CVE-2025-68802

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/xe: Limit num_syncs to prevent oversized allocations The exec and vm_bind ioctl allow userspace to specify an arbitrary num_syncs value. Without bounds checking, a very large num_syncs can force an excessively large allocation, leading to kernel warnings from the page allocator as below. Introduce DRM_XE_MAX_SYNCS (set to 1024) and reject any request exceeding this limit. " ------------[ cut here ]------------ WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 1217 at mm/page_alloc.c:5124 __alloc_frozen_pages_noprof+0x2f8/0x2180 mm/page_alloc.c:5124 ... Call Trace: <TASK> alloc_pages_mpol+0xe4/0x330 mm/mempolicy.c:2416 ___kmalloc_large_node+0xd8/0x110 mm/slub.c:4317 __kmalloc_large_node_noprof+0x18/0xe0 mm/slub.c:4348 __do_kmalloc_node mm/slub.c:4364 [inline] __kmalloc_noprof+0x3d4/0x4b0 mm/slub.c:4388 kmalloc_noprof include/linux/slab.h:909 [inline] kmalloc_array_noprof include/linux/slab.h:948 [inline] xe_exec_ioctl+0xa47/0x1e70 drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_exec.c:158 drm_ioctl_kernel+0x1f1/0x3e0 drivers/gpu/drm/drm_ioctl.c:797 drm_ioctl+0x5e7/0xc50 drivers/gpu/drm/drm_ioctl.c:894 xe_drm_ioctl+0x10b/0x170 drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_device.c:224 vfs_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:51 [inline] __do_sys_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:598 [inline] __se_sys_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:584 [inline] __x64_sys_ioctl+0x18b/0x210 fs/ioctl.c:584 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline] do_syscall_64+0xbb/0x380 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f ... " v2: Add "Reported-by" and Cc stable kernels. v3: Change XE_MAX_SYNCS from 64 to 1024. (Matt & Ashutosh) v4: s/XE_MAX_SYNCS/DRM_XE_MAX_SYNCS/ (Matt) v5: Do the check at the top of the exec func. (Matt) (cherry picked from commit b07bac9bd708ec468cd1b8a5fe70ae2ac9b0a11c)

Package Linux Kernel
Published 2026-01-13
Last modified 2026-04-15
Patch available
Yes

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 6.8 and later are affected. Fixed in 6.12.64, 6.18.3, 6.19 and their respective stable series.

Affected from
≥ 6.8
Fixed in
✓ 6.12.64 6.12.x ✓ 6.18.3 6.18.x ✓ 6.19

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2025-68802 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Frequently asked questions

  • What is CVE-2025-68802?

    CVE-2025-68802 is a unscored severity Linux kernel vulnerability . It affects Linux kernel versions from 6.8 onward and has been patched in 6.12.64, 6.18.3 and 6.19. CVE-2025-68802 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

  • Is there a patch available for CVE-2025-68802?

    Yes — CVE-2025-68802 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.12.64, 6.18.3 and 6.19. If you are running Linux kernel 6.8 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

  • Is CVE-2025-68802 actively exploited?

    No — CVE-2025-68802 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.