Bug 2495955 (CVE-2026-53347) - CVE-2026-53347 kernel: drm/virtio: Fix driver removal with disabled KMS
Summary: CVE-2026-53347 kernel: drm/virtio: Fix driver removal with disabled KMS
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2026-53347
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Reported: 2026-07-01 14:03 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2026-07-01 16:12 UTC (History)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-07-01 14:03:27 UTC 
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

drm/virtio: Fix driver removal with disabled KMS

DRM atomic and modesetting aren't initialized if virtio-gpu driver built
with disabled KMS, leading to access of uninitialized data on driver
removal/unbinding and crashing kernel. Fix it by skipping shutting down
atomic core with unavailable KMS.
Comment 1 Mauro Matteo Cascella 2026-07-01 16:05:40 UTC 
Upstream advisory:
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2026070145-CVE-2026-53347-da0e@gregkh/T
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