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Plain-English summary
A Linux Nouveau graphics-driver regression can cause a system-wide rendering freeze during GPU suspend or resume. Multi-GPU systems appear most exposed because required DMA buffers are released too early. Single-GPU systems are described as less affected, not necessarily immune.
Executive priority
Prioritize affected multi-GPU endpoints where rendering availability supports business operations. The high CVSS score warrants timely remediation, but the supplied evidence does not support an emergency response based on active exploitation. Validate actual Nouveau usage and vendor patch status before broad escalation.
Technical view
Nouveau freed two DMA buffers after GPU initialization although suspend and resume still required them. The correction retains those buffers until driver unload. The supplied CVSS 3.1 score is 7.8 and requires local, low-privileged access without user interaction; the described observed outcome is a kernel-module error and rendering freeze.
Likely exposure
Likely exposure is limited to Linux systems using the Nouveau driver, particularly multi-GPU configurations that suspend or resume the NVIDIA GPU. The bundle does not provide a clear vulnerable-version range, and its affected-version metadata is ambiguous; confirm distribution kernel and backport status directly.
Exploitation context
The supplied record does not indicate CISA KEV listing or active exploitation. Evidence describes a suspend/resume reliability regression with local attack characteristics, not a demonstrated remote compromise. No public exploitation evidence is included in the source bundle.
Researcher notes
The fix changes DMA-buffer lifetime, deferring deallocation from post-initialization to driver unload. The supplied version entries include commit identifiers and Linux 6.7.6 but do not establish dependable vulnerable boundaries. Researchers should inspect upstream commit ancestry and distribution backports without treating version strings alone as proof of exposure.
Mitigation direction
- Apply a vendor-supported kernel containing the referenced upstream or stable correction.
- Confirm whether distribution kernels backported either cited fix commit.
- Prioritize multi-GPU workstations and systems dependent on reliable suspend or resume.
- Where updating is delayed, consult distribution guidance for supported operational mitigations.
Validation and detection
- Inventory Linux hosts loading the Nouveau kernel module.
- Identify multi-GPU systems and workflows that suspend or resume the NVIDIA GPU.
- Compare installed kernel builds against distribution advisories and backport records.
- Review kernel logs for Nouveau errors associated with suspend, resume, or rendering freezes.
- Test suspend and resume safely after remediation using representative multi-GPU hardware.
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- High
- CVSS
- 7.8 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H1.85.9LinuxVulnerability scoring details
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7.8HighVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/be00e15b240ed71fc30c0576af7ab670c8271661CVE reference, Linux
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f6ecfdad359a01c7fd8a3bcfde3ef0acdf107e6eCVE reference, Linux
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