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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Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-4745-1 linux-6.12 security update
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-4777-1 linux security update
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History

Wed, 19 Aug 2026 16:45:00 +0000


Wed, 12 Aug 2026 00:15:00 +0000

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cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

threat_severity

Moderate


Mon, 10 Aug 2026 15:15:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-476

Mon, 10 Aug 2026 12:30:00 +0000

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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)
Title drm/i915: Return NULL on error in active_instance
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-19T16:32:15.977Z

Reserved: 2026-07-30T09:28:09.377Z

Link: CVE-2026-68248

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-10T13:20:13.303

Modified: 2026-08-19T17:20:39.393

Link: CVE-2026-68248

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2026-08-10T12:01:14Z

Links: CVE-2026-68248 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-13T07:15:12Z

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