Bug#1139740: linux-image-7.0.12+deb14-amd64: NULL pointer dereference in nouveau / black screen

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From	Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk>
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Subject	Bug#1139740: linux-image-7.0.12+deb14-amd64: NULL pointer dereference in nouveau / black screen
Date	Sun, 21 Jun 2026 22:20:02 +0200
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On Sat, 2026-06-13 at 23:48 +0200, Vincent Lefevre wrote:
> On 2026-06-12 18:07:56 +0200, Ben Hutchings wrote:
> > By default, a Suggests relationship from an explicitly installed package
> > blocks autoremoval.
> 
> I have
> 
> APT::AutoRemove::SuggestsImportant "false";
[...]
> Perhaps having APT::AutoRemove::SuggestsImportant set to true makes
> sense on Debian/stable machines, but on a Debian/sid machine, where
> one often installs and removes packages, this is just bad.

But then you also have to accept that there will sometimes be breakage
like this.

Ben.

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Thread

Bug#1139740: linux-image-7.0.12+deb14-amd64: NULL pointer dereference in nouveau / black screen Vincent Lefevre <vincent@vinc17.net> - 2026-06-12 12:50 +0200
  Bug#1139740: linux-image-7.0.12+deb14-amd64: NULL pointer dereference in nouveau / black screen Vincent Lefevre <vincent@vinc17.net> - 2026-06-12 13:20 +0200
    Processed: Re: linux-image-7.0.12+deb14-amd64: NULL pointer  dereference in nouveau / black screen "Debian Bug Tracking System" <owner@bugs.debian.org> - 2026-06-12 13:20 +0200
    Bug#1139740: linux-image-7.0.12+deb14-amd64: NULL pointer dereference in nouveau / black screen Vincent Lefevre <vincent@vinc17.net> - 2026-06-12 13:40 +0200
      Bug#1139740: linux-image-7.0.12+deb14-amd64: NULL pointer dereference in nouveau / black screen Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk> - 2026-06-12 18:30 +0200
  Bug#1139740: linux-image-7.0.12+deb14-amd64: NULL pointer dereference in nouveau / black screen Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk> - 2026-06-12 18:20 +0200
    Bug#1139740: linux-image-7.0.12+deb14-amd64: NULL pointer dereference in nouveau / black screen Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk> - 2026-06-21 22:20 +0200
      Bug#1139740: linux-image-7.0.12+deb14-amd64: NULL pointer dereference in nouveau / black screen Vincent Lefevre <vincent@vinc17.net> - 2026-06-21 23:40 +0200

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