What is CVE-2026-68243?

CVE-2026-68243 is a unscored severity Linux kernel vulnerability, affecting Linux kernel versions from 5.15 onward and patched in 5.15.216, 6.1.183, 6.6.148 and others. CVE-2026-68243 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-68243?

CVE-2026-68243 has a CVSS score of pending NVD analysis out of 10, rated awaiting scoring severity.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2026-68243?

Yes, CVE-2026-68243 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.15.216, 6.1.183, 6.6.148 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.15 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2026-68243 actively exploited?

CVE-2026-68243 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2026-68243

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/i915/gem: Fix NULL deref in I915_CONTEXT_PARAM_SSEU Setting context engine slot N into I915_ENGINE_CLASS_INVALID / I915_ENGINE_CLASS_INVALID_NONE and attempting to apply I915_CONTEXT_PARAM_SSEU to the same slot N will deref NULL. Fix that. Discovered using AI-assisted static analysis confirmed by Intel Product Security. (cherry picked from commit 36eda5b5c2d40da41cc0a5403c26986237cf9e87)

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2026-08-10

Last modified 2026-08-19

Patch available

Yes

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 5.15 and later are affected. Fixed in 5.15.216, 6.1.183, 6.6.148, 6.12.101, 6.18.42, 7.1.6, 7.2 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 5.15

Fixed in

✓ 5.15.216 5.15.x ✓ 6.1.183 6.1.x ✓ 6.6.148 6.6.x ✓ 6.12.101 6.12.x ✓ 6.18.42 6.18.x ✓ 7.1.6 7.1.x ✓ 7.2

References

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-68243?

CVE-2026-68243 is a unscored severity Linux kernel vulnerability . It affects Linux kernel versions from 5.15 onward and has been patched in 5.15.216, 6.1.183, 6.6.148 and others. CVE-2026-68243 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2026-68243?

Yes. CVE-2026-68243 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.15.216, 6.1.183, 6.6.148 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.15 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2026-68243 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2026-68243 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.