CVE-2026-53190: drm/virtio: fix dma_fence refcount leak on error in virtio_gpu_dma_fence_wait()

Published Jun 25, 2026
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Updated

drm/virtio: fix dmafence refcount leak on error in virtiogpudmafencewait()

Affected Software

183 affected componentsFixes available
Linux Linux kernel
Microsoft azl3 kernel 6.6.141.1-1<6.6.143.1-1
6.6.143.1-1
Linux Linux kernel>=6.5<6.6.143
Linux Linux kernel>=6.7<6.12.94
Linux Linux kernel>=6.13<6.18.36
Linux Linux kernel>=6.19<7.0.13
Linux Linux kernel=7.1-rc1
Linux Linux kernel=7.1-rc2
Linux Linux kernel=7.1-rc3
Linux Linux kernel=7.1-rc4
Linux Linux kernel=7.1-rc5
Linux Linux kernel=7.1-rc6
Linux Linux kernel=7.1-rc7
ubuntu/linux-hwe-edge*
ubuntu/linux-aws-5.0*
ubuntu/linux-aws-5.3*
ubuntu/linux-azure*
ubuntu/linux-azure-5.3*
ubuntu/linux-azure-edge*
ubuntu/linux-gcp*
ubuntu/linux-gcp-5.3*
ubuntu/linux-gke-4.15*
ubuntu/linux-gke-5.4*
ubuntu/linux-gkeop-5.4*
ubuntu/linux-hwe*
ubuntu/linux-hwe-edge*
ubuntu/linux-oem*
ubuntu/linux-oracle-5.0*
ubuntu/linux-oracle-5.3*
ubuntu/linux-aws-5.11*
ubuntu/linux-aws-5.13*
ubuntu/linux-aws-5.8*
ubuntu/linux-azure-5.11*
ubuntu/linux-azure-5.13*
ubuntu/linux-azure-5.8*
ubuntu/linux-azure-fde*
ubuntu/linux-gcp-5.11*
ubuntu/linux-gcp-5.13*
ubuntu/linux-gcp-5.8*
ubuntu/linux-gke*
ubuntu/linux-gke-5.15*
ubuntu/linux-gkeop*
ubuntu/linux-gkeop-5.15*
ubuntu/linux-hwe-5.11*
ubuntu/linux-hwe-5.13*
ubuntu/linux-hwe-5.8*
ubuntu/linux-intel-5.13*
ubuntu/linux-oem-5.10*
ubuntu/linux-oem-5.13*
ubuntu/linux-oem-5.6*
ubuntu/linux-oracle-5.11*
ubuntu/linux-oracle-5.13*
ubuntu/linux-oracle-5.8*
ubuntu/linux-raspi2*
ubuntu/linux-riscv*
ubuntu/linux-riscv-5.11*
ubuntu/linux-riscv-5.8*
ubuntu/linux-allwinner-5.19*
ubuntu/linux-aws-5.19*
ubuntu/linux-aws-6.2*
ubuntu/linux-aws-6.5*
ubuntu/linux-aws-6.8<6.8.0-1066.69~22.04.1
6.8.0-1066.69~22.04.1
ubuntu/linux-azure-5.19*
ubuntu/linux-azure-6.2*
ubuntu/linux-azure-6.5*
ubuntu/linux-azure-6.8<6.8.0-1070.78~22.04.1
6.8.0-1070.78~22.04.1
ubuntu/linux-azure-fde-5.19*
ubuntu/linux-azure-fde-6.2*
ubuntu/linux-azure-fde-6.8<6.8.0-1068.75~22.04.1
6.8.0-1068.75~22.04.1
ubuntu/linux-gcp-5.19*
ubuntu/linux-gcp-6.2*
ubuntu/linux-gcp-6.5*
ubuntu/linux-gcp-6.8<6.8.0-1070.78~22.04.1
6.8.0-1070.78~22.04.1
ubuntu/linux-hwe-5.19*
ubuntu/linux-hwe-6.2*
ubuntu/linux-hwe-6.5*
ubuntu/linux-ibm-6.8<6.8.0-1066.67~22.04.1
6.8.0-1066.67~22.04.1
ubuntu/linux-intel-iot-realtime*
ubuntu/linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19*
ubuntu/linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2*
ubuntu/linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5*
ubuntu/linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8<6.8.0-146.146.1~22.04.1
6.8.0-146.146.1~22.04.1
ubuntu/linux-nvidia-6.2*
ubuntu/linux-nvidia-6.5*
ubuntu/linux-nvidia-6.8<6.8.0-1064.67~22.04.1
6.8.0-1064.67~22.04.1
ubuntu/linux-oem-5.17*
ubuntu/linux-oem-6.0*
ubuntu/linux-oem-6.1*
ubuntu/linux-oem-6.5*
ubuntu/linux-oracle-6.5*
ubuntu/linux-oracle-6.8*
ubuntu/linux-realtime*
ubuntu/linux-riscv*
ubuntu/linux-riscv-5.19*
ubuntu/linux-riscv-6.5*
ubuntu/linux-riscv-6.8<6.8.0-146.146~22.04.1
6.8.0-146.146~22.04.1
ubuntu/linux-starfive-5.19*
ubuntu/linux-starfive-6.2*
ubuntu/linux-starfive-6.5*
ubuntu/linux-realtime-6.8<6.8.1-1061.62~22.04.1
6.8.1-1061.62~22.04.1
ubuntu/linux<6.8.0-146.146
6.8.0-146.146
ubuntu/linux-aws<6.8.0-1066.69
6.8.0-1066.69
ubuntu/linux-aws-6.14*
ubuntu/linux-aws-6.17*
ubuntu/linux-aws-7.0<7.0.0-1012.12~24.04.1
7.0.0-1012.12~24.04.1
ubuntu/linux-azure<6.8.0-1070.78
6.8.0-1070.78
ubuntu/linux-azure-6.11*
ubuntu/linux-azure-6.14*
ubuntu/linux-azure-6.17*
ubuntu/linux-azure-7.0<7.0.0-1014.14~24.04.1
7.0.0-1014.14~24.04.1
ubuntu/linux-azure-fde<6.8.0-1068.75
6.8.0-1068.75
ubuntu/linux-azure-fde-6.14*
ubuntu/linux-azure-fde-6.17*
ubuntu/linux-azure-fde-7.0<7.0.0-1013.13~24.04.1
7.0.0-1013.13~24.04.1
ubuntu/linux-azure-nvidia*
ubuntu/linux-azure-nvidia-6.14*
ubuntu/linux-gcp<6.8.0-1070.78
6.8.0-1070.78
ubuntu/linux-gcp-6.11*
ubuntu/linux-gcp-6.14*
ubuntu/linux-gcp-7.0<7.0.0-1011.11~24.04.1
7.0.0-1011.11~24.04.1
ubuntu/linux-gke<6.8.0-1065.73
6.8.0-1065.73
ubuntu/linux-gkeop<6.8.0-1051.55
6.8.0-1051.55
ubuntu/linux-hwe-6.11*
ubuntu/linux-hwe-6.14*
ubuntu/linux-hwe-6.17*
ubuntu/linux-hwe-7.0<7.0.0-31.31~24.04.1
7.0.0-31.31~24.04.1
