{"id":"CVE-2026-98437","kind":"vulnerability","aliases":["CVE-2026-98437"],"related":[],"title":"Linux kernel: Qualcomm Iris video driver leaks runtime PM references on failure","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nmedia: qcom: iris: fix runtime PM reference leaks\n\nUse pm_runtime_resume_and_get() in iris_enable_power_domains()\nto avoid leaking a runtime PM usage count on failure.\n\nAlso ensure pm_runtime_put_sync() is always called in\niris_disable_power_domains(), even when iris_opp_set_rate()\nfails, so runtime PM references remain balanced.","summary":"In the Linux kernel's Qualcomm Iris video decoder driver, runtime power management usage counts can leak when power domain enabling or disabling fails. The sources describe a reference-balancing fix and do not describe an attacker-triggered impact.","severity":"unknown","cvss":null,"epss":null,"exploited":false,"exploited_at":null,"products":[],"ecosystems":[],"tags":["arm","embedded","infrastructure","linux-kernel","qualcomm"],"not_affected_if":["no-qualcomm-iris-driver"],"how_to_check":"- unknown","fix":"- Update the Linux kernel to a release that includes the upstream commit fixing media: qcom: iris runtime PM reference leaks; the sources do not name a version.","status":"open","published_at":"2026-10-18T15:16:53+00:00","first_seen_at":"2026-10-23T21:57:15+00:00","triaged_at":"2026-10-25T05:27:36+00:00","updated_at":"2026-10-25T05:27:36+00:00","category":"infrastructure","confidence":0.5,"triage":{"at":"2026-10-25T05:27:36Z","model":"claude-haiku-5-5","output":{"fix":"- Update the Linux kernel to a release that includes the upstream commit fixing media: qcom: iris runtime PM reference leaks; the sources do not name a version.","reach":"local","title":"Linux kernel: Qualcomm Iris video driver leaks runtime PM references on failure","impact":"low","summary":"In the Linux kernel's Qualcomm Iris video decoder driver, runtime power management usage counts can leak when power domain enabling or disabling fails. The sources describe a reference-balancing fix and do not describe an attacker-triggered impact.","category":"infrastructure","nicknames":[],"who_cares":["linux-kernel","qualcomm","embedded","arm"],"confidence":0.5,"needs_auth":"unknown","worst_case":"unknown; the sources describe only a leaked usage count","analyst_note":"Check the upstream kernel commit and NVD entry for CVSS, affected kernel version ranges, and whether the leak is triggerable without privileges.","how_to_check":"- unknown","needs_analyst":true,"not_affected_if":["no-qualcomm-iris-driver"],"who_is_affected":"Systems running a Linux kernel with the Qualcomm Iris video driver, typically Qualcomm-based devices that use hardware video decode. Systems without this driver or without Qualcomm Iris hardware can skip it. The sources do not say whether the leak is reachable by an unprivileged user.","user_interaction":"unknown","needs_special_setup":"unknown","severity_if_unknown":"low"},"cost_usd":0.000602,"input_tokens":3372,"output_tokens":529,"severity_before":"unknown"},"analyst_status":null,"analyst_note":null,"search":"'-2026':14A,17A '-98437':15A,18A 'also':106C 'alway':113C 'arm':19B 'attack':64B 'attacker-trigg':63B 'avoid':97C 'balanc':56B,132C 'call':114C 'count':40B,103C 'cve':13A,16A 'decod':34B 'describ':52B,61B 'disabl':48B,117C 'domain':45B,95C,119C 'driver':6A,35B 'embed':20B 'enabl':46B,93C 'ensur':107C 'even':120C 'fail':49B,126C 'failur':12A,105C 'fix':57B,80C 'follow':72C 'get':90C 'impact':66B 'infrastructur':21B 'iri':4A,32B,79C,92C,116C,122C 'kernel':2A,24B,29B,70C 'leak':7A,42B,84C,98C 'linux':1A,23B,28B,69C 'linux-kernel':22B 'manag':38B 'media':77C 'opp':123C 'pm':9A,82C,86C,101C,108C,129C 'power':37B,44B,94C,118C 'put':110C 'qcom':78C 'qualcomm':3A,25B,31B 'rate':125C 'refer':10A,55B,83C,130C 'reference-balanc':54B 'remain':131C 'resolv':76C 'resum':88C 'runtim':8A,36B,81C,87C,100C,109C,128C 'set':124C 'sourc':51B 'sync':111C 'trigger':65B 'usag':39B,102C 'use':85C 'video':5A,33B 'vulner':73C","nicknames":[],"mitigations":[],"who_affected":"Systems running a Linux kernel with the Qualcomm Iris video driver, typically Qualcomm-based devices that use hardware video decode. Systems without this driver or without Qualcomm Iris hardware can skip it. The sources do not say whether the leak is reachable by an unprivileged user.","tier":"C","verified":{},"analyst_revisit_at":null,"first_public_at":"2026-10-18T15:16:53+00:00","kev":null,"cvss_vector":null,"cvss_by":null,"poc_count":0,"sources":[{"source":"nvd","external_id":"CVE-2026-98437","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-98437","severity":null,"published_at":"2026-10-18T15:16:53+00:00","modified_at":"2026-10-19T10:18:51+00:00","first_seen_at":"2026-10-23T21:57:15+00:00","fetched_at":"2026-10-23T22:28:56+00:00","note":null}],"documents":[],"notice":"Free to read at a human pace. An API with keys and an MCP server are in preparation; early access: hello@infrastack.ai"}