Microsoft · drm/virtio: fix dma_fence refcount leak on error in virtio_gpu_dma_fence_wait()
Affects MicrosoftSource GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.5 Medium.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 14:05 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 1% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 25 Jun 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Security Response Center Microsoft | Affected
| Fixed in– |
AI-suggested
Users should monitor the Microsoft Security Response Center advisory for updates and apply any official fixes once available.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/virtio: fix dma_fence refcount leak on error in virtio_gpu_dma_fence_wait() dma_fence_unwrap_for_each() internally calls dma_fence_unwrap_first() which does cursor->chain = dma_fence_get(head), taking an extra reference. On normal loop completion, dma_fence_unwrap_next() releases this via dma_fence_chain_walk() -> dma_fence_put(). When virtio_gpu_do_fence_wait() fails and the function returns early from inside the loop, the cursor->chain reference is never released. This is the only caller in the entire kernel that does an early return inside dma_fence_unwrap_for_each. Add dma_fence_put(itr.chain) before the early return.
References
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-53190 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/3f26bb732cc136ab20176697c92f32c9c84cb125 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/73524e9f96a278b521f257a78a845c49eb522bc1 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/8348567a6afb24e2c9cafe8a321162d0eebe1411 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/898bd0ccfed71651b881660c5d20ad73b5203174 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/c0fffc874c264292e769f26194a2a5e66ce31810 (opens in a new tab)