Bug 2554965 (CVE-2026-98608)

Summary:	CVE-2026-98608 kernel: drm/virtio: fix object leak in virtio_gpu_resource_create_ioctl()
Product:	[Other] Security Response	Reporter:	OSIDB Bzimport <bzimport>
Component:	vulnerability	Assignee:	Product Security DevOps Team <prodsec-dev>
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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 (graphics processing unit) driver. When handling resource creation requests, an improper error-handling path fails to release acquired object references upon failure, causing memory and system resources to leak. A local user could exploit this flaw by repeatedly triggering failed resource creation requests, leading to kernel resource exhaustion and a Denial of Service (DoS).	Story Points:	---
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-10-18 15:36:14 UTC

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.