CVE-2024-40950

EUVD-2024-38837
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

mm: huge_memory: fix misused mapping_large_folio_support() for anon folios

When I did a large folios split test, a WARNING "[ 5059.122759][ T166]
Cannot split file folio to non-0 order" was triggered.  But the test cases
are only for anonmous folios.  while mapping_large_folio_support() is only
reasonable for page cache folios.

In split_huge_page_to_list_to_order(), the folio passed to
mapping_large_folio_support() maybe anonmous folio.  The folio_test_anon()
check is missing.  So the split of the anonmous THP is failed.  This is
also the same for shmem_mapping().  We'd better add a check for both.  But
the shmem_mapping() in __split_huge_page() is not involved, as for
anonmous folios, the end parameter is set to -1, so (head[i].index >= end)
is always false.  shmem_mapping() is not called.

Also add a VM_WARN_ON_ONCE() in mapping_large_folio_support() for anon
mapping, So we can detect the wrong use more easily.

THP folios maybe exist in the pagecache even the file system doesn't
support large folio, it is because when CONFIG_TRANSPARENT_HUGEPAGE is
enabled, khugepaged will try to collapse read-only file-backed pages to
THP.  But the mapping does not actually support multi order large folios
properly.

Using /sys/kernel/debug/split_huge_pages to verify this, with this patch,
large anon THP is successfully split and the warning is ceased.
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTPrimary
5.5 MEDIUM
LOCAL
LOW
LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 24%
Affected Products (NVD)
VendorProductVersion
linuxlinux_kernel
6.9 ≤
𝑥
< 6.9.7
linuxlinux_kernel
6.10:rc1
linuxlinux_kernel
6.10:rc2
linuxlinux_kernel
6.10:rc3
linuxlinux_kernel
6.10:rc4
𝑥
= Vulnerable software versions
Debian logo
Debian Releases
Debian Product
Codename
linux
bookworm
6.1.148-1
not-affected
bookworm (security)
6.1.158-1
fixed
bullseye
5.10.223-1
not-affected
bullseye (security)
5.10.247-1
fixed
forky
6.17.13-1
fixed
sid
6.17.13-1
fixed
trixie
6.12.57-1
fixed
trixie (security)
6.12.48-1
fixed
Ubuntu logo
Ubuntu Releases
Ubuntu Product
Codename
linux-hwe
bionic
ignored
focal
dne
jammy
dne
noble
dne
xenial
not-affected
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bionic
not-affected
focal
dne
jammy
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noble
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linux-hwe-5.8
focal
ignored
jammy
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linux-hwe-5.11
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jammy
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noble
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linux-hwe-5.13
focal
ignored
jammy
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noble
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linux-hwe-5.15
focal
not-affected
jammy
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linux-hwe-5.19
focal
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jammy
ignored
noble
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linux-hwe-6.2
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jammy
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noble
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jammy
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noble
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bionic
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focal
dne
jammy
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xenial
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focal
dne
jammy
dne
noble
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trusty
not-affected
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bionic
not-affected
focal
not-affected
jammy
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noble
dne
xenial
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focal
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jammy
ignored
noble
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bionic
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bionic
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bionic
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jammy
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linux-azure
bionic
ignored
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jammy
not-affected
noble
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bionic
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bionic
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linux-azure-5.13
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jammy
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jammy
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linux-azure-5.19
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jammy
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noble
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linux-azure-6.2
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jammy
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noble
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linux-azure-6.5
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jammy
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noble
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linux-azure-fde
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jammy
not-affected
noble
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linux-azure-fde-5.19
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jammy
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noble
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linux-azure-fde-6.2
focal
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jammy
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noble
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linux-bluefield
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noble
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linux-azure-edge
bionic
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focal
dne
jammy
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noble
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linux-fips
bionic
not-affected
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not-affected
jammy
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noble
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xenial
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bionic
not-affected
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jammy
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noble
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linux-azure-fips
bionic
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jammy
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noble
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linux-gcp-fips
bionic
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not-affected
jammy
dne
noble
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linux-gcp
bionic
ignored
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jammy
not-affected
noble
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xenial
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bionic
not-affected
focal
dne
jammy
dne
noble
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linux-gcp-5.3
bionic
ignored
focal
dne
jammy
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noble
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linux-gcp-5.4
bionic
not-affected
focal
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jammy
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noble
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linux-gcp-5.8
focal
ignored
jammy
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noble
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linux-gcp-5.11
focal
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jammy
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noble
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linux-gcp-5.13
