Vulnerability in Linux

[ Description ]Official description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amdgpu/gfx6: fix firmware leak on teardown The firmware requested in gfx_v6_0_init_microcode() is not released when the GFX block is torn down, leaking the firmware resources. Add gfx_v6_0_free_microcode() and call it from gfx_v6_0_sw_fini() to release the PFP, ME, CE and RLC firmware. (cherry picked from commit 386e81346f95ab0be5a82c5535de932e7a456924)

[ Fixes ]Fixes and patches

No fix or interim patch is linked from our sources yet. Check the vendor references below and limit exposure of affected systems until a fix is available.

[ Advisories ]Government CERT advisories

• BSI CERT-Bund18 Oct 2026WID-SEC-2026-4019

  Linux Kernel: Multiple vulnerabilities Translated from German

  CVE-2026-98866CVE-2026-98624CVE-2026-98745+326 more CVEs

[ References ]References

• git.kernel.org/stable/c/2aee72150b0ea92804f0f2799efb129f10e46e8d
• git.kernel.org/stable/c/3a86ebf6aa8b0a845e6188daaa6f530fe67ff00e
• git.kernel.org/stable/c/4b70c6b34912ca0b4066f56fd627d785dfbfe1fa
• git.kernel.org/stable/c/652f631e2e3a8d3b11ad72dd0b8e59b5183de0d9
• git.kernel.org/stable/c/cc172e177795c5f87bc2d71768d077e1c10633e8