CVE Catalog
CVE-2026-43485
MediumCVSS 5.5Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Low risk0.11%
2th percentile - higher than 2% of all known CVEs
Summary
In the Linux kernel, WARN_ON calls in the nouveau driver during ACPI probing have been removed. These warnings triggered frequently and were considered harmless, so they were dropped.
Risk Assessment
No direct risk to the organization – the change removes unnecessary warnings that did not affect system security.
Recommendation
It is recommended to update the Linux kernel to a version containing this fix to avoid unnecessary messages in system logs.
Original NVD description (English source)
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nouveau/gsp: drop WARN_ON in ACPI probes These WARN_ONs seem to trigger a lot, and we don't seem to have a plan to fix them, so just drop them, as they are most likely harmless.