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CVE-2026-68224

Low risk· EPSS 10%
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.20%

10th percentile - higher than 10% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel, the mali-c55 driver fixed a possible ERR_PTR dereference in enable_streams. The function media_pad_remote_pad_unique() can return ERR_PTR on error, and the return value was assigned without checking, which could lead to ERR_PTR dereference. Added proper error checking with IS_ERR() before dereferencing and set remote_src to NULL on error.

Risk Assessment

ERR_PTR dereference can lead to system crash or unpredictable driver behavior.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the Linux kernel to a version containing the fix for CVE-2026-68224.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: mali-c55: Fix possible ERR_PTR in enable_streams The media_pad_remote_pad_unique() function returns either a valid pointer or an ERR_PTR() on failure (-ENOTUNIQ if multiple links are enabled, -ENOLINK if no connected pad is found). The return value was assigned directly to isp->remote_src and dereferenced in the next line without checking for errors, which could lead to an ERR_PTR dereference. Add proper error checking with IS_ERR() before dereferencing the pointer. Also set isp->remote_src to NULL on error to maintain consistency with other error paths in the function.

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