CVE-2026-98508
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/virtio: fix NULL pointer dereference on fence allocation failure virtio_gpu_fence_alloc() can fail due to memory pressure a…
Overview
CVE-2026-98508 is a known-severity vulnerability. It was published on October 18, 2026.
Technical description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
drm/virtio: fix NULL pointer dereference on fence allocation failure
virtio_gpu_fence_alloc() can fail due to memory pressure and return NULL,
but its caller like virtio_gpu_init_submit() never checks it. Later,
virtio_gpu_init_submit() passes the NULL fence to
virtio_gpu_fence_event_create(), which unconditionally dereferences it.
Found when fuzzing the virtio driver with Syzkaller:
Oops: general protection fault, probably for non-canonical address 0xdffffc0000000012: 0000 [#1] SMP KASAN NOPTI
KASAN: null-ptr-deref in range [0x0000000000000090-0x0000000000000097]
CPU: 1 UID: 0 PID: 9991 Comm: syz.0.121 Not tainted 7.2.0 #4 PREEMPT(full)
Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009), BIOS rel-1.17.0-0-gb52ca86e094d-prebuilt.qemu.org 04/01/2014
RIP: 0010:virtio_gpu_fence_event_create drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_submit.c:295 [inline]
RIP: 0010:virtio_gpu_init_submit drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_submit
Remediation
Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.
References
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Frequently asked questions
What is CVE-2026-98508?
CVE-2026-98508 is a known-severity vulnerability. It was published on October 18, 2026.
How severe is CVE-2026-98508?
CVSS score information is not yet available for this vulnerability. Check back as the CVE record is updated by NVD analysts.
How do I fix or remediate CVE-2026-98508?
Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.
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