CVE-2026-98437 media: qcom: iris: fix runtime PM reference leaks
A reference leak in the Qualcomm Iris media driver can cause resource exhaustion, leading to denial of service for local attackers.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2026-98437?
CVE-2026-98437 is a denial of service vulnerability in Linux, published on 18 Oct 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
media: qcom: iris: fix runtime PM reference leaks
Use pm_runtime_resume_and_get() in iris_enable_power_domains() to avoid leaking a runtime PM usage count on failure.
Also ensure pm_runtime_put_sync() is always called in iris_disable_power_domains(), even when iris_opp_set_rate() fails, so runtime PM references remain balanced.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-98437?
How do I fix CVE-2026-98437?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2026-98437 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-98437 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as BELL-CVE-2026-98437, DEBIAN-CVE-2026-98437, GHSA-2w8w-fc6j-3f4v, UBUNTU-CVE-2026-98437.