Linux Kernel Link Encoding Memory Leak Vulnerability in AMD Display Driver

A memory leak vulnerability has been addressed in the Linux kernel's AMD display driver. The issue arose from a porting error that caused the stream assignment for a link to be retained without proper release, leading to a memory leak. The vulnerability has been resolved by correcting the porting error and reintroducing the necessary 'dc_stream_release()' call, which was originally intended as part of a previous patch.

Impact

Exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to a memory leak, causing increased memory usage and potentially degrading system performance.