CVE-2026-98875
drm/nouveau/gsp: add SEC2 to GA100 chip table
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/nouveau/gsp: add SEC2 to GA100 chip table The booter-load and booter-unload firmware run on the SEC2 falcon. During tu102_gsp_oneinit(), the booter constructor needs device->sec2 to access the SEC2 falcon. Without the .sec2 entry, device->sec2 is NULL and this dereference crashes during GSP-RM boot.
INFO
Published Date :
Oct. 23, 2026, 12:18 p.m.
Last Modified :
Oct. 23, 2026, 12:18 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Solution
- Update the Linux kernel to a patched version.
- Ensure the nouveau driver is correctly configured.
- Apply firmware updates for the SEC2 falcon.
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New CVE Received by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Oct. 23, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/nouveau/gsp: add SEC2 to GA100 chip table The booter-load and booter-unload firmware run on the SEC2 falcon. During tu102_gsp_oneinit(), the booter constructor needs device->sec2 to access the SEC2 falcon. Without the .sec2 entry, device->sec2 is NULL and this dereference crashes during GSP-RM boot. Added Affected New affected value received. <a href="https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/blob/main/cves/2026/98xxx/CVE-2026-98875.json">CVE-2026-98875</a> Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/604d0efb17cc0dd197e089134736ac2698d5fca7 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f29267ace04283e76f92a74d9a7f4fcfcb32f484 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/feb1ad41281aed00e8a741942e56a1cd774e8342