CVE-2026-98782

kernel: drm/mediatek: Fix ovl adaptor platform device leak

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Severity

Low

Red Hat Product Security

2.3

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 device initialization fails or during driver removal, the driver fails to unregister an allocated overlay adaptor platform device. A local user could exploit this flaw to cause a resource leak, potentially leading to a Denial of Service (DoS) via resource exhaustion.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 2.3
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

CWE-772 · Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime