CVE-2026-98516
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Nouveau DRM Bridge Reference Leak Fix

Publication date: 2026-10-18

Last updated on: 2026-10-18

Assigner: kernel.org

Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/nouveau: Fix bridge reference leak in nv1a_ram_new() pci_get_domain_bus_and_slot() takes a reference to the PCI device, which is never released once the memory size has been read from its config space. Drop the reference before returning.

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Published
2026-10-18
Last Modified
2026-10-18
Generated
2026-10-18
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2026-10-18
EPSS Evaluated
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NVD
CVE-2026-98516
EUVD
EUVD-2026-103756

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Linux Linux 2fa6d6cdaf283c05ae23842b2a04aeb223203c13
Linux Linux 2fa6d6cdaf283c05ae23842b2a04aeb223203c13
Linux Linux 2fa6d6cdaf283c05ae23842b2a04aeb223203c13
Linux Linux 2fa6d6cdaf283c05ae23842b2a04aeb223203c13
Linux Linux 2fa6d6cdaf283c05ae23842b2a04aeb223203c13
Linux Linux 2fa6d6cdaf283c05ae23842b2a04aeb223203c13
Linux Linux 2fa6d6cdaf283c05ae23842b2a04aeb223203c13
Linux Linux 2fa6d6cdaf283c05ae23842b2a04aeb223203c13
Linux Linux 4.16

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Executive Summary

This is a Linux kernel vulnerability in the Nouveau DRM driver. It involves a reference leak in the nv1a_ram_new() function where pci_get_domain_bus_and_slot() acquires a reference to a PCI device that is never released after reading memory size from its config space.

Impact Analysis

This vulnerability could lead to resource leaks in the Linux kernel, potentially causing system instability or performance degradation due to unmanaged memory or device references.

Mitigation Strategies

Update the Linux kernel to a version that includes the fix for CVE-2026-98516. The vulnerability is resolved in the patch for drm/nouveau: Fix bridge reference leak in nv1a_ram_new().

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