TI-2026-75910 Aliases CVE-2026-98782 GHSA-cpv8-j2cq-v3fc

Platform device leak in Linux kernel MediaTek DRM driver

LOW 22Published 2026-10-18 · Updated 2026-10-21

Key facts

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Fix status: Fixed

No CVSS vector from any source. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

The Linux kernel from 6.4 leaks a platform device in its MediaTek DRM driver. When the driver's probe step fails, or when the driver is removed, the OVL adaptor platform device that was registered for the display pipeline stays registered.

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/mediatek: Fix ovl adaptor platform device leak mtk_drm_probe() creates an OVL adaptor platform device with platform_device_register_data() when the display pipeline requires the OVL adaptor. If a later initialization step fails, the probe error path releases the DRM resources without unregistering the already registered OVL adaptor device. The normal remove path likewise leaves the device registered after the DRM driver is unbound. Keep track of whether the OVL adaptor was successfully registered and unregister it on probe failure. Also recover the platform device from the stored DDP component device and unregister it during normal removal. The issue was identified by a static analysis tool I developed and confirmed by manual review.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00168 6th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix Fixed Linux (Linux): 6.6.160, 6.12.113, 6.18.56 +2

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
Linux	Linux	6.4 and later	6.6.160, 6.12.113, 6.18.56, 7.2.10, 7.3	Patch available	CNA

Linux VendorLinux Affected 6.4 and later Fixed in 6.6.160, 6.12.113, 6.18.56, 7.2.10, 7.3 Patch available CNA

CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1

Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::	—	—	Linux

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·Linux

Remediation

Update the Linux kernel to 6.6.160, 6.12.113, 6.18.56, 7.2.10 or 7.3, depending on the release branch in use.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-07

Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 6.6.160, 6.12.113, 6.18.56, 7.2.10, 7.3

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 7 products

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 5

Timeline

2026-10-18 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-98782
2026-10-18 Alias added: GHSA-cpv8-j2cq-v3fc
2026-10-19 Fix available: Linux/[email protected] · CNA
2026-10-21 Fix available: Linux/Linux@03fb1c657028cb9f189b400f3adb46e3ba676aa5, Linux/[email protected] · CNA
2026-10-21 1 new reference · CNA
2026-10-24 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
2026-10-24 CVSS score added · Red Hat
2026-11-07 Affected versions changed · Red Hat

References

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Sources

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