drm/msm: Fix task_struct reference leak in recover_worker
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/
CVE-2026-93059
Primary source · Revision 1
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Security context
Source reference: cve:CVE-2026-93059
Linux
Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/0/product
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Linux
Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/1/product
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Structured affected-version data
Original package identities and version rules from this source.
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