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  "details": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\ndrm/virtio: release the GEM object on virtio_gpu_vram_create() errors\n\nvirtio_gpu_vram_create() frees the object with a bare kfree(vram) on\nboth error paths after drm_gem_private_object_init() has run, and on the\nsecond one after drm_gem_create_mmap_offset() has linked obj-\u003evma_node\ninto the device's VMA offset manager. The freed object stays in that\ninterval tree, so a later lookup or insertion walks freed memory, and\nthe dma_resv and gpuva lock are never destroyed.\n\nCall drm_gem_object_release() before kfree() on both paths.",
  "id": "CVE-2026-98606",
  "modified": "2026-10-20T02:30:36.540777403Z",
  "published": "2026-10-18T15:19:20.639Z",
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      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7c8deb77d05bcc8f79e255f669d82ec6ce91be12"
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      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/977c2934064969503cabf98b1135d202ff62822e"
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      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-98606"
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  "summary": "drm/virtio: release the GEM object on virtio_gpu_vram_create() errors"
}