CVE-2026-98784
kernel: drm/amdgpu/gfx6: fix firmware leak on teardown
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 AMD GPU driver within the Linux kernel. During graphics block teardown, the driver fails to release previously loaded microcode firmware resources. A local user could exploit this behavior through repeated device re-initialization and teardown operations, resulting in a kernel memory leak that can 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-772 · Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime