CVE-2026-72386: drm/panthor: Fix a leak when a group is evicted before the tiler OOM is serviced

Published Aug 15, 2026

Updated

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

drm/panthor: Fix a leak when a group is evicted before the tiler OOM is serviced

A group ref is tied to the pending tileroomwork, so we need to release it if the cancel was effective.

Event History

Aug 15, 2026

CVE Published

via MITRE·05:56 AM

Data Sourced

via MITRE·05:56 AM

Description

CVE-2026-72386 has a severity rating of 12, indicating a critical vulnerability.

To address CVE-2026-72386, update the Linux kernel to the latest patched version that resolves this vulnerability.

CVE-2026-72386 involves a resource leak that occurs when a group is evicted before proper handling of the tiler out-of-memory (OOM) condition.

Yes, CVE-2026-72386 affects certain versions of the Linux kernel where the drm/panthor subsystem is used.

CVE-2026-72386 may lead to resource exhaustion and could affect the stability of systems using vulnerable kernel versions.