Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
drm/imagination: fix error checking of pvr_vm_context_lookup()
Since pvr_vm_context_lookup() returns either NULL or a pointer, then stop
using IS_ERR() for checking the return value.
Using IS_ERR() leads to the kernel oops reported below. It can be
reproduced by passing an invalid VM context handle from userspace to the
DRM_IOCTL_PVR_CREATE_CONTEXT ioctl.
[ 92.733119] Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 0000000000000148
[ 92.742042] Mem abort info:
[ 92.744890] ESR = 0x0000000096000004
[ 92.748686] EC = 0x25: DABT (current EL), IL = 32 bits
[ 92.754020] SET = 0, FnV = 0
[ 92.757154] EA = 0, S1PTW = 0
[ 92.760337] FSC = 0x04: level 0 translation fault
[ 92.765243] Data abort info:
[ 92.768129] ISV = 0, ISS = 0x00000004, ISS2 = 0x00000000
[ 92.773626] CM = 0, WnR = 0, TnD = 0, TagAccess = 0
[ 92.778763] GCS = 0, Overlay = 0, DirtyBit = 0, Xs = 0
[ 92.784098] user pgtable: 4k pages, 48-bit VAs, pgdp=000000088ed23000
[ 92.790550] [0000000000000148] pgd=0000000000000000, p4d=0000000000000000
[ 92.797381] Internal error: Oops: 0000000096000004 [#1] SMP
[ 92.803027] Modules linked in: powervr
[ 92.852533] CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 409 Comm: triangle Not tainted 7.1.0-rc5-g98b46e693b91 #1 PREEMPT
[ 92.861385] Hardware name: Texas Instruments AM68 SK (DT)
[ 92.866766] pstate: 60000005 (nZCv daif -PAN -UAO -TCO -DIT -SSBS BTYPE=--)
[ 92.873709] pc : pvr_vm_get_fw_mem_context+0x0/0xc [powervr]
[ 92.879376] lr : pvr_queue_create+0x26c/0x440 [powervr]
[ 92.884595] sp : ffff8000837fbb00
[ 92.887895] x29: ffff8000837fbb60 x28: 0000000000000000 x27: ffff8000837fbce8
[ 92.895015] x26: ffff000807f61a40 x25: ffff000807f61a00 x24: ffff000807f64400
[ 92.902135] x23: ffff00080a5ab000 x22: ffff800079b24730 x21: ffff000807f61800
[ 92.909254] x20: ffff00080999e680 x19: 0000000000000000 x18: 0000000000000000
[ 92.916373] x17: 0000000000000000 x16: 0000000000000000 x15: 0000000000000001
[ 92.923492] x14: 0000000000000000 x13: 0000000000000002 x12: ffff80008145b298
[ 92.930611] x11: ffff8000844e5000 x10: ffff80008165a130 x9 : 0000000000000100
[ 92.937730] x8 : 0000000000000001 x7 : ffff0008076b27e0 x6 : ffff00080ec43b7c
[ 92.944850] x5 : ffff00080ec43b78 x4 : 0000000000000000 x3 : ffff00080999e680
[ 92.951968] x2 : 0000000000000000 x1 : 0000000000000000 x0 : 0000000000000000
[ 92.959088] Call trace:
[ 92.961521] pvr_vm_get_fw_mem_context+0x0/0xc [powervr] (P)
[ 92.967173] pvr_context_create+0x190/0x410 [powervr]
[ 92.972218] pvr_ioctl_create_context+0x44/0x8c [powervr]
[ 92.977608] drm_ioctl_kernel+0xbc/0x124 [drm]
[ 92.982127] drm_ioctl+0x1f8/0x4dc [drm]
[ 92.986098] __arm64_sys_ioctl+0xac/0x104
[ 92.990102] invoke_syscall+0x54/0x10c
[ 92.993842] el0_svc_common.constprop.0+0x40/0xe0
[ 92.998532] do_el0_svc+0x1c/0x28
[ 93.001835] el0_svc+0x38/0x11c
[ 93.004969] el0t_64_sync_handler+0xa0/0xe4
[ 93.009139] el0t_64_sync+0x198/0x19c
[ 93.012792] Code: aa1703e0 d2800014 95cb0ba4 17ffffe8 (f940a400)
[ 93.018869] ---[ end trace 0000000000000000 ]---
drm/imagination: fix error checking of pvr_vm_context_lookup()
Since pvr_vm_context_lookup() returns either NULL or a pointer, then stop
using IS_ERR() for checking the return value.
