CVE-2026-23430
Received
Received - Intake
Memory Leak in Linux Kernel drm/vmwgfx KMS Surface Tracker
Publication date: 2026-04-03
Last updated on: 2026-04-23
Assigner: kernel.org
Description
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
drm/vmwgfx: Don't overwrite KMS surface dirty tracker
We were overwriting the surface's dirty tracker here causing a memory leak.
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| linux | linux_kernel | 6.16 |
| linux | linux_kernel | 7.0 |
| linux | linux_kernel | 7.0 |
| linux | linux_kernel | 7.0 |
| linux | linux_kernel | 7.0 |
| linux | linux_kernel | 7.0 |
| linux | linux_kernel | 7.0 |
| linux | linux_kernel | 7.0 |
| linux | linux_kernel | From 6.19 (inc) to 6.19.10 (exc) |
| linux | linux_kernel | From 6.16.1 (inc) to 6.18.20 (exc) |
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Exploitability
CWE
KEV
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-401 | The product does not sufficiently track and release allocated memory after it has been used, making the memory unavailable for reallocation and reuse. |
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AI Powered Q&A
Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
This vulnerability exists in the Linux kernel's drm/vmwgfx component. It involves overwriting the KMS (Kernel Mode Setting) surface dirty tracker, which is a mechanism used to track changes on a graphics surface. Overwriting this tracker caused a memory leak.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
The impact of this vulnerability is a memory leak in the Linux kernel's graphics subsystem. Memory leaks can lead to increased memory usage over time, potentially causing system instability, degraded performance, or crashes if the leak is severe and not mitigated.
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