CVE-2026-100077
kernel: drm/msm: Recover HW before retire hung submit
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · September 25, 2026
Updated · October 3, 2026
Description
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's MSM DRM driver. This vulnerability can lead to a Denial of Service (DoS) during GPU recovery operations. If a hung command submission is retired before the hardware recovery process completes, the driver may release memory buffers that the GPU is still actively accessing. A local attacker could exploit this flaw to induce GPU page faults and crash the system.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 5.5CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE-826 · Premature Release of Resource During Expected Lifetime