CVE-2026-68242
Unknown
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/i915/gt: Fix NULL deref on sched_engine alloc failure Avoid using intel_context_put() before intel_context_init() in execlists_create_virtual() as the kref_put() inside would lead to NULL deref on the IOCTL path when sched_engine allocation fails. Discovered using AI-assisted static analysis confirmed by Intel Product Security. (cherry picked from commit 4f2a12f2d50e9f48227656e4dcbd6423506be31d)
SeverityUnknown
CVSS—
Exploit probability—
Product
Linux
PublishedAug 10, 2026
First seenAug 10, 2026
How to fix
Update
- Linux Linux9ea0aaf8bf9fda6e101f2304391f066d99d0d054, bedeee4612afc15c53f8d3c6da05897506b4ca24, 7214db3e62fa9f0be7981cba9039bd835a79c070, c174969f6af6c22fc9c51aefcdb7f9183c3a329a, edd4804f07b8369ed472de19272974e2bf2a6271, 82ec992c404c3dc774c5e9f3d4aa858e97187675 or later
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Linux Linux | 3e28d37146db5dd49c469bc62a93ca791067d391 ≤ v < 9ea0aaf8bf9fda6e101f2304391f066d99d0d054, 3e28d37146db5dd49c469bc62a93ca791067d391 ≤ v < bedeee4612afc15c53f8d3c6da05897506b4ca24, 3e28d37146db5dd49c469bc62a93ca791067d391 ≤ v < 7214db3e62fa9f0be7981cba9039bd835a79c070, 3e28d37146db5dd49c469bc62a93ca791067d391 ≤ v < c174969f6af6c22fc9c51aefcdb7f9183c3a329a, 3e28d37146db5dd49c469bc62a93ca791067d391 ≤ v < edd4804f07b8369ed472de19272974e2bf2a6271, 3e28d37146db5dd49c469bc62a93ca791067d391 ≤ v < 82ec992c404c3dc774c5e9f3d4aa858e97187675, 5.15 | 9ea0aaf8bf9fda6e101f2304391f066d99d0d054, bedeee4612afc15c53f8d3c6da05897506b4ca24, 7214db3e62fa9f0be7981cba9039bd835a79c070, c174969f6af6c22fc9c51aefcdb7f9183c3a329a, edd4804f07b8369ed472de19272974e2bf2a6271, 82ec992c404c3dc774c5e9f3d4aa858e97187675 |
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