CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-53378

MediumCVSS 5.5
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.15%

4th percentile - higher than 4% of all known CVEs

Summary

A vulnerability in the Linux kernel's DRM driver was found due to improper blob property reference tracking in the colorop state lifecycle. This caused memory leaks during state duplication, destruction, and reset operations because blob references were not released before freeing memory.

Risk Assessment

Memory leaks can gradually exhaust system resources, potentially leading to performance degradation or system crashes over time, especially in graphics-intensive environments.

Recommendation

Immediately update the Linux kernel to a version containing the fix (commit resolving the issue). Monitor distributions for the patch release and apply it as a priority.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/colorop: Fix blob property reference tracking in state lifecycle The colorop state blob property handling had memory leaks during state duplication, destruction, and reset operations. The implementation failed to follow the established pattern from drm_crtc's handling of DEGAMMA/GAMMA blob properties. Issues fixed: - drm_colorop_atomic_destroy_state() was freeing state memory without releasing the blob reference, causing a leak - drm_colorop_reset() was directly freeing old state with kfree() instead of properly destroying it, leaking blob references - drm_colorop_cleanup() had duplicate blob cleanup code Changes: - Add __drm_atomic_helper_colorop_destroy_state() helper to properly release blob references before freeing state memory - Update drm_colorop_atomic_destroy_state() to call the helper - Fix drm_colorop_reset() to use drm_colorop_atomic_destroy_state() for proper cleanup of old state - Simplify drm_colorop_cleanup() to use the common destruction path This matches the well-tested pattern used by drm_crtc since 2016 and ensures proper reference counting throughout the state lifecycle. Co-developed by Claude Sonnet 4.5.

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