# CVE-2026-98608: drm/virtio: fix object leak in virtio\_gpu\_resource\_create\_ioctl()

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 5.10.271, 5.15.222, 6.1.189, 6.6.158, 6.12.112, and 2 more
- Published: 2026-10-18 · Updated: 2026-10-19

## Affected

- Linux: from 62fb7a5e10962ac6ae2a2d2dbd3aedcb2a3e3257, fixed in d33d5ef8225538f76e4598c09e2074834667bb8d; from 62fb7a5e10962ac6ae2a2d2dbd3aedcb2a3e3257, fixed in 1586ee6107acab3b14510ac6af939f1253269df8; from 62fb7a5e10962ac6ae2a2d2dbd3aedcb2a3e3257, fixed in 83c899104496677068fbbd2e42f28fd625f9cd85; from 62fb7a5e10962ac6ae2a2d2dbd3aedcb2a3e3257, fixed in 77dee8e9106d62bf4f51b646c801f51f8ee77339; from 62fb7a5e10962ac6ae2a2d2dbd3aedcb2a3e3257, fixed in 574ae9fa5fd3658bee23cb544fe5a0d1d750016a; from 62fb7a5e10962ac6ae2a2d2dbd3aedcb2a3e3257, fixed in b516446a25bf365cfffe3d7884ea6637f7f70862; from 62fb7a5e10962ac6ae2a2d2dbd3aedcb2a3e3257, fixed in 749d8bb964b3414ef967d5ec80f2f1b5b3a510d9; from 62fb7a5e10962ac6ae2a2d2dbd3aedcb2a3e3257, fixed in 477bc3068fc3777b9d8ffd79e265b0dfdf2d3a6b
- Linux: 4.4
- Kernel (Linux): from 4.4.0, fixed in 5.10.271; from 5.11.0, fixed in 5.15.222; from 5.16.0, fixed in 6.1.189; from 6.2.0, fixed in 6.6.158; from 6.7.0, 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/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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (5.10.271, 5.15.222, 6.1.189, 6.6.158, 6.12.112) 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/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

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