CVE-2026-98513

drm/nouveau: Fix runtime PM leak in nouveau_connector_detect()

N/A
Published: October 18, 2026 at 03:17 PM UTC
Updated: October 19, 2026 at 10:19 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/nouveau: Fix runtime PM leak in nouveau_connector_detect() If nvif_outp_edid_get() fails, nouveau_connector_detect() returns early without dropping the runtime PM reference taken at the start of the function, keeping the device powered on until the next successful detect. Balance the reference on the error path like the other exit paths do.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

0cd7e07181390085742bf623d6af3eef215c05036.7
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.12.112 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.18.55 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.2.9 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.3 (unaffected)

Remediation

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