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drm/msm: Fix task_struct reference leak in recover_worker

Published Sep 17, 2026

Description

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/

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Remediation

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Weaknesses (0)

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Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner Linux
Published Sep 17, 2026
Updated Sep 17, 2026
Reserved Sep 17, 2026
NVD
Status Received
Modified Sep 17, 2026
Red Hat
Severity n/a
Public date n/a