CVE-2026-72387
drm/panthor: Fix potential invalid pointer deref in group_process_tiler_oom()
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/panthor: Fix potential invalid pointer deref in group_process_tiler_oom() If heaps is an ERR_PTR(), panthor_heap_pool_put() will deref an invalid pointer. Make sure we set it to NULL in that case.
INFO
Published Date :
Aug. 15, 2026, 6:22 a.m.
Last Modified :
Aug. 17, 2026, 6:19 a.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Solution
- Update the Linux kernel to the patched version.
- Ensure heaps is set to NULL on error.
- Verify the fix prevents pointer dereferencing.
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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': 'de85488138247d034eb3241840424a54d660926b', 'lessThan': 'bfc5b91ab3ddddf636d8c1c050455bf4e14c912b', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': 'de85488138247d034eb3241840424a54d660926b', 'lessThan': 'dd0b2976b7c0f4ea806855ed19ffad967d36610e', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': 'de85488138247d034eb3241840424a54d660926b', 'lessThan': '053522ba615888e874adc04e675d9ed2e13f35af', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': 'de85488138247d034eb3241840424a54d660926b', 'lessThan': 'b39436d0ba1571dbcda69d20ec567344b3eecfc7', 'versionType': 'git'}], 'programFiles': ['drivers/gpu/drm/panthor/panthor_sched.c'], 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}, {'repo': 'https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git', 'vendor': 'Linux', 'product': 'Linux', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '6.10'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '0', 'lessThan': '6.10', 'versionType': 'semver'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '6.12.97', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '6.12.*'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '6.18.40', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '6.18.*'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '7.1.5', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '7.1.*'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '7.2-rc2', 'versionType': 'original_commit_for_fix', 'lessThanOrEqual': '*'}], 'programFiles': ['drivers/gpu/drm/panthor/panthor_sched.c'], 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}] [{'repo': 'https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git', 'vendor': 'Linux', 'product': 'Linux', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': 'de85488138247d034eb3241840424a54d660926b', 'lessThan': 'bfc5b91ab3ddddf636d8c1c050455bf4e14c912b', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': 'de85488138247d034eb3241840424a54d660926b', 'lessThan': 'dd0b2976b7c0f4ea806855ed19ffad967d36610e', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': 'de85488138247d034eb3241840424a54d660926b', 'lessThan': '053522ba615888e874adc04e675d9ed2e13f35af', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': 'de85488138247d034eb3241840424a54d660926b', 'lessThan': 'b39436d0ba1571dbcda69d20ec567344b3eecfc7', 'versionType': 'git'}], 'programFiles': ['drivers/gpu/drm/panthor/panthor_sched.c'], 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}, {'repo': 'https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git', 'vendor': 'Linux', 'product': 'Linux', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '6.10'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '0', 'lessThan': '6.10', 'versionType': 'semver'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '6.12.97', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '6.12.*'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '6.18.40', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '6.18.*'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '7.1.5', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '7.1.*'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '7.2', 'versionType': 'original_commit_for_fix', 'lessThanOrEqual': '*'}], 'programFiles': ['drivers/gpu/drm/panthor/panthor_sched.c'], 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}] -
New CVE Received by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Aug. 15, 2026
Action Type Old Value 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': 'de85488138247d034eb3241840424a54d660926b', 'lessThan': 'bfc5b91ab3ddddf636d8c1c050455bf4e14c912b', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': 'de85488138247d034eb3241840424a54d660926b', 'lessThan': 'dd0b2976b7c0f4ea806855ed19ffad967d36610e', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': 'de85488138247d034eb3241840424a54d660926b', 'lessThan': '053522ba615888e874adc04e675d9ed2e13f35af', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': 'de85488138247d034eb3241840424a54d660926b', 'lessThan': 'b39436d0ba1571dbcda69d20ec567344b3eecfc7', 'versionType': 'git'}], 'programFiles': ['drivers/gpu/drm/panthor/panthor_sched.c'], 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}, {'repo': 'https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git', 'vendor': 'Linux', 'product': 'Linux', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '6.10'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '0', 'lessThan': '6.10', 'versionType': 'semver'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '6.12.97', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '6.12.*'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '6.18.40', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '6.18.*'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '7.1.5', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '7.1.*'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '7.2-rc2', 'versionType': 'original_commit_for_fix', 'lessThanOrEqual': '*'}], 'programFiles': ['drivers/gpu/drm/panthor/panthor_sched.c'], 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}] Added Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/panthor: Fix potential invalid pointer deref in group_process_tiler_oom() If heaps is an ERR_PTR(), panthor_heap_pool_put() will deref an invalid pointer. Make sure we set it to NULL in that case. Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/053522ba615888e874adc04e675d9ed2e13f35af Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b39436d0ba1571dbcda69d20ec567344b3eecfc7 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bfc5b91ab3ddddf636d8c1c050455bf4e14c912b Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dd0b2976b7c0f4ea806855ed19ffad967d36610e