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

drm/syncobj: Fix memory leak in drm_syncobj_find_fence()

Commit 18226ba52159 ("drm/syncobj: reject invalid flags in
drm_syncobj_find_fence") forgot to take into account the fact that
drm_syncobj_find() takes a reference to syncobj and returns early
without dropping the reference, leading to memory leaks.

Reported by: Sam Spencer <[email protected]>
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Sat, 15 Aug 2026 06:15:00 +0000

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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/syncobj: Fix memory leak in drm_syncobj_find_fence() Commit 18226ba52159 ("drm/syncobj: reject invalid flags in drm_syncobj_find_fence") forgot to take into account the fact that drm_syncobj_find() takes a reference to syncobj and returns early without dropping the reference, leading to memory leaks. Reported by: Sam Spencer <[email protected]>
Title drm/syncobj: Fix memory leak in drm_syncobj_find_fence()
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-15T05:59:06.470Z

Reserved: 2026-08-15T05:44:03.891Z

Link: CVE-2026-74393

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Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-15T06:22:41.257

Modified: 2026-08-15T06:22:41.257

Link: CVE-2026-74393

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