ubuntu/linux-ibm<6.8.0-1066.67
6.8.0-1066.67
ubuntu/linux-lowlatency<6.8.0-146.146.1
6.8.0-146.146.1
ubuntu/linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11*
ubuntu/linux-nvidia<6.8.0-1064.67
6.8.0-1064.67
ubuntu/linux-nvidia-6.11*
ubuntu/linux-nvidia-6.17*
ubuntu/linux-nvidia-7.0<7.0.0-1018.18~24.04.1
7.0.0-1018.18~24.04.1
ubuntu/linux-nvidia-lowlatency<6.8.0-1064.67.1
6.8.0-1064.67.1
ubuntu/linux-nvidia-tegra*
ubuntu/linux-oem-6.11*
ubuntu/linux-oem-6.14*
ubuntu/linux-oem-6.17*
ubuntu/linux-oem-6.8*
ubuntu/linux-oracle<6.8.0-1063.66
6.8.0-1063.66
ubuntu/linux-oracle-6.14*
ubuntu/linux-oracle-6.17*
ubuntu/linux-oracle-7.0<7.0.0-1011.11~24.04.1
7.0.0-1011.11~24.04.1
ubuntu/linux-raspi*
ubuntu/linux-raspi-realtime*
ubuntu/linux-realtime*
ubuntu/linux-riscv*
ubuntu/linux-riscv-6.14*
ubuntu/linux-riscv-6.17*
ubuntu/linux-riscv-7.0<7.0.0-31.31.1~24.04.1
7.0.0-31.31.1~24.04.1
ubuntu/linux-xilinx*
ubuntu/linux-bluefield<6.8.0-1032.37
6.8.0-1032.37
ubuntu/linux-raspi-realtime*
ubuntu/linux-realtime<6.8.1-1061.62
6.8.1-1061.62
ubuntu/linux-realtime-6.14*
ubuntu/linux-realtime-6.17*
ubuntu/linux-aws-fips<6.8.0-1066.69+fips1
6.8.0-1066.69+fips1
ubuntu/linux-azure-fips<6.8.0-1069.77+fips1
6.8.0-1069.77+fips1
ubuntu/linux-fips<6.8.0-146.146+fips1
6.8.0-146.146+fips1
ubuntu/linux-gcp-fips<6.8.0-1070.78+fips1
6.8.0-1070.78+fips1
ubuntu/linux*
ubuntu/linux-aws*
ubuntu/linux-azure*
ubuntu/linux-azure-fde*
ubuntu/linux-gcp*
ubuntu/linux-oracle*
ubuntu/linux-raspi*
ubuntu/linux-realtime*
ubuntu/linux-riscv*
ubuntu/linux<7.0.0-31.31
7.0.0-31.31
ubuntu/linux-aws<7.0.0-1012.12
7.0.0-1012.12
ubuntu/linux-azure<7.0.0-1014.14
7.0.0-1014.14
ubuntu/linux-azure-fde<7.0.0-1013.13
7.0.0-1013.13
ubuntu/linux-gcp<7.0.0-1011.11
7.0.0-1011.11
ubuntu/linux-gke<7.0.0-1006.7
7.0.0-1006.7
ubuntu/linux-ibm<7.0.0-1013.13
7.0.0-1013.13
ubuntu/linux-nvidia<7.0.0-1018.18
7.0.0-1018.18
ubuntu/linux-nvidia-bos<7.0.0-2018.18
7.0.0-2018.18
ubuntu/linux-oem-7.0<7.0.0-1013.13
7.0.0-1013.13
ubuntu/linux-oracle<7.0.0-1011.11
7.0.0-1011.11
ubuntu/linux-raspi<7.0.0-1019.19
7.0.0-1019.19
ubuntu/linux-realtime<7.0.0-31.31.1
7.0.0-31.31.1
ubuntu/linux-riscv<7.0.0-31.31.1
7.0.0-31.31.1

