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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| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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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 |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-08-10T12:01:14.485Z
Reserved: 2026-07-30T09:28:09.377Z
Link: CVE-2026-68248
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