focal
ignored
jammy
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noble
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linux-gcp-5.15
focal
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jammy
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noble
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linux-gcp-5.19
focal
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jammy
ignored
noble
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linux-gcp-6.2
focal
dne
jammy
ignored
noble
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linux-gcp-6.5
focal
dne
jammy
not-affected
noble
dne
linux-gke
focal
ignored
jammy
not-affected
noble
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bionic
ignored
focal
dne
jammy
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linux-gke-5.4
bionic
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jammy
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noble
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focal
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jammy
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linux-gkeop-5.4
bionic
ignored
focal
dne
jammy
dne
noble
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linux-gkeop-5.15
focal
not-affected
jammy
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noble
dne
linux-ibm-5.4
bionic
not-affected
focal
dne
jammy
dne
noble
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linux-ibm-5.15
focal
not-affected
jammy
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noble
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linux-intel
focal
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jammy
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noble
not-affected
linux-intel-5.13
focal
ignored
jammy
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noble
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linux-intel-iotg
focal
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jammy
not-affected
noble
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linux-intel-iotg-5.15
focal
not-affected
jammy
dne
noble
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linux-iot
focal
not-affected
jammy
dne
noble
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linux-lowlatency
focal
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jammy
not-affected
noble
not-affected
linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15
focal
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jammy
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noble
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linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19
focal
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jammy
ignored
noble
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linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2
focal
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jammy
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linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5
focal
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jammy
ignored
noble
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linux-nvidia
focal
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jammy
not-affected
noble
not-affected
linux-nvidia-6.2
focal
dne
jammy
ignored
noble
dne
linux-nvidia-6.5
focal
dne
jammy
not-affected
noble
dne
linux-oracle-5.0
bionic
ignored
focal
dne
jammy
dne
noble
dne
linux-gkeop
focal
not-affected
jammy
not-affected
noble
not-affected
linux-oracle-5.3
bionic
ignored
focal
dne
jammy
dne
noble
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linux-oracle-5.4
bionic
not-affected
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jammy
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noble
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linux-oracle-5.8
focal
ignored
jammy
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noble
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linux-oracle-5.11
focal
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jammy
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linux-oracle-5.13
focal
ignored
jammy
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noble
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linux-oracle-5.15
focal
not-affected
jammy
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noble
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linux-oracle-6.5
focal
dne
jammy
not-affected
noble
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linux-oem
bionic
ignored
focal
dne
jammy
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noble
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linux-oem-5.6
focal
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jammy
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linux-oem-5.13
focal
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jammy
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noble
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linux-oem-5.14
focal
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jammy
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linux-oem-5.17
focal
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jammy
ignored
noble
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linux-oem-6.0
focal
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jammy
ignored
noble
dne
linux-oem-6.1
focal
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jammy
ignored
noble
dne
linux-oem-6.5
focal
dne
jammy
not-affected
noble
dne
linux-oem-6.8
focal
dne
jammy
dne
noble
not-affected
linux-raspi2
focal
ignored
jammy
dne
noble
dne
linux-raspi-5.4
bionic
not-affected
focal
dne
jammy
dne
noble
dne
linux-riscv
focal
ignored
jammy
ignored
noble
not-affected
linux-riscv-5.8
focal
ignored
jammy
dne
noble
dne
linux-riscv-5.11
focal
ignored
jammy
dne
noble
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linux-riscv-5.15
focal
not-affected
jammy
dne
noble
dne
linux-riscv-5.19
focal
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jammy
ignored
noble
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linux-riscv-6.5
focal
dne
jammy
not-affected
noble
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linux-starfive-5.19
focal
dne
jammy
ignored
noble
dne
linux-starfive-6.2
focal
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jammy
ignored
noble
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linux-starfive-6.5
focal
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jammy
not-affected
noble
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linux-xilinx-zynqmp
focal
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jammy
not-affected
noble
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linux
bionic
not-affected
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not-affected
jammy
not-affected
noble
not-affected
trusty
not-affected
xenial
not-affected
linux-aws
bionic
not-affected
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not-affected
jammy
not-affected
noble
not-affected
trusty
not-affected
xenial
not-affected
linux-ibm
focal
not-affected
jammy
not-affected
noble
not-affected
linux-oracle
bionic
not-affected
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not-affected
jammy
not-affected
noble
not-affected
xenial
not-affected
linux-raspi
focal
not-affected
jammy
not-affected
noble
not-affected
linux-laptop
bionic
dne
focal
dne
jammy
dne
noble
dne
trusty
dne
xenial
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linux-starfive
bionic
dne
focal
dne
jammy
dne
noble
dne
trusty
dne
xenial
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linux-nvidia-6.8
bionic
dne
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dne
jammy
not-affected
noble
dne
trusty
dne
xenial
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linux-nvidia-lowlatency
bionic
dne
focal
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jammy
dne
noble
not-affected
trusty
dne
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dne