Vulnerability · Published Oct 18, 2026 · Assigned by Linux

CVE-2026-98779drm/amdgpu: fix ACP MFD device leak on init failure

Unrated

In plain English

A security flaw in Linux from Linux. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 7% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS )–Not rated
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 92.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amdgpu: fix ACP MFD device leak on init failure acp_hw_init() registers ACP child devices with mfd_add_devices() before attaching them to the ACP power domain and initializing the hardware. If attaching a child to the power domain fails, or if the ACP reset or clock enable operation times out, the failure path frees only the source cell, resource, and platform-data allocations. The child platform devices already registered by mfd_add_devices() remain registered and are never released. Remove the children from the power domain and unregister the MFD devices on failures that occur after mfd_add_devices() succeeds. Keep mfd_add_devices() failures on the existing cleanup path since the MFD core already rolls back partially registered children itself. The issue was identified by a static analysis tool I developed and confirmed by manual review. (cherry picked from commit 63da68d6a2279ec945581c990c5a59a5ae8b5560)

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:12linuxno fix listedDEBIAN-CVE-2026-98779
Debian:13linux6.12.113-1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-98779
Debian:14linux7.2.10-1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-98779
Debian:12linux-6.126.12.113-1~deb12u1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-98779
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinuxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98779
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinuxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98779
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinuxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98779
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-allwinner-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98779
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-awsno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98779
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-awsno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98779
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-awsno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98779
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98779
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98779
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98779
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98779
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98779
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98779
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98779
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azureno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98779
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azureno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98779
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-azureno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98779
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98779
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98779
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98779
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98779
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98779
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98779
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98779
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98779
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fdeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98779
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fdeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98779
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-azure-fdeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98779
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98779
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98779
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98779
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98779
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98779
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98779
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98779
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-nvidia-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98779
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcpno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98779
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcpno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98779
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-gcpno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98779
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98779
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98779
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98779
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98779
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98779
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98779
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98779
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98779
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gkeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98779
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gkeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98779
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-gkeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98779
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gkeopno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98779
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gkeopno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98779
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98779
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98779
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98779
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98779
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98779
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98779
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98779
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98779
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibmno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98779
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-ibmno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98779
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-ibmno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98779
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98779
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iot-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98779
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iotgno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98779
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-kvmno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98779
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatencyno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98779
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatencyno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98779
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98779
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98779
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98779
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98779
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98779
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98779
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98779
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98779
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98779
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98779
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98779
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98779
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98779
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98779
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-bosno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98779
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-lowlatencyno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98779
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegrano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98779
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegrano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98779
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra-igxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98779
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-5.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98779
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98779
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.1no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98779
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98779
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98779
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98779
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98779
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98779
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-oem-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98779
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracleno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98779
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracleno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98779
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-oracleno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98779
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98779
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98779
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98779
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98779
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98779
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-raspino fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98779
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspino fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98779
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-raspino fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98779
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98779
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98779
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98779
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98779
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98779
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98779
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98779
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98779
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98779
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98779
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98779
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98779
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98779
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98779
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98779
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98779
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-vmwareno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98779
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-xilinxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98779
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-xilinx-zynqmpno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98779

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Linux Linux 25030321ba2860c56651429a4f28d94a6483d952 – before 385ad314f1c096aae71fff516214bb312a6047fb25030321ba2860c56651429a4f28d94a6483d952 – before 7b7f770f48be77ce38e93216983dcdf1ea3a42ba25030321ba2860c56651429a4f28d94a6483d952 – before 65ef6645982ccde16a7bc98d025eb80f5fab47f625030321ba2860c56651429a4f28d94a6483d952 – before d700c26ed64bd3c26e4aa7679b9d5f3333c3747a25030321ba2860c56651429a4f28d94a6483d952 – before 2b9a53940a2bc063ea4cd09ee49220a503a0170c25030321ba2860c56651429a4f28d94a6483d952 – before 587469076e4ffb617f7ad1a0c4a13072a3e8711325030321ba2860c56651429a4f28d94a6483d952 – before abf854513bc19e6e24d45353ac99ec5627ee0acc25030321ba2860c56651429a4f28d94a6483d952 – before f0013046151b7467e62c471c1c83d63ea255799c
Linux Linux 4.6

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