CVE-2026-68445

drm/vc4: Prevent shader BO mappings from becoming writable

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: August 12, 2026 at 12:07 AM UTC
Updated: August 17, 2026 at 06:17 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.1%

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/vc4: Prevent shader BO mappings from becoming writable vc4_gem_object_mmap() rejects a writable mapping of a validated shader BO, but leaves VM_MAYWRITE set. Userspace can map the BO read-only and then turn it writable with mprotect(). Validated shader BOs must stay read-only: the validator checks the instructions once and the GPU trusts them afterwards. A writable mapping lets userspace rewrite the code after validation, bypassing the validator. Clear VM_MAYWRITE on the read-only path so the mapping cannot be upgraded, as i915 already does for its read-only objects.

Affected

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

4.5 ≤ v < 6.12.1014.5 ≤ v < 6.18.424.5 ≤ v < 6.6.1484.5 ≤ v < 7.1.64.5 ≤ v < 7.24.5463873d5701427f2964a0b4b72c45f1f14b6df87
Vendor states this is fixed in 019e6ad247f7fd038d2e009789f6d9bfcccb1ae7 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 0c9e6367639548307d3f578f6943ce72c9d39087 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6deaa317201851c644c431b57682e54d06b35838 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 9f0ee411fc2d76333d6087c5862ffa907cf7a175 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in fe168ef1d232d734d9998fd74822e2e20930dfff (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4.5 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.12.101 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.18.42 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.6.148 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.1.6 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.2 (unaffected)

Remediation

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CVSS

7.8HIGHLinux
Vector?

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