CVE-2026-98516
N/AIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/nouveau: Fix bridge reference leak in nv1a_ram_new() pci_get_domain_bus_and_slot() takes a reference to the PCI device, which is never released once the memory size has been read from its config space. Drop the reference before returning.
NO EXPLOITATION SIGNALS
No known exploitation, public exploit, or elevated probability at this time. Track for changes.
Exploitation likelihood
0.2%chance of exploitation in 30 days · 11th percentile
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Impact if exploited
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References
Technical & other
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/add5e0a45e3971df9c65cc7b59c90559a25dc5a9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2bda86f1fb2373a2ad8900341d5d6a6d68ce6ddb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9ffb43369ae51af5d5646b1ef680ab1af0fb4ad9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ac4f1d28498b9798fc20f91f23a4256032186370
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/553c86816e99855d6784eebd2588d5d2198c280e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6d497216c10af3dc9747b399295f385fabbac9e5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3e0861ebb9ecf0b726ea42123bd579362ec1f977
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/67b4411538c8341692548429d43256f25be99f7a