb7a5e10962ac6ae2a2d2dbd3aedcb2a3e3257 < 77dee8e9106d62bf4f51b646c801f51f8ee77339`\n- `Linux >= 62fb7a5e10962ac6ae2a2d2dbd3aedcb2a3e3257 < 574ae9fa5fd3658bee23cb544fe5a0d1d750016a`\n- `Linux >= 62fb7a5e10962ac6ae2a2d2dbd3aedcb2a3e3257 < b516446a25bf365cfffe3d7884ea6637f7f70862`\n- `Linux >= 62fb7a5e10962ac6ae2a2d2dbd3aedcb2a3e3257 < 749d8bb964b3414ef967d5ec80f2f1b5b3a510d9`\n- `Linux >= 62fb7a5e10962ac6ae2a2d2dbd3aedcb2a3e3257 < 477bc3068fc3777b9d8ffd79e265b0dfdf2d3a6b`\n- `Linux 4.4`\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":[]}