CVE-2024-40926: linux kernel vulnerability

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/nouveau: don't attempt to schedule hpd_work on headless cards If the card doesn't have display hardware, hpd_work and hpd_lock are left uninitialized which causes BUG when attempting to schedule hpd_work on runtime PM resume. Fix it by adding headless flag to DRM and skip any hpd if it's set.
CVE-2024-40926CVSS 5.5Linux

CVE-2024-40926: linux kernel vulnerability

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/nouveau: don't attempt to schedule hpd_work on headless cards If the card doesn't have display hardware, hpd_work and hpd_lock are left uninitialized which causes BUG when attempting to schedule hpd_work on runtime PM resume. Fix it by adding headless flag to DRM and skip any hpd if it's set.

CVSS
5.5 MEDIUM
EPSS
14.79%
Known exploited
not in KEV
Product
linux kernel

What is known

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/nouveau: don't attempt to schedule hpd_work on headless cards If the card doesn't have display hardware, hpd_work and hpd_lock are left uninitialized which causes BUG when attempting to schedule hpd_work on runtime PM resume. Fix it by adding headless flag to DRM and skip any hpd if it's set.

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