Vulnerability · Published Oct 23, 2026 · Assigned by Linux

CVE-2026-98970drm/vc4: Free the BO cache size list on teardown

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 11% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS )–Not rated
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 88.6% 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/vc4: Free the BO cache size list on teardown vc4_bo_cache_destroy() purges the cached BOs but never frees the size list, leaking it on every unbind.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:12linuxno fix listedDEBIAN-CVE-2026-98970
Debian:13linux6.12.113-1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-98970
Debian:14linux7.2.11-1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-98970
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinuxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98970
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinuxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98970
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinuxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98970
Ubuntu:26.10linux7.3.0-10.10UBUNTU-CVE-2026-98970
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-allwinner-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98970
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-awsno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98970
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-awsno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98970
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-awsno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98970
Ubuntu:26.10linux-aws7.3.0-1004.4UBUNTU-CVE-2026-98970
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98970
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98970
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98970
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98970
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98970
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98970
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98970
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azureno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98970
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azureno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98970
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-azureno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98970
Ubuntu:26.10linux-azureno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98970
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98970
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98970
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98970
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98970
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98970
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98970
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98970
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98970
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fdeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98970
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fdeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98970
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-azure-fdeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98970
Ubuntu:26.10linux-azure-fdeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98970
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98970
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98970
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98970
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98970
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98970
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98970
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98970
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-nvidia-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98970
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcpno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98970
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcpno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98970
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-gcpno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98970
Ubuntu:26.10linux-gcp7.3.0-1004.4UBUNTU-CVE-2026-98970
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98970
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98970
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98970
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98970
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98970
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98970
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98970
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98970
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gkeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98970
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gkeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98970
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-gkeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98970
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gkeopno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98970
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gkeopno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98970
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98970
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98970
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98970
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98970
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98970
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98970
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98970
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98970
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibmno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98970
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-ibmno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98970
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-ibmno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98970
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98970
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iot-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98970
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iotgno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98970
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-kvmno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98970
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatencyno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98970
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatencyno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98970
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98970
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98970
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98970
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98970
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98970
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98970
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98970
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98970
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98970
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98970
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98970
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98970
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98970
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98970
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-bosno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98970
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-lowlatencyno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98970
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegrano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98970
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegrano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98970
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra-igxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98970
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-5.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98970
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98970
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.1no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98970
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98970
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98970
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98970
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98970
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98970
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-oem-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98970
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracleno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98970
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracleno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98970
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-oracleno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98970
Ubuntu:26.10linux-oracle7.3.0-1004.4UBUNTU-CVE-2026-98970
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98970
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98970
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98970
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98970
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98970
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-raspino fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98970
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspino fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98970
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-raspino fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98970
Ubuntu:26.10linux-raspi7.3.0-1004.4UBUNTU-CVE-2026-98970
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98970
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98970
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98970
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98970
Ubuntu:26.10linux-realtime7.3.0-10.10.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-98970
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98970
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98970
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98970
Ubuntu:26.10linux-riscv7.3.0-10.10.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-98970
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98970
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98970
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98970
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98970
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98970
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98970
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98970
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98970
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98970
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-vmwareno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98970
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-xilinxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98970
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-xilinx-zynqmpno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98970

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Linux Linux c826a6e1064419f78855463cf29ce9e8b9d25bf4 – before 75f89ab8cb4c9f136af790cc5df1f88d2726953ac826a6e1064419f78855463cf29ce9e8b9d25bf4 – before 2f19ddd4bf56a057dbf17e434a3c9ea45adaf7e8c826a6e1064419f78855463cf29ce9e8b9d25bf4 – before 27c17ca90202d2a20def0316fb9403971ac9dfa7c826a6e1064419f78855463cf29ce9e8b9d25bf4 – before bf2848e50bd73782c2942ec023b5b60231f16e9bc826a6e1064419f78855463cf29ce9e8b9d25bf4 – before 035ad1bc964f6698e9b06c26ffe94bcac08dadeac826a6e1064419f78855463cf29ce9e8b9d25bf4 – before bea10b84e22efa22b005e8dba1a19df4e04a7649c826a6e1064419f78855463cf29ce9e8b9d25bf4 – before 40870a0290cd913c9d94f98ed87ebe00dd091e53c826a6e1064419f78855463cf29ce9e8b9d25bf4 – before b41ff8b529278216cba22a5dcdc93fea2a3a9619
Linux Linux 4.5

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