CVE-2026-99214: Linux kernel · drm/vc4: hdmi: Move packet RAM enable to PM runtime
Affects Linux kernelSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · fixed in 6b03e354526f6bad60ed3a7f08fec8b7d29d2f27 : update Linux kernel when convenient.
Data as of 28 Oct 2026, 10:58 UTC
Rated by Threat Radar · CVSS not yet scored by NVD
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 6b03e354526f6bad60ed3a7f08fec8b7d29d2f27, 6a987992c78e2e04f71e685d1c589f8ea2151fa2, 3f57b34485dc01e5a2db60a89a6ae5439a897e53
Exploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 28 Oct 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.
What to do
Upgrade Linux kernel to 6b03e354526f6bad60ed3a7f08fec8b7d29d2f27, 6a987992c78e2e04f71e685d1c589f8ea2151fa2 or 3f57b34485dc01e5a2db60a89a6ae5439a897e53.
Affected software
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Debiandebian/linuxpkg:deb/debian/linuxOther threats | Affected
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Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/vc4: hdmi: Move packet RAM enable to PM runtime Audio can be triggered by the HPD handler and start up before video has been restored, calling vc4_hdmi_write_infoframe() for the audio infoframe. vc4_hdmi_write_infoframe() needs Packet RAM to be on to store the infoframe, however, if the video hasn't been enabled, vc4_hdmi_encoder_post_crtc_enable() hasn't been called and therefore, the Packet RAM can be disabled by the time vc4_hdmi_write_infoframe() executes, causing the following splat: [ 201.570266] ------------[ cut here ]------------ [ 201.570293] Packet RAM has to be on to store the packet. [ 201.570367] WARNING: drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_hdmi.c:683 at vc4_hdmi_write_infoframe+0x404/0x494 [vc4], CPU#0: wireplumber/1606 [...] [ 201.658650] Hardware name: Raspberry Pi 4 Model B Rev 1.5 (DT) [...] [ 201.758499] Call trace: [ 201.760967] vc4_hdmi_write_infoframe+0x404/0x494 [vc4] (P) [ 201.766607] vc4_hdmi_write_audio_infoframe+0x1c/0x28 [vc4] [ 201.772247] write_infoframe+0xbc/0x140 [drm_display_helper] [ 201.777975] drm_atomic_helper_connector_hdmi_update_audio_infoframe+0x80/0xdc [drm_display_helper] [ 201.787140] vc4_hdmi_audio_prepare+0x4ac/0x570 [vc4] [ 201.792252] drm_connector_hdmi_audio_prepare+0x24/0x30 [drm_display_helper] [ 201.799390] hdmi_codec_prepare+0x100/0x160 [snd_soc_hdmi_codec] [ 201.805471] snd_soc_pcm_dai_prepare+0xd4/0x100 [snd_soc_core] [ 201.811375] __soc_pcm_prepare+0x60/0x12c [snd_soc_core] [ 201.816752] soc_pcm_prepare+0x34/0x58 [snd_soc_core] [ 201.821863] snd_pcm_do_prepare+0x70/0x8c [snd_pcm] [ 201.826798] snd_pcm_action_nonatomic+0xe4/0x174 [snd_pcm] [ 201.832350] snd_pcm_prepare+0xc8/0xd8 [snd_pcm] [ 201.837021] snd_pcm_common_ioctl+0x458/0x614 [snd_pcm] [ 201.842308] snd_pcm_ioctl+0x30/0x48 [snd_pcm] [ 201.846802] __arm64_sys_ioctl+0x88/0xd8 [ 201.850769] invoke_syscall+0x48/0xf4 [ 201.854470] el0_svc_common+0x80/0xd8 [ 201.858171] do_el0_svc+0x1c/0x28 [ 201.861520] el0_svc+0x3c/0xb0 [ 201.864605] el0t_64_sync_handler+0x68/0xdc [ 201.868834] el0t_64_sync+0x198/0x19c [ 201.872536] ---[ end trace 0000000000000000 ]--- Considering that Packet RAM enable is essentially a power management configuration, move its enabling/disabling to the Runtime PM hooks. Note that post_crtc_disable() still stops all infoframes, but keeps Packet RAM enabled, leaving it to be disabled by runtime suspend.