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CVE-2026-98609VulnerabilityPublished Updated

Microsoft · drm/virtio: fix object leak when drm_gem_handle_create() fails

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-98609· Medium

Not known to be exploited · fixed in f75066c79d1eec453c0d386ef8636873d1e11f2c : update Microsoft when convenient.

Data as of 2 Nov 2026, 10:58 UTC

Severity
Medium

Rated by Threat Radar · CVSS not yet scored by NVD

EPSS
0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 7% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in f75066c79d1eec453c0d386ef8636873d1e11f2c, e2edd2d78d2cf8446de017adec9598feefed3297, a93dce15dfef200c346b050a2acbed516cc62706 +5

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 18 Oct 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq 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 2 Nov 2026.

What to do

Upgrade to a fixed release listed under Affected software.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ dc5698e80cf724770283e10414054662bdf6ccfa, < f75066c79d1eec453c0d386ef8636873d1e11f2c
Fixed in
  • f75066c79d1eec453c0d386ef8636873d1e11f2c
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ dc5698e80cf724770283e10414054662bdf6ccfa, < e2edd2d78d2cf8446de017adec9598feefed3297
Fixed in
  • e2edd2d78d2cf8446de017adec9598feefed3297
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ dc5698e80cf724770283e10414054662bdf6ccfa, < a93dce15dfef200c346b050a2acbed516cc62706
Fixed in
  • a93dce15dfef200c346b050a2acbed516cc62706
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ dc5698e80cf724770283e10414054662bdf6ccfa, < 36570ef2244cc4d7563b1f0157bc0f032498638c
Fixed in
  • 36570ef2244cc4d7563b1f0157bc0f032498638c
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ dc5698e80cf724770283e10414054662bdf6ccfa, < 13423a058187c2039aa8cb235c916be4477221b7
Fixed in
  • 13423a058187c2039aa8cb235c916be4477221b7
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ dc5698e80cf724770283e10414054662bdf6ccfa, < 687be2f8b5e0e0ca9a7028f8f6413d0ed3fbb9dc
Fixed in
  • 687be2f8b5e0e0ca9a7028f8f6413d0ed3fbb9dc

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Description

A vulnerability identified as CVE-2026-98609 involves an object leak in the drm/virtio component when the function drm_gem_handle_create() fails. This issue affects Microsoft products version 3.0 and 4.0. No CVSS score or detailed impact information is provided.

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