CVE-2026-31488 is a narrowly scoped but operationally serious Linux kernel bug in AMD’s display stack, and it shows how a small state-management mistake can ripple into memory leaks and use-after-free conditions. The flaw centers on drm/amd/display and the way DSC validation handled mode_changed...
CVE-2026-31488 is a reminder that in the Linux graphics stack, seemingly small state-machine mistakes can cascade into serious memory-safety failures. The flaw sits in amdgpu’s Display Core path, where DSC validation incorrectly clears the CRTC mode_changed flag even when other, unrelated mode...