CVE-2024-40916

The CVE-2024-40916 issue concerns the Linux kernel DRM/Exynos HDMI driver. When EDID reading fails and the driver reports no modes, the DRM core previously exposed a 1024x786 mode which some Exynos HDMI variants cannot drive. The fix changes this fallback to a safe 640x480 mode to avoid rendering...

CVE-2024-40916 drm/exynos: hdmi: report safe 640x480 mode as a fallback when no EDID found

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/exynos: hdmi: report safe 640x480 mode as a fallback when no EDID found When reading EDID fails and driver reports no modes available, the DRM core adds an artificial 1024x786 mode to the connector. Unfortunately some variant...

kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update

2.6.32-696.OL6 - Update genkey bug 25599697 2.6.32-696 - net dccp: fix freeing skb too early for IPV6RECVPKTINFO Hannes Frederic Sowa 1424628 CVE-2017-6074 2.6.32-695 - block nvme: Dont poll device being removed David Milburn 1422521 2.6.32-694 - fs posixacl: Clear SGID bit when setting file...