CVE-2026-98781
kernel: drm/mediatek: Fix pdev reference leak in mtk_drm_bind()
Severity
LowRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · October 18, 2026
Updated · October 23, 2026
Description
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's MediaTek DRM (Direct Rendering Manager) driver. When binding non-master display devices, the driver fails to release a device reference acquired during initialization. A local user could exploit this condition during device initialization or reconfiguration, causing a resource leak that may lead to a Denial of Service (DoS) through resource exhaustion.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 2.3CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
CWE-911 · Improper Update of Reference Count