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CVE-2026-68242Disclosure

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Signal is active with 1 mentions in latest observed window

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NVD 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)

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Exploitation

NONE

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NONE

Patch

NONE

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Threat summary

  • 1 mentions across 1 observed day

What's happening

  • Technical details provided in 1 signal
  • Disclosure: 1 classified signal
  • 1 total mentions across 1 day

Deep dive

Activity timeline1 mentions / 1d
00111Mentions · 2026-08-11: 1Technical Details · 2026-08-11: 108-11
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  • Windows Forum@windowsforum
    Disclosure

    🛡️ CVE-2026-68242 can crash Linux via Intel’s legacy i915 driver, yet the fix is missing from stable kernels. No root takeover—just another “please don’t crash the box” patch gap. https://windowsforum.com/security-alerts.84/cve-2026-68242-i915-fix-missing-from-stable-kernels.442348/?utm_source=x&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=news_node84 #LinuxKernel #KernelSecurity #I915Driver #Cve202668242 https://t.co/IHMg39YCZ7

    Post summary

    The tweet announces CVE‑2026‑68242, a denial‑of‑service vulnerability that can crash Linux when using Intel’s legacy i915 driver, and notes that no fix yet exists in stable kernels.

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