Object leaks in Linux kernel virtio-gpu blob resource creation
Key facts
- Attack vector
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- Privileges required
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- User interaction
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- Attack complexity
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- Impact type
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- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
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- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 5 without a fix
No CVSS vector from any source. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
The Linux kernel from 5.11 contains a flaw in the DRM virtio-gpu driver, where the blob resource creation ioctl leaks objects on error paths. It calls drm_gem_object_release() instead of dropping the reference it owns, so the object's free function never runs and the object, resource id and host-side resource are not freed. The sources do not describe the attacker's requirements or any exploitation.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-07
Description from the CNA
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/virtio: fix object leaks in virtio_gpu_resource_create_blob_ioctl() virtio_gpu_resource_create_blob_ioctl() calls drm_gem_object_release() on both the virtio_gpu_resource_assign_uuid() and drm_gem_handle_create() error paths instead of dropping the reference it owns, so obj->funcs->free() never runs and the virtio_gpu_object, the resource id and the host-side resource are leaked. Use drm_gem_object_put() instead.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
Remediation
Linux kernel fixes are available in 5.15.222, 6.1.189, 6.6.158, 6.12.112, 6.18.55, 7.2.9 and 7.3. Red Hat lists Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, 9 and 10 and Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 and 5 as affected without a fix, with plan none_available.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-07
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.15.222, 6.1.189, 6.6.158, 6.12.112, 6.18.55, 7.2.9, 7.3
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 5 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
Not affected: 2 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Timeline
- 2026-10-18 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-98607
- 2026-10-18 Alias added: GHSA-cch7-4w9v-52q8
- 2026-10-19 Fix available: Linux/[email protected] · CNA
- 2026-10-21 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
- 2026-10-21 CVSS score added · Red Hat
- 2026-11-07 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
References
Other 7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/73ea38a89b923fa08047885a0845d1cd89261ead
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eea473532a286cd1b13cddbec5c645989f43a3aa
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/88c60c06a2a5244f5dd32ec098e633add114890f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0455867bbd95ffa9d9db0a1c6dda500f8126232c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/81c6769e069d703154087377d1749af2f1b74e49
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/02df4e24dc4c0bf5b0425a6acabc5201d7f04fc2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/24b6d5c7641412c9ebef0d4c8b888d49a0e6b880
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Sources
- CVE-2026-98607 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-98607 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-cch7-4w9v-52q8 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-98607 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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