Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

nouveau/dmem: handle kcalloc() allocation failure

The kcalloc() in nouveau_dmem_evict_chunk() will return null if
the physical memory has run out. As a result, if we dereference
src_pfns, dst_pfns or dma_addrs, the null pointer dereference bugs
will happen.

Moreover, the GPU is going away. If the kcalloc() fails, we could not
evict all pages mapping a chunk. So this patch adds a __GFP_NOFAIL
flag in kcalloc().

Finally, as there is no need to have physically contiguous memory,
this patch switches kcalloc() to kvcalloc() in order to avoid
failing allocations.
Published: 2024-05-01
Score: 5.5 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Remediation

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Advisories
Source ID Title
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6816-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6817-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6817-2 Linux kernel (OEM) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6817-3 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6878-1 Linux kernel (Oracle) vulnerabilities
History

Mon, 11 May 2026 20:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Subscriptions

Linux Linux Kernel
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-11T20:07:22.822Z

Reserved: 2024-02-19T14:20:24.197Z

Link: CVE-2024-26943

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T00:21:05.681Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2024-05-01T06:15:09.877

Modified: 2024-11-21T09:03:26.737

Link: CVE-2024-26943

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2024-05-01T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2024-26943 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2025-07-12T22:09:54Z

Weaknesses

No weakness.