CVE-2026-68243

drm/i915/gem: Fix NULL deref in I915_CONTEXT_PARAM_SSEU

N/A

Published: August 10, 2026 at 12:01 PM UTC

Updated: August 19, 2026 at 05:20 PM UTC

1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity

N/A

Exploit prediction

EPSS 0.2%

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/i915/gem: Fix NULL deref in I915_CONTEXT_PARAM_SSEU Setting context engine slot N into I915_ENGINE_CLASS_INVALID / I915_ENGINE_CLASS_INVALID_NONE and attempting to apply I915_CONTEXT_PARAM_SSEU to the same slot N will deref NULL. Fix that. Discovered using AI-assisted static analysis confirmed by Intel Product Security. (cherry picked from commit 36eda5b5c2d40da41cc0a5403c26986237cf9e87)

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Linux Kernel · Linux

95%

5.15 ≤ v < 5.15.2165.15 ≤ v < 6.1.1835.15 ≤ v < 6.12.1015.15 ≤ v < 6.18.425.15 ≤ v < 6.6.1485.15 ≤ v < 7.1.65.15 ≤ v < 7.25.15d4433c7600f794623d6802395542cf4ca4f1b1f9

Vendor states this is fixed in 2b56757a9a7456825eb668fde92299e01c5e2721 (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in 726f27bca93e6c83b263542669132ee1d0eb693e (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in 97a4872ef927dee301d76085cb19f6e36d4a53a4 (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in 97f236379f06a5082d37c6a764edd56bb58a94cd (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in 9923c223d38fcd9602f41cc31d480e5299d9a38e (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in b226dee4ee1fff2909f79e8ad700b7082f8d3569 (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in edd2edaca52ada833c341c8b264aaea9dd93369c (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15 (unaffected)

Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15.216 (unaffected)

Vendor states this is fixed in 6.1.183 (unaffected)

Vendor states this is fixed in 6.12.101 (unaffected)

Vendor states this is fixed in 6.18.42 (unaffected)