CVE-2026-98784: drm/amdgpu/gfx6: fix firmware leak on teardown
Published Oct 18, 2026
·Updated
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
drm/amdgpu/gfx6: fix firmware leak on teardown
The firmware requested in gfxv60initmicrocode() is not released when the GFX block is torn down, leaking the firmware resources.
Add gfxv60freemicrocode() and call it from gfxv60swfini() to release the PFP, ME, CE and RLC firmware.
(cherry picked from commit 386e81346f95ab0be5a82c5535de932e7a456924)
Affected Software
1 affected component
Linux Linux kernel
Remediation
Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.
- Upgrade
Upgrade to a fixed release to a version that resolves this vulnerability.
Patch 386e81346f95ab0be5a82c5535de932e7a456924
Event History
Oct 18, 2026
CVE Published
via MITRE·03:48 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·03:48 PM
Description
Data Sourced
via NVD·04:17 PM
Description