DRM log hang via oversized scale parameter
Published Sep 3, 2026 · Updated Sep 3, 2026
Denial of service in Linux kernel 6.14 allows attackers to hang DRM log processing through an oversized scale parameter. drm_log_setup_modeset() permits scaled font dimensions larger than the display, producing zero columns that keep drm_log_draw_kmsg_record() from decrementing its remaining length. Reachability requires control of the read-only-at-runtime drm_log.scale parameter and a DRM display smaller than the scaled font.
Summary
What happened
Denial of service in Linux kernel 6.14 allows attackers to hang DRM log processing through an oversized scale parameter. drm_log_setup_modeset() permits scaled font dimensions larger than the display, producing zero columns that keep drm_log_draw_kmsg_record() from decrementing its remaining length. Reachability requires control of the read-only-at-runtime drm_log.scale parameter and a DRM display smaller than the scaled font.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-80740
- Published
- Sep 3, 2026
- Updated
- Sep 3, 2026
- Vendor
- The Linux Kernel Organization
- Product
- Linux
- Classifications
- T1499.004
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- admin
Timeline
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- Sep 3, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Sep 3, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=6.14
- Affected versionversion=8a4b913df427b8f900bcc7849cc15a7b81628d57 <50ca4dbbaf3eb6deb74daca360b4dabc739a6fa6
- Affected versionversion=8a4b913df427b8f900bcc7849cc15a7b81628d57 <a7d172b27aa3e1ad56e39949bfe4e5caa25fb20b
- Affected versionversion=8a4b913df427b8f900bcc7849cc15a7b81628d57 <f4f2bba28df9b9aaa00262a462139dbbcdc38d9f
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