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Vulnerability · Published Aug 10, 2026 · Assigned by Linux

CVE-2026-68242drm/i915/gt: Fix NULL deref on sched_engine alloc failure

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In plain English

A security flaw in Linux from Linux. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 11% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS )–Not rated
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 88.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official 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)

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:12linuxno fix listedDEBIAN-CVE-2026-68242
Debian:13linux6.12.115-2DEBIAN-CVE-2026-68242
Debian:14linux7.1.6-1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-68242
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinuxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68242
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinuxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68242
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux7.0.0-38.38UBUNTU-CVE-2026-68242
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-allwinner-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68242
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-awsno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68242
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-awsno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68242
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-aws7.0.0-1014.14UBUNTU-CVE-2026-68242
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68242
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68242
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68242
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68242
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68242
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68242
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-7.07.0.0-1014.14~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-68242
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azureno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68242
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azureno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68242
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-azure7.0.0-1017.17UBUNTU-CVE-2026-68242
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68242
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68242
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68242
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68242
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68242
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68242
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68242
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-7.07.0.0-1017.17~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-68242
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fdeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68242
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fdeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68242
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde7.0.0-1016.16UBUNTU-CVE-2026-68242
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68242
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68242
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68242
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68242
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68242
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-7.07.0.0-1016.16~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-68242
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68242
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-nvidia-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68242
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcpno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68242
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcpno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68242
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-gcp7.0.0-1014.14UBUNTU-CVE-2026-68242
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68242
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68242
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68242
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68242
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68242
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68242
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68242
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-7.07.0.0-1014.14~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-68242
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gkeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68242
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gkeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68242
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-gke7.0.0-1008.9UBUNTU-CVE-2026-68242
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gkeopno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68242
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gkeopno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68242
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68242
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68242
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68242
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68242
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68242
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68242
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68242
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-7.07.0.0-38.38~24.04.4UBUNTU-CVE-2026-68242
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibmno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68242
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-ibmno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68242
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-ibm7.0.0-1015.15UBUNTU-CVE-2026-68242
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68242
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iot-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68242
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iotgno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68242
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-kvmno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68242
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatencyno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68242
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatencyno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68242
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68242
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68242
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68242
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68242
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68242
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68242
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68242
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68242
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68242
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68242
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68242
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68242
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68242
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-7.07.0.0-1024.25~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-68242
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-bos7.0.0-2022.23UBUNTU-CVE-2026-68242
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-lowlatencyno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68242
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegrano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68242
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegrano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68242
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra-igxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68242
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-5.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68242
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68242
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.1no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68242
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68242
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68242
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68242
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68242
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68242
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-oem-7.07.0.0-1015.15UBUNTU-CVE-2026-68242
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracleno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68242
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracleno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68242
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-oracle7.0.0-1013.13UBUNTU-CVE-2026-68242
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68242
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68242
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68242
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68242
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-7.07.0.0-1013.13~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-68242
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-raspino fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68242
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspino fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68242
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-raspino fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68242
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68242
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68242
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68242
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-realtime7.0.0-38.38.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-68242
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68242
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68242
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-riscv7.0.0-38.38.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-68242
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68242
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68242
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68242
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68242
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68242
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-7.07.0.0-38.38.1~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-68242
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68242
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68242
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68242
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-vmwareno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68242
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-xilinxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68242
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-xilinx-zynqmpno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-68242

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Linux Linux 3e28d37146db5dd49c469bc62a93ca791067d391 – before 9ea0aaf8bf9fda6e101f2304391f066d99d0d0543e28d37146db5dd49c469bc62a93ca791067d391 – before bedeee4612afc15c53f8d3c6da05897506b4ca243e28d37146db5dd49c469bc62a93ca791067d391 – before 7214db3e62fa9f0be7981cba9039bd835a79c0703e28d37146db5dd49c469bc62a93ca791067d391 – before c174969f6af6c22fc9c51aefcdb7f9183c3a329a3e28d37146db5dd49c469bc62a93ca791067d391 – before edd4804f07b8369ed472de19272974e2bf2a62713e28d37146db5dd49c469bc62a93ca791067d391 – before 82ec992c404c3dc774c5e9f3d4aa858e97187675
Linux Linux 5.15

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