---
id: CVE-2026-97899
title: |-
  In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

  drm/i915: Fix memory leak in query_perf_config_list()

  When krealloc() fails, free the original oa_config_ids before returning
  to avoid a memory leak.

  (cherry picked f…
summary: |-
  In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

  drm/i915: Fix memory leak in query_perf_config_list()

  When krealloc() fails, free the original oa_config_ids before returning
  to avoid a memory leak.

  (cherry picked f…
severity: medium
cvss: 5.5
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-772
vendor: Linux
product: Linux
affected:
  - >-
    Linux >= 4f6ccc74a85cbb4cdd373c374dc76398dc7603a1 <
    d60532306397233fb860860e9694f4e35abc0e80
  - >-
    Linux >= 4f6ccc74a85cbb4cdd373c374dc76398dc7603a1 <
    c0c727809229119598b50aba2776d236fbaa7989
  - >-
    Linux >= 4f6ccc74a85cbb4cdd373c374dc76398dc7603a1 <
    3726824aa1418594a7458721f8b8cafd5393a300
  - >-
    Linux >= 4f6ccc74a85cbb4cdd373c374dc76398dc7603a1 <
    362c42720259f42abbbafa99a12cd14f74254b7c
  - >-
    Linux >= 4f6ccc74a85cbb4cdd373c374dc76398dc7603a1 <
    d004303557924077a327d71c80f5863b1b9ff1d7
  - >-
    Linux >= 4f6ccc74a85cbb4cdd373c374dc76398dc7603a1 <
    9ac6db531abe98adfd395fea25c00fee37de8154
  - >-
    Linux >= 4f6ccc74a85cbb4cdd373c374dc76398dc7603a1 <
    59e0a04d95e160547065ab3704bd809ddf3f0e1e
  - >-
    Linux >= 4f6ccc74a85cbb4cdd373c374dc76398dc7603a1 <
    cbd3dafc2003db679ccd2f6c6a2551db79657049
  - Linux 5.5
published: '2026-09-25'
updated: '2026-10-03'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-03T11:18:08.373'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-97899'
references:
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/362c42720259f42abbbafa99a12cd14f74254b7c'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3726824aa1418594a7458721f8b8cafd5393a300'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/59e0a04d95e160547065ab3704bd809ddf3f0e1e'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9ac6db531abe98adfd395fea25c00fee37de8154'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c0c727809229119598b50aba2776d236fbaa7989'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cbd3dafc2003db679ccd2f6c6a2551db79657049'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d004303557924077a327d71c80f5863b1b9ff1d7'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d60532306397233fb860860e9694f4e35abc0e80'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: >-
      https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-97899.json
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-97899'
  - url: 'https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2541048'
  - url: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-97899'
  - url: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-97899'
  - url: >-
      https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/security/vulns.git/plain/cve/published/2026/CVE-2026-97899.mbox
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
  - csaf
  - vex
  - red-hat
epss: 0.00177
epssPercentile: 0.07148
cvssSource: vendor
ingestedAt: '2026-09-25T11:06:38.895Z'
---

## Overview

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

drm/i915: Fix memory leak in query_perf_config_list()

When krealloc() fails, free the original oa_config_ids before returning
to avoid a memory leak.

(cherry picked from commit 9977e9d84f46d4f12ad35fbbc0ec4638554bce87)

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.

## Vendor advisories

- **Red Hat VEX** · Low · affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9, Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 · no fix planned: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9, Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 · updated 2026-09-29 · [vex](https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-97899.json)