Using IS_ERR() leads to the kernel oops reported below. It can be
reproduced by passing an invalid VM context handle from userspace to the
DRM_IOCTL_PVR_CREATE_CONTEXT ioctl.
[ 92.733119] Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 0000000000000148
[ 92.742042] Mem abort info:
[ 92.744890] ESR = 0x0000000096000004
[ 92.748686] EC = 0x25: DABT (current EL), IL = 32 bits
[ 92.754020] SET = 0, FnV = 0
[ 92.757154] EA = 0, S1PTW = 0
[ 92.760337] FSC = 0x04: level 0 translation fault
[ 92.765243] Data abort info:
[ 92.768129] ISV = 0, ISS = 0x00000004, ISS2 = 0x00000000
[ 92.773626] CM = 0, WnR = 0, TnD = 0, TagAccess = 0
[ 92.778763] GCS = 0, Overlay = 0, DirtyBit = 0, Xs = 0
[ 92.784098] user pgtable: 4k pages, 48-bit VAs, pgdp=000000088ed23000
[ 92.790550] [0000000000000148] pgd=0000000000000000, p4d=0000000000000000
[ 92.797381] Internal error: Oops: 0000000096000004 [#1] SMP
[ 92.803027] Modules linked in: powervr
[ 92.852533] CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 409 Comm: triangle Not tainted 7.1.0-rc5-g98b46e693b91 #1 PREEMPT
[ 92.861385] Hardware name: Texas Instruments AM68 SK (DT)
[ 92.866766] pstate: 60000005 (nZCv daif -PAN -UAO -TCO -DIT -SSBS BTYPE=--)
[ 92.873709] pc : pvr_vm_get_fw_mem_context+0x0/0xc [powervr]
[ 92.879376] lr : pvr_queue_create+0x26c/0x440 [powervr]
[ 92.884595] sp : ffff8000837fbb00
[ 92.887895] x29: ffff8000837fbb60 x28: 0000000000000000 x27: ffff8000837fbce8
[ 92.895015] x26: ffff000807f61a40 x25: ffff000807f61a00 x24: ffff000807f64400
[ 92.902135] x23: ffff00080a5ab000 x22: ffff800079b24730 x21: ffff000807f61800
[ 92.909254] x20: ffff00080999e680 x19: 0000000000000000 x18: 0000000000000000
[ 92.916373] x17: 0000000000000000 x16: 0000000000000000 x15: 0000000000000001
[ 92.923492] x14: 0000000000000000 x13: 0000000000000002 x12: ffff80008145b298
[ 92.930611] x11: ffff8000844e5000 x10: ffff80008165a130 x9 : 0000000000000100
[ 92.937730] x8 : 0000000000000001 x7 : ffff0008076b27e0 x6 : ffff00080ec43b7c
[ 92.944850] x5 : ffff00080ec43b78 x4 : 0000000000000000 x3 : ffff00080999e680
[ 92.951968] x2 : 0000000000000000 x1 : 0000000000000000 x0 : 0000000000000000
[ 92.959088] Call trace:
[ 92.961521] pvr_vm_get_fw_mem_context+0x0/0xc [powervr] (P)
[ 92.967173] pvr_context_create+0x190/0x410 [powervr]
[ 92.972218] pvr_ioctl_create_context+0x44/0x8c [powervr]
[ 92.977608] drm_ioctl_kernel+0xbc/0x124 [drm]
[ 92.982127] drm_ioctl+0x1f8/0x4dc [drm]
[ 92.986098] __arm64_sys_ioctl+0xac/0x104
[ 92.990102] invoke_syscall+0x54/0x10c
[ 92.993842] el0_svc_common.constprop.0+0x40/0xe0
[ 92.998532] do_el0_svc+0x1c/0x28
[ 93.001835] el0_svc+0x38/0x11c
[ 93.004969] el0t_64_sync_handler+0xa0/0xe4
[ 93.009139] el0t_64_sync+0x198/0x19c
[ 93.012792] Code: aa1703e0 d2800014 95cb0ba4 17ffffe8 (f940a400)
[ 93.018869] ---[ end trace 0000000000000000 ]---
Published:
2026-08-10
Score:
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EPSS:
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KEV:
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History
