CVE-2026-68248
Detail
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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)
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Change History
3 change records found show changes
CVE Modified by kernel.org
8/19/2026 1:20:39 PM
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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2bc7c50ffca43e1824cf29738d0572f1eb21f261
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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a727a004d14580b2fc9bec9e1a9ea60a9016cfcf
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CVE Modified by kernel.org
8/17/2026 1:18:27 AM
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New CVE Received from kernel.org
8/10/2026 9:20:13 AM
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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
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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/32c1a2afa90dd07df931f0b12578de1dbb751f0c
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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/58b7e63ca0cd964190957ddd169c899256acaee9
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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b238d86e7f43afde8e830ef5b8d89ffedbbc7613
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Reference
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cbec6a57959ab503e3ad4ad6edd51efb585dce92
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Affected
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Quick Info
CVE Dictionary Entry: CVE-2026-68248 NVD
Published Date: 08/10/2026 NVD
Last Modified: 08/19/2026
Source: kernel.org
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