---
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:

  drm/virtio: fix object leak in virtio_gpu_resource_create_ioctl()

  virtio_gpu_resource_create_ioctl() calls drm_gem_object_release() on the
  drm_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: '2026-10-18'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-18T15:19:23.052Z'
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'
---

## Overview

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

drm/virtio: fix object leak in virtio_gpu_resource_create_ioctl()

virtio_gpu_resource_create_ioctl() calls drm_gem_object_release() on the
drm_gem_handle_create() error path instead of dropping the reference it
owns, so obj->funcs->free() never runs and the virtio_gpu_object, its
pages and sg table, the resource id and the host-side resource are
leaked.

Use drm_gem_object_put() instead.

## 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`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.