{"cve":"CVE-2026-98781","nvd":{"published":"2026-10-18T16:17:32.060","modified":"2026-10-21T13:21:46.193","status":"Received","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\ndrm/mediatek: Fix pdev reference leak in mtk_drm_bind()\n\nWhen the device is not the mmsys master, mtk_drm_bind() returns early\nafter taking a reference on the disp-mutex device via\nof_find_device_by_node(), without ever dropping it: mtk_drm_unbind()\nonly puts mutex_dev for the master. Drop the reference before returning\nfrom the non-master path.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":[],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3753e34b73fcbe2a2edbe984614a008a261697ef","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4a0ae61067671f556eeaf5ea4e59a1db63163d70","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4a8f9cad0fced77b36b297c67c42730c9cb32ec6","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b84f1386d84b3a73f73ebb416a3f97c5d64a8ab3","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cb3e0244514d13507c6048777e1d0277e611cf6c"],"products":[],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-22T16:41:11.231219466+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2026-98781","score":0.00168,"percentile":0.06046,"date":"2026-10-26"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}