Bug 2554921 (CVE-2026-98606)

Summary:	CVE-2026-98606 kernel: drm/virtio: release the GEM object on virtio_gpu_vram_create() errors
Product:	[Other] Security Response	Reporter:	OSIDB Bzimport <bzimport>
Component:	vulnerability	Assignee:	Product Security DevOps Team <prodsec-dev>
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Priority:	medium
Version:	unspecified	CC:	akhatavk, aos-team-art-private, asdas, dpaolell, jdelft, jupierce, lgarciaa, mbiarnes, ppalepu, ppostler, prdhamdh, rhel-process-autobot, sghai, sidsharm, suppawar, vlaad, watson-tool-maintainers
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Doc Text:	A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's VirtIO GPU driver. During error handling when creating video memory resources, the driver deallocates memory without properly releasing the object from kernel memory tracking structures. A local user can exploit this vulnerability to trigger a use-after-free condition when the freed memory is subsequently accessed, leading to a Denial of Service (DoS) or potentially arbitrary code execution.	Story Points:	---
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-10-18 15:32:45 UTC

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

drm/virtio: release the GEM object on virtio_gpu_vram_create() errors

virtio_gpu_vram_create() frees the object with a bare kfree(vram) on
both error paths after drm_gem_private_object_init() has run, and on the
second one after drm_gem_create_mmap_offset() has linked obj->vma_node
into the device's VMA offset manager. The freed object stays in that
interval tree, so a later lookup or insertion walks freed memory, and
the dma_resv and gpuva lock are never destroyed.

Call drm_gem_object_release() before kfree() on both paths.