Mon, 10 Aug 2026 12:30:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/imagination: fix error checking of pvr_vm_context_lookup() Since pvr_vm_context_lookup() returns either NULL or a pointer, then stop using IS_ERR() for checking the return value. Using IS_ERR() leads to the kernel oops reported below. It can be reproduced by passing an invalid VM context handle from userspace to the DRM_IOCTL_PVR_CREATE_CONTEXT ioctl. [ 92.733119] Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 0000000000000148 [ 92.742042] Mem abort info: [ 92.744890] ESR = 0x0000000096000004 [ 92.748686] EC = 0x25: DABT (current EL), IL = 32 bits [ 92.754020] SET = 0, FnV = 0 [ 92.757154] EA = 0, S1PTW = 0 [ 92.760337] FSC = 0x04: level 0 translation fault [ 92.765243] Data abort info: [ 92.768129] ISV = 0, ISS = 0x00000004, ISS2 = 0x00000000 [ 92.773626] CM = 0, WnR = 0, TnD = 0, TagAccess = 0 [ 92.778763] GCS = 0, Overlay = 0, DirtyBit = 0, Xs = 0 [ 92.784098] user pgtable: 4k pages, 48-bit VAs, pgdp=000000088ed23000 [ 92.790550] [0000000000000148] pgd=0000000000000000, p4d=0000000000000000 [ 92.797381] Internal error: Oops: 0000000096000004 [#1] SMP [ 92.803027] Modules linked in: powervr [ 92.852533] CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 409 Comm: triangle Not tainted 7.1.0-rc5-g98b46e693b91 #1 PREEMPT [ 92.861385] Hardware name: Texas Instruments AM68 SK (DT) [ 92.866766] pstate: 60000005 (nZCv daif -PAN -UAO -TCO -DIT -SSBS BTYPE=--) [ 92.873709] pc : pvr_vm_get_fw_mem_context+0x0/0xc [powervr] [ 92.879376] lr : pvr_queue_create+0x26c/0x440 [powervr] [ 92.884595] sp : ffff8000837fbb00 [ 92.887895] x29: ffff8000837fbb60 x28: 0000000000000000 x27: ffff8000837fbce8 [ 92.895015] x26: ffff000807f61a40 x25: ffff000807f61a00 x24: ffff000807f64400 [ 92.902135] x23: ffff00080a5ab000 x22: ffff800079b24730 x21: ffff000807f61800 [ 92.909254] x20: ffff00080999e680 x19: 0000000000000000 x18: 0000000000000000 [ 92.916373] x17: 0000000000000000 x16: 0000000000000000 x15: 0000000000000001 [ 92.923492] x14: 0000000000000000 x13: 0000000000000002 x12: ffff80008145b298 [ 92.930611] x11: ffff8000844e5000 x10: ffff80008165a130 x9 : 0000000000000100 [ 92.937730] x8 : 0000000000000001 x7 : ffff0008076b27e0 x6 : ffff00080ec43b7c [ 92.944850] x5 : ffff00080ec43b78 x4 : 0000000000000000 x3 : ffff00080999e680 [ 92.951968] x2 : 0000000000000000 x1 : 0000000000000000 x0 : 0000000000000000 [ 92.959088] Call trace: [ 92.961521] pvr_vm_get_fw_mem_context+0x0/0xc [powervr] (P) [ 92.967173] pvr_context_create+0x190/0x410 [powervr] [ 92.972218] pvr_ioctl_create_context+0x44/0x8c [powervr] [ 92.977608] drm_ioctl_kernel+0xbc/0x124 [drm] [ 92.982127] drm_ioctl+0x1f8/0x4dc [drm] [ 92.986098] __arm64_sys_ioctl+0xac/0x104 [ 92.990102] invoke_syscall+0x54/0x10c [ 92.993842] el0_svc_common.constprop.0+0x40/0xe0 [ 92.998532] do_el0_svc+0x1c/0x28 [ 93.001835] el0_svc+0x38/0x11c [ 93.004969] el0t_64_sync_handler+0xa0/0xe4 [ 93.009139] el0t_64_sync+0x198/0x19c [ 93.012792] Code: aa1703e0 d2800014 95cb0ba4 17ffffe8 (f940a400) [ 93.018869] ---[ end trace 0000000000000000 ]--- | |
| Title | drm/imagination: fix error checking of pvr_vm_context_lookup() | |
| First Time appeared |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| Vendors & Products |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| References |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-08-10T12:01:35.600Z
Reserved: 2026-07-30T09:28:09.378Z
Link: CVE-2026-68261
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