nouveau kernel

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The nouveau kernel tag on WindowsForum.com covers discussions about the open-source Nouveau DRM driver for NVIDIA GPUs in Linux. Recent content focuses on CVE-2025-68235, a memory leak in the Nouveau firmware code that was patched upstream. The vulnerability involved a missing kfree in the nvkm_falcon_fw destructor, causing a persistent kmemleak warning. Topics include memory management, firmware handling, and security vulnerabilities in the Nouveau driver. While WindowsForum.com primarily covers Windows, this tag addresses Linux kernel issues relevant to users running Nouveau on their systems.

  1. CVE-2025-68235: Nouveau firmware memory leak fixed in nvkm_falcon_fw destructor

    A subtle memory-management bug in the Nouveau DRM driver's firmware code has been assigned CVE-2025-68235 and patched upstream after a contributor added a missing kfree that prevents a persistent kmemleak warning by correctly freeing nvkm_falcon_fw::boot during teardown. Background The Linux...
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