# CVE-2026-98513: drm/nouveau: Fix runtime PM leak in nouveau\_connector\_detect()

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.12.112, 6.18.55, 7.2.9
- Published: 2026-10-18 · Updated: 2026-10-19

## Affected

- Linux: from 0cd7e07181390085742bf623d6af3eef215c0503, fixed in 87c2f8ce1100ccbbc40bfab067741edbd1f0ef02; from 0cd7e07181390085742bf623d6af3eef215c0503, fixed in 59aa1f8c95941e623891d46c805e8fb1257b5a3d; from 0cd7e07181390085742bf623d6af3eef215c0503, fixed in 780ad8e4df9f767806587d33b42372acf8fbe5e6; from 0cd7e07181390085742bf623d6af3eef215c0503, fixed in 1e04611d3735543bd80a67d9d13dc13f503746fb
- Linux: 6.7
- Kernel (Linux): from 6.7.0, fixed in 6.12.112; from 6.13.0, fixed in 6.18.55; from 6.19.0, fixed in 7.2.9

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/nouveau: Fix runtime PM leak in nouveau_connector_detect() If nvif_outp_edid_get() fails, nouveau_connector_detect() returns early without dropping the runtime PM reference taken at the start of the function, keeping the device powered on until the next successful detect. Balance the reference on the error path like the other exit paths do.

## What to do

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/87c2f8ce1100ccbbc40bfab067741edbd1f0ef02
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/59aa1f8c95941e623891d46c805e8fb1257b5a3d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/780ad8e4df9f767806587d33b42372acf8fbe5e6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1e04611d3735543bd80a67d9d13dc13f503746fb

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