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CVE-2021-46976

kernel: drm/i915: Fix crash in auto_retire

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

4.4

CVSS 3.1

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Published · February 28, 2024

Updated · November 21, 2025

Description

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's i915 GPU driver. This flaw allows an attacker with the ability to activate and deactivate a GPU supported by this driver to cause a denial of service.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

Red Hat has investigated whether a possible mitigation exists for this issue, and has not been able to identify a practical example. Please update the affected package as soon as possible.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 4.4
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CWE-20 · Improper Input Validation