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SoftwareOctober 20, 2026, 09:31

Linux 7.4 adds TAINT_FORCED_BIND flag for manual driver binds

Linux 7.4 will set a new TAINT_FORCED_BIND flag, shown as Y, whenever a driver is bound or unbound by hand via sysfs. Greg Kroah-Hartman added it after syzbot fuzzing forced drivers onto unsuitable hardware and flooded maintainers with useless reports. The patch is in the 7.4 driver core pull request.

Linux 7.4 adds TAINT_FORCED_BIND flag for manual driver binds
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