CVE-2026-68248

0.0

drm/i915: Return NULL on error in active_instance

Overview
Vulnerability Timeline

Overview

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)

Details

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 10, 2026, 1:20 p.m.

Last Modified :

Aug. 17, 2026, 5:18 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

No

Source :

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

Impact

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2026-68248 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID	Vendor	Product	Action
1	Linux	linux_kernel

: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 1

Solution

Apply kernel updates to fix memory corruption issues caused by error handling.

Update the Linux kernel.
Apply the resolved patch.
Recompile kernel if needed.
Restart the system.

References

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2026-68248.

URL	Resource
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1e33f0de5fdcd09e51fdec1e5822448970b6420f
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/32c1a2afa90dd07df931f0b12578de1dbb751f0c
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/58b7e63ca0cd964190957ddd169c899256acaee9
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b238d86e7f43afde8e830ef5b8d89ffedbbc7613
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cbec6a57959ab503e3ad4ad6edd51efb585dce92

CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

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Results are limited to the first 20 news articles due to potential performance issues.

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CVE Modified by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

Aug. 17, 2026

Action	Type	Old Value	New Value
Changed	Affected	[{'repo': 'https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git', 'vendor': 'Linux', 'product': 'Linux', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': 'bfaae47db3c0989c0ca82a1d59ca3088860b1845', 'lessThan': '32c1a2afa90dd07df931f0b12578de1dbb751f0c', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': 'bfaae47db3c0989c0ca82a1d59ca3088860b1845', 'lessThan': 'b238d86e7f43afde8e830ef5b8d89ffedbbc7613', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': 'bfaae47db3c0989c0ca82a1d59ca3088860b1845', 'lessThan': 'cbec6a57959ab503e3ad4ad6edd51efb585dce92', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': 'bfaae47db3c0989c0ca82a1d59ca3088860b1845', 'lessThan': '58b7e63ca0cd964190957ddd169c899256acaee9', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': 'bfaae47db3c0989c0ca82a1d59ca3088860b1845', 'lessThan': '1e33f0de5fdcd09e51fdec1e5822448970b6420f', 'versionType': 'git'}], 'programFiles': ['drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_active.c'], 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}, {'repo': 'https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git', 'vendor': 'Linux', 'product': 'Linux', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '5.13'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '0', 'lessThan': '5.13', 'versionType': 'semver'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '6.6.148', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '6.6.'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '6.12.101', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '6.12.'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '6.18.42', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '6.18.'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '7.1.6', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '7.1.'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '7.2-rc2', 'versionType': 'original_commit_for_fix', 'lessThanOrEqual': '*'}], 'programFiles': ['drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_active.c'], 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}]	[{'repo': 'https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git', 'vendor': 'Linux', 'product': 'Linux', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': 'bfaae47db3c0989c0ca82a1d59ca3088860b1845', 'lessThan': '32c1a2afa90dd07df931f0b12578de1dbb751f0c', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': 'bfaae47db3c0989c0ca82a1d59ca3088860b1845', 'lessThan': 'b238d86e7f43afde8e830ef5b8d89ffedbbc7613', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': 'bfaae47db3c0989c0ca82a1d59ca3088860b1845', 'lessThan': 'cbec6a57959ab503e3ad4ad6edd51efb585dce92', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': 'bfaae47db3c0989c0ca82a1d59ca3088860b1845', 'lessThan': '58b7e63ca0cd964190957ddd169c899256acaee9', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': 'bfaae47db3c0989c0ca82a1d59ca3088860b1845', 'lessThan': '1e33f0de5fdcd09e51fdec1e5822448970b6420f', 'versionType': 'git'}], 'programFiles': ['drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_active.c'], 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}, {'repo': 'https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git', 'vendor': 'Linux', 'product': 'Linux', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '5.13'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '0', 'lessThan': '5.13', 'versionType': 'semver'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '6.6.148', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '6.6.'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '6.12.101', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '6.12.'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '6.18.42', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '6.18.'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '7.1.6', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '7.1.'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '7.2', 'versionType': 'original_commit_for_fix', 'lessThanOrEqual': '*'}], 'programFiles': ['drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_active.c'], 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}]

New CVE Received by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

Aug. 10, 2026

Action	Type	New Value
Added	Affected	[{'repo': 'https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git', 'vendor': 'Linux', 'product': 'Linux', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': 'bfaae47db3c0989c0ca82a1d59ca3088860b1845', 'lessThan': '32c1a2afa90dd07df931f0b12578de1dbb751f0c', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': 'bfaae47db3c0989c0ca82a1d59ca3088860b1845', 'lessThan': 'b238d86e7f43afde8e830ef5b8d89ffedbbc7613', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': 'bfaae47db3c0989c0ca82a1d59ca3088860b1845', 'lessThan': 'cbec6a57959ab503e3ad4ad6edd51efb585dce92', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': 'bfaae47db3c0989c0ca82a1d59ca3088860b1845', 'lessThan': '58b7e63ca0cd964190957ddd169c899256acaee9', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': 'bfaae47db3c0989c0ca82a1d59ca3088860b1845', 'lessThan': '1e33f0de5fdcd09e51fdec1e5822448970b6420f', 'versionType': 'git'}], 'programFiles': ['drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_active.c'], 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}, {'repo': 'https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git', 'vendor': 'Linux', 'product': 'Linux', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '5.13'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '0', 'lessThan': '5.13', 'versionType': 'semver'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '6.6.148', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '6.6.'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '6.12.101', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '6.12.'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '6.18.42', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '6.18.'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '7.1.6', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '7.1.'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '7.2-rc2', 'versionType': 'original_commit_for_fix', 'lessThanOrEqual': '*'}], 'programFiles': ['drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_active.c'], 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}]
Added	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)
Added	Reference	https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1e33f0de5fdcd09e51fdec1e5822448970b6420f
Added	Reference	https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/32c1a2afa90dd07df931f0b12578de1dbb751f0c
Added	Reference	https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/58b7e63ca0cd964190957ddd169c899256acaee9
Added	Reference	https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b238d86e7f43afde8e830ef5b8d89ffedbbc7613
Added	Reference	https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cbec6a57959ab503e3ad4ad6edd51efb585dce92

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Memory Corruption

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