--- title: Linux GPU Driver Loophole Being Fixed For Unprivileged... description: A security vulnerability in the Linux kernel's Direct Rendering Manager (DRM) graphics driver code allows unprivileged users to trigger unbounded kernel memory... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/linux-gpu-driver-loophole-being-fixed-for-unprivileged-users-being-able-to-tap-unbounded-kernel-memo-9siwtogda twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Linux GPU Driver Loophole Being Fixed For Unprivileged Users Being Able To Tap Unbounded Kernel Memory | daily.dev og:description: A security vulnerability in the Linux kernel's Direct Rendering Manager (DRM) graphics driver code allows unprivileged users to trigger unbounded kernel memory... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/linux-gpu-driver-loophole-being-fixed-for-unprivileged-users-being-able-to-tap-unbounded-kernel-memo-9siwtogda og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/9SIWTOgdA.png og:image:alt: Linux GPU Driver Loophole Being Fixed For Unprivileged Users Being Able To Tap Unbounded Kernel Memory og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Linux GPU Driver Loophole Being Fixed For Unprivileged Users Being Able To Tap Unbounded Kernel Memory **[Phoronix](https://daily.dev/sources/phoronix)** · 1 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A security vulnerability in the Linux kernel's Direct Rendering Manager (DRM) graphics driver code allows unprivileged users to trigger unbounded kernel memory consumption, potentially causing system-wide out-of-memory (OOM) conditions. 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