# CVE-2026-98566: drm/imagination: clamp freelist reconstruction requests

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.12.112, 6.18.55, 7.2.9
- Published: 2026-10-18 · Updated: 2026-10-19

## Affected

- Linux: from 6eedddab733b350886571f98b810108b13bf74ae, fixed in b78f8f5532a077baa4aabccf657a4fb3b164659e; from 6eedddab733b350886571f98b810108b13bf74ae, fixed in e0560db0ea6e10c283ebe7c259a7af8d3b6e61a6; from 6eedddab733b350886571f98b810108b13bf74ae, fixed in eabd0ae3611769c826dbc118a1e240628731b348; from 6eedddab733b350886571f98b810108b13bf74ae, fixed in 45585c3aa285854face65293acc95eff73063d6d
- Linux: 6.8
- Kernel (Linux): from 6.8.0, fixed in 6.12.112; from 6.13.0, fixed in 6.18.55; from 6.19.0, fixed in 7.2.9

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/imagination: clamp freelist reconstruction requests The firmware reconstruction count controls accesses to the request's fixed freelist ID array and the copy into the fixed response array. Neither access currently bounds the count to those protocol arrays. Clamp the count to the request capacity, which is shared by the response layout, and use that count consistently for reconstruction and response publication. Keep the firmware recovery exchange instead of dropping an oversized request without a response, as discussed with the firmware maintainer. The issue was found by our static-analysis tool.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (6.12.112, 6.18.55, 7.2.9) per the references below.
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## Related

- Browse: [Linux kernel](https://cve.now/tech/linux-kernel.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b78f8f5532a077baa4aabccf657a4fb3b164659e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e0560db0ea6e10c283ebe7c259a7af8d3b6e61a6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eabd0ae3611769c826dbc118a1e240628731b348
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/45585c3aa285854face65293acc95eff73063d6d

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