CVE-2026-68248
drm/i915: Return NULL on error in active_instance
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Aug 10, 2026
- Updated
- Aug 19, 2026
- Reserved
- Jul 30, 2026
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
drm/i915: Return NULL on error in active_instance
Avoid returning &node->base when node is NULL due to OOM during GFP_ATOMIC allocation.
Discovered using AI-assisted static analysis confirmed by Intel Product Security.
(cherry picked from commit 6029bc064f0b1bac184203a50fbaaf070fa18832)
Scores
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Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
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LinuxLinux |
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LinuxLinux |
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References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a727a004d14580b2fc9bec9e1a9ea60a9016cfcf
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2bc7c50ffca43e1824cf29738d0572f1eb21f261
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/32c1a2afa90dd07df931f0b12578de1dbb751f0c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b238d86e7f43afde8e830ef5b8d89ffedbbc7613
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cbec6a57959ab503e3ad4ad6edd51efb585dce92
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/58b7e63ca0cd964190957ddd169c899256acaee9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1e33f0de5fdcd09e51fdec1e5822448970b6420f
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