Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
drm/msm: Fix task_struct reference leak in recover_worker
get_pid_task() increments the task reference count, but the
corresponding put_task_struct() was missing in the else branch,
leaking a reference on every GPU hang recovery.
Patchwork: https://patchwork.freedesktop.org/patch/730662/
drm/msm: Fix task_struct reference leak in recover_worker
get_pid_task() increments the task reference count, but the
corresponding put_task_struct() was missing in the else branch,
leaking a reference on every GPU hang recovery.
Patchwork: https://patchwork.freedesktop.org/patch/730662/
Published:
2026-09-17
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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
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History
Thu, 17 Sep 2026 16:30:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/msm: Fix task_struct reference leak in recover_worker get_pid_task() increments the task reference count, but the corresponding put_task_struct() was missing in the else branch, leaking a reference on every GPU hang recovery. Patchwork: https://patchwork.freedesktop.org/patch/730662/ | |
| Title | drm/msm: Fix task_struct reference leak in recover_worker | |
| First Time appeared |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| Vendors & Products |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-09-17T16:10:46.457Z
Reserved: 2026-09-17T15:57:05.659Z
Link: CVE-2026-93059
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NVD
Status : Received
Published: 2026-09-17T17:17:59.550
Modified: 2026-09-17T17:17:59.550
Link: CVE-2026-93059
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