CVE-2026-68248: drm/i915: Return NULL on error in active_instance
Noroxi assessment
Priority: Monitor (action score 0/100)
- The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.17% (FIRST EPSS).
- Fixed version: Linux Linux 1e33f0de5fdcd09e51fdec1e5822448970b6420f, 2bc7c50ffca43e1824cf29738d0572f1eb21f261, 32c1a2afa90dd07df931f0b12578de1dbb751f0c; azl3 kernel 6.6.143.1-1 on Azure Linux 3.0 6.6.150.1-1.
- Mentioned 1 time in Turkish national cyber security advisories (siberguvenlik.gov.tr).
Low priority for now. Upgrade to Linux Linux 1e33f0de5fdcd09e51fdec1e5822448970b6420f, 2bc7c50ffca43e1824cf29738d0572f1eb21f261, 32c1a2afa90dd07df931f0b12578de1dbb751f0c; azl3 kernel 6.6.143.1-1 on Azure Linux 3.0 6.6.150.1-1 or later.
Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it
Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS
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)
- Published
- Aug 10, 2026
- Updated
- Aug 19, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.1% · 6th percentile
- CWE
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Report tools
Action score
0
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 0 / 40 · —
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.1%
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Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (Linux). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
Linux Linux
- 5.13affected
- bfaae47db3c0989c0ca82a1d59ca3088860b1845 and later · before a727a004d14580b2fc9bec9e1a9ea60a9016cfcfaffected · git
- bfaae47db3c0989c0ca82a1d59ca3088860b1845 and later · before 2bc7c50ffca43e1824cf29738d0572f1eb21f261affected · git
- bfaae47db3c0989c0ca82a1d59ca3088860b1845 and later · before 32c1a2afa90dd07df931f0b12578de1dbb751f0caffected · git
- bfaae47db3c0989c0ca82a1d59ca3088860b1845 and later · before b238d86e7f43afde8e830ef5b8d89ffedbbc7613affected · git
- bfaae47db3c0989c0ca82a1d59ca3088860b1845 and later · before cbec6a57959ab503e3ad4ad6edd51efb585dce92affected · git
- bfaae47db3c0989c0ca82a1d59ca3088860b1845 and later · before 58b7e63ca0cd964190957ddd169c899256acaee9affected · git
- bfaae47db3c0989c0ca82a1d59ca3088860b1845 and later · before 1e33f0de5fdcd09e51fdec1e5822448970b6420faffected · git
- before 5.13not affected · semver
- 5.15.216 and later · up to and including 5.15.*not affected · semver
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | linux | before 6.1.187-1 | 6.1.187-1 |
| Debian:12 | linux-6.12 | before 6.12.101-1~deb12u1 | 6.12.101-1~deb12u1 |
| Debian:13 | linux | before 6.12.101-1 | 6.12.101-1 |
| Debian:14 | linux | before 7.1.6-1 | 7.1.6-1 |
Same product
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Published before and after this one in the same product
- ← EarlierCVE-2026-68244Aug 10, 2026 · drm/i915/gem: Do not leak siblings[] on proto context error0Monitor
- ← EarlierCVE-2026-68246Aug 10, 2026 · drm/amdgpu/gfx11: replace BUG_ON() with WARN_ON()0Monitor
- Later →CVE-2026-68249Aug 10, 2026 · drm/amdgpu/sdma5.0: replace BUG_ON() with WARN_ON()0Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Linux Linux | 1e33f0de5fdcd09e51fdec1e5822448970b6420f | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | 2bc7c50ffca43e1824cf29738d0572f1eb21f261 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | 32c1a2afa90dd07df931f0b12578de1dbb751f0c | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | 58b7e63ca0cd964190957ddd169c899256acaee9 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | a727a004d14580b2fc9bec9e1a9ea60a9016cfcf | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | b238d86e7f43afde8e830ef5b8d89ffedbbc7613 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | cbec6a57959ab503e3ad4ad6edd51efb585dce92 | Vendor (CNA) |
| azl3 kernel 6.6.143.1-1 on Azure Linux 3.0 | 6.6.150.1-1 · CBL-Mariner Releases | Microsoft (MSRC) |
| debian:linux | 6.1.187-1 · Debian:12 | Package registry (OSV) |
| debian:linux-6.12 | 6.12.101-1~deb12u1 · Debian:12 | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
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No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
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No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
National notice (Türkiye Cybersecurity Directorate / USOM)
Official security notices citing this record; remediation advice is on the agency's page.
- TR-26-0800 · Aug 11, 2026(Linux Kernel Güvenlik Bildirimi)
Technical details
No CVSS vector for this record, so attack conditions can't be derived.
Weakness class (CWE)
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Attack context
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MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.
Change log
- Fix✗ → ✓
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References
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- git.kernel.org/stable/c/2bc7c50ffca43e1824cf29738d0572f1eb21f261
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/32c1a2afa90dd07df931f0b12578de1dbb751f0c
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/58b7e63ca0cd964190957ddd169c899256acaee9
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/a727a004d14580b2fc9bec9e1a9ea60a9016cfcf
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/b238d86e7f43afde8e830ef5b8d89ffedbbc7613
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/cbec6a57959ab503e3ad4ad6edd51efb585dce92
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.