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade to a fixed release to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 6.6.143.1-1
  2. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-aws-6.8 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 6.8.0-1066.69~22.04.1
  3. Upgrade

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    Fixed in 6.8.0-1070.78~22.04.1
  4. Upgrade

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    Fixed in 6.8.0-1068.75~22.04.1
  5. Upgrade

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    Fixed in 6.8.0-1070.78~22.04.1
  6. Upgrade

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    Fixed in 6.8.0-1066.67~22.04.1
  7. Upgrade

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    Fixed in 6.8.0-146.146.1~22.04.1
  8. Upgrade

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    Fixed in 6.8.0-1064.67~22.04.1
  9. Upgrade

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    Fixed in 6.8.0-146.146~22.04.1
  10. Upgrade

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    Fixed in 6.8.1-1061.62~22.04.1
  11. Upgrade

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    Fixed in 6.8.0-146.146
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    Fixed in 6.8.0-1066.69
  13. Upgrade

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    Fixed in 7.0.0-1012.12~24.04.1
  14. Upgrade

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    Fixed in 6.8.0-1070.78
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    Fixed in 7.0.0-1014.14~24.04.1
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    Fixed in 6.8.0-1068.75
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    Fixed in 7.0.0-1013.13~24.04.1
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    Fixed in 6.8.0-1070.78
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    Fixed in 7.0.0-1011.11~24.04.1
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    Fixed in 6.8.0-1065.73
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    Fixed in 6.8.0-1051.55
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    Fixed in 7.0.0-31.31~24.04.1
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    Fixed in 6.8.0-1066.67
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    Fixed in 6.8.0-146.146.1
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    Fixed in 6.8.0-1064.67
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    Fixed in 7.0.0-1018.18~24.04.1
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    Fixed in 6.8.0-1064.67.1
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    Fixed in 6.8.0-1063.66
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    Fixed in 7.0.0-1011.11~24.04.1
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    Fixed in 7.0.0-31.31.1~24.04.1
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    Fixed in 6.8.0-1032.37
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    Fixed in 6.8.1-1061.62
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    Fixed in 6.8.0-1066.69+fips1
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    Fixed in 6.8.0-1069.77+fips1
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    Fixed in 6.8.0-146.146+fips1
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    Fixed in 6.8.0-1070.78+fips1
  37. Upgrade

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    Fixed in 7.0.0-31.31
  38. Upgrade

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    Fixed in 7.0.0-1012.12
  39. Upgrade

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    Fixed in 7.0.0-1014.14
  40. Upgrade

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    Fixed in 7.0.0-1013.13
  41. Upgrade

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    Fixed in 7.0.0-1011.11
  42. Upgrade

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    Fixed in 7.0.0-1006.7
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    Fixed in 7.0.0-1013.13
  44. Upgrade

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    Fixed in 7.0.0-1018.18
  45. Upgrade

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    Fixed in 7.0.0-2018.18
  46. Upgrade

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    Fixed in 7.0.0-1013.13
  47. Upgrade

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    Fixed in 7.0.0-1011.11
  48. Upgrade

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    Fixed in 7.0.0-1019.19
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    Fixed in 7.0.0-31.31.1
  50. Upgrade

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    Fixed in 7.0.0-31.31.1
  51. Compensating control

    In virtio_gpu_dma_fence_wait(), add dma_fence_put(itr.chain) before the early return when virtio_gpu_do_fence_wait() fails inside dma_fence_unwrap_for_each().

Event History

Jun 25, 2026
CVE Published
via MITRE·08:39 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·08:39 AM
Description
Data Sourced
via OSV·09:16 AM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Event
via OSV·09:16 AM
Data Sourced
via NVD·09:16 AM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Jun 27, 2026
Data Sourced
via Microsoft·08:14 AM
DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2026-53190?

CVE-2026-53190 has a medium severity rating of 5.5.

2

What causes CVE-2026-53190?

CVE-2026-53190 is caused by a dma_fence reference count leak occurring on error in the virtio_gpu_dma_fence_wait() function.

3

How do I fix CVE-2026-53190?

To fix CVE-2026-53190, ensure that you update to the patched version of the Linux kernel that resolves the dma_fence refcount leak.

4

Is CVE-2026-53190 exploitable?

CVE-2026-53190 is not easily exploitable from a remote perspective, but it could lead to elevated risk in certain conditions.

5

What impact does CVE-2026-53190 have on system security?

The impact of CVE-2026-53190 includes potential denial of service due to resource leaks affecting system stability.

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