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TI-2026-81921 Aliases CVE-2026-99214GHSA-83m6-cmv8-x4pq

Linux kernel vc4 HDMI driver disables Packet RAM too early

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Key facts

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Impact type
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Confidentiality · integrity · availability
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Fix status
Fixed

No CVSS vector from any source. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

The Linux kernel vc4 HDMI driver is affected from version 6.11. Audio started by the hotplug detect handler can write an audio infoframe before video is restored, when the Packet RAM may already be disabled, which triggers a kernel warning. The source describes this as a power management ordering problem, and the fix moves Packet RAM enabling to the runtime power management hooks.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-07

Description from the CNA

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/vc4: hdmi: Move packet RAM enable to PM runtime Audio can be triggered by the HPD handler and start up before video has been restored, calling vc4_hdmi_write_infoframe() for the audio infoframe. vc4_hdmi_write_infoframe() needs Packet RAM to be on to store the infoframe, however, if the video hasn't been enabled, vc4_hdmi_encoder_post_crtc_enable() hasn't been called and therefore, the Packet RAM can be disabled by the time vc4_hdmi_write_infoframe() executes, causing the following splat: [ 201.570266] ------------[ cut here ]------------ [ 201.570293] Packet RAM has to be on to store the packet. [ 201.570367] WARNING: drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_hdmi.c:683 at vc4_hdmi_write_infoframe+0x404/0x494 [vc4], CPU#0: wireplumber/1606 [...] [ 201.658650] Hardware name: Raspberry Pi 4 Model B Rev 1.5 (DT) [...] [ 201.758499] Call trace: [ 201.760967] vc4_hdmi_write_infoframe+0x404/0x494 [vc4] (P) [ 201.766607] vc4_hdmi_write_audio_infoframe+0x1c/0x28 [vc4] [ 201.772247] write_infoframe+0xbc/0x140 [drm_display_helper] [ 201.777975] drm_atomic_helper_connector_hdmi_update_audio_infoframe+0x80/0xdc [drm_display_helper] [ 201.787140] vc4_hdmi_audio_prepare+0x4ac/0x570 [vc4] [ 201.792252] drm_connector_hdmi_audio_prepare+0x24/0x30 [drm_display_helper] [ 201.799390] hdmi_codec_prepare+0x100/0x160 [snd_soc_hdmi_codec] [ 201.805471] snd_soc_pcm_dai_prepare+0xd4/0x100 [snd_soc_core] [ 201.811375] __soc_pcm_prepare+0x60/0x12c [snd_soc_core] [ 201.816752] soc_pcm_prepare+0x34/0x58 [snd_soc_core] [ 201.821863] snd_pcm_do_prepare+0x70/0x8c [snd_pcm] [ 201.826798] snd_pcm_action_nonatomic+0xe4/0x174 [snd_pcm] [ 201.832350] snd_pcm_prepare+0xc8/0xd8 [snd_pcm] [ 201.837021] snd_pcm_common_ioctl+0x458/0x614 [snd_pcm] [ 201.842308] snd_pcm_ioctl+0x30/0x48 [snd_pcm] [ 201.846802] __arm64_sys_ioctl+0x88/0xd8 [ 201.850769] invoke_syscall+0x48/0xf4 [ 201.854470] el0_svc_common+0x80/0xd8 [ 201.858171] do_el0_svc+0x1c/0x28 [ 201.861520] el0_svc+0x3c/0xb0 [ 201.864605] el0t_64_sync_handler+0x68/0xdc [ 201.868834] el0t_64_sync+0x198/0x19c [ 201.872536] ---[ end trace 0000000000000000 ]--- Considering that Packet RAM enable is essentially a power management configuration, move its enabling/disabling to the Runtime PM hooks. Note that post_crtc_disable() still stops all infoframes, but keeps Packet RAM enabled, leaving it to be disabled by runtime suspend.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00157 4th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Linux (Linux): 6.12.115, 6.18.59, 7.2.13 +1

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
LinuxLinux6.11 and later6.12.115, 6.18.59, 7.2.13, 7.3Patch availableCNA
  • Linux VendorLinux Affected 6.11 and later Fixed in 6.12.115, 6.18.59, 7.2.13, 7.3 Patch available CNA

CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1

Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*——Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·Linux

Remediation

Update the Linux kernel to 6.12.115, 6.18.59, 7.2.13 or 7.3, which contain the fix.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-07

  • Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 6.12.115, 6.18.59, 7.2.13, 7.3

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 7 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 5

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-28 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-99214
  2. 2026-10-28 Alias added: GHSA-83m6-cmv8-x4pq
  3. 2026-10-29 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
  4. 2026-10-29 CVSS score added · Red Hat
  5. 2026-10-30 Fix available: Linux/Linux@03cf08ed84fd43cd7d90696736dcde15f5eefca6, Linux/[email protected] · CNA
  6. 2026-10-30 1 new reference · CNA
  7. 2026-11-07 Affected versions changed · Red Hat

References

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  • TI-2013-05264 The (1) get_user and (2) put_user API functions in the Linux kernel before 3.5.5 on the… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2022-00125 Integer overflow in kernel KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
  • TI-2013-01864 The perf_swevent_init function in kernel/events/core.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.9… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
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