In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
drm/dp_mst: Handle torn-down topology gracefully in drm_dp_mst_topology_queue_probe()
A hotplug or link-loss event can tear down the MST topology (setting mgr->mst_state = false and mgr->mst_primary = NULL) concurrently with a caller invoking drm_dp_mst_topology_queue_probe(). Since the check is already performed under mgr->lock, the condition is not a programming error but a valid race -- the topology was valid when the caller decided to call this function, but was torn down before the lock was acquired.
Replace the drm_WARN_ON() with a graceful early return. This eliminates spurious kernel warnings and the resulting compositor crashes observed when connecting/disconnecting DP MST monitors, while keeping the correct behavior of doing nothing when MST is not active. A drm_dbg_mst() trace is added so the skipped probe remains observable under MST debug logging.
The existing WARN_ON(mgr->mst_primary) in drm_dp_mst_topology_mgr_set_mst() already catches the case where the topology is initialized twice, so no diagnostic coverage is lost.
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon_linux_2023 | — | Upgrade bpftool6.12-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.12-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade perf6.18Upgrade kernel6.18-modules-extra-commonUpgrade python3-perf6.18Upgrade kernel6.12-tools-develUpgrade kernel6.12-modules-extra-commonUpgrade bpftool6.18Upgrade kernel6.12-modules-extraUpgrade kernel6.18Upgrade kernel6.12-toolsUpgrade python3-perf6.12Upgrade kernel6.18-tools-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-livepatch-6.12.103-127.188Upgrade kernel6.12-debuginfo-common-aarch64Upgrade kernel6.18-debuginfo-common-aarch64Upgrade perf6.18-debuginfoUpgrade perf6.12Upgrade kernel6.12-headersUpgrade kernel-livepatch-6.18.44-99.149Upgrade kernel6.12-develUpgrade kernel6.12Upgrade bpftool6.18-debuginfoUpgrade python3-perf6.12-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.18-headersUpgrade python3-perf6.18-debuginfoUpgrade bpftool6.12Upgrade kernel6.18-tools-develUpgrade microvm-kernel6.18Upgrade kernel6.18-toolsUpgrade kernel6.18-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade kernel6.18-develUpgrade kernel6.12-debuginfoUpgrade perf6.12-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.12-tools-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.18-modules-extraUpgrade kernel6.18-debuginfo | Sep 1, 2026 | Aug 12, 2026 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade linuxUpgrade linux-6.12 | Aug 13, 2026 | Aug 13, 2026 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Aug 17, 2026 | Aug 12, 2026 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Aug 17, 2026 | Aug 12, 2026 |
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