CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-68248

Low risk· EPSS 7%
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.17%

7th percentile - higher than 7% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel, the drm/i915 driver's active_instance function may return a pointer to node->base when node is NULL due to OOM during GFP_ATOMIC allocation. The fix changes the function to return NULL on error.

Risk Assessment

The risk includes potential memory corruption or improper driver behavior, which could lead to system crashes. Under low memory conditions, unpredictable behavior may occur.

Recommendation

It is recommended to apply a Linux kernel update containing the fix (commit 6029bc064f0b1bac184203a50fbaaf070fa18832). Monitor patch availability.

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Original NVD description (English source)

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)

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS