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CVE-2026-72362

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 DRM xe driver, xe_pt_zap_ptes_entry() calls container_of(*child) before checking if the child pointer is NULL, leading to a NULL pointer dereference and crash. The fix moves the container_of() call after a NULL guard, so the function returns early instead of proceeding with an invalid pointer.

Risk Assessment

A driver crash can lead to system hang or data loss, especially in environments using GPUs.

Recommendation

Apply a Linux kernel update that includes the fix for this vulnerability.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/xe/pt: Fix NULL pointer dereference in xe_pt_zap_ptes_entry() The page-table walk framework may pass a NULL *child pointer for unpopulated entries. xe_pt_zap_ptes_entry() called container_of(*child) before checking for NULL, then dereferenced the result, causing a crash. Move the container_of() call after a NULL guard, so the function returns early instead of proceeding with an invalid pointer. XE_WARN_ON is kept to help root cause the issue, but we now bail instead of crashing the driver. v2: Comment that triggering XE_WARN_ON is unexpected behavior (Matt Brost) (cherry picked from commit b9297d19d9df5d4b6c994648570c5dcd1cac68ff)

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