CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-68242

Low risk· EPSS 9%
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.19%

9th percentile - higher than 9% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel, the drm/i915/gt driver had a NULL pointer dereference when sched_engine allocation fails in execlists_create_virtual(). The fix avoids using intel_context_put() before intel_context_init(), preventing the dereference.

Risk Assessment

NULL pointer dereference can lead to system crashes, especially on the IOCTL path, potentially affecting system stability.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the Linux kernel to a version containing the fix that eliminates the NULL pointer dereference.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/i915/gt: Fix NULL deref on sched_engine alloc failure Avoid using intel_context_put() before intel_context_init() in execlists_create_virtual() as the kref_put() inside would lead to NULL deref on the IOCTL path when sched_engine allocation fails. Discovered using AI-assisted static analysis confirmed by Intel Product Security. (cherry picked from commit 4f2a12f2d50e9f48227656e4dcbd6423506be31d)

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