CVE-2026-68272

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amdgpu: validate CP_GFX_SHADOW chunk size in CS pass1 Add a minimum-length check for the AMDGPU_CHUNK_ID_CP_GFX_SHADOW chunk in amdgpu_cs_pass1(), matching the gate already present for the IB, FENCE and BO_HANDLES chunk types. The CP_GFX_SHADOW case previously shared a bare break with the dependency and syncobj chunk types, which do not dereference a fixed-size struct. When userspace submits this chunk with length_dw == 0, vmemdup_array_user() is called with size 0 and returns ZERO_SIZE_PTR, which passes the IS_ERR() check. amdgpu_cs_p2_shadow() then dereferences chunk->kdata as a struct drm_amdgpu_cs_chunk_cp_gfx_shadow (reading shadow->flags), faulting on the ZERO_SIZE_PTR and causing a NULL-pointer dereference. This is reachable by an unprivileged process in the render group. Reject undersized chunks with -EINVAL during pass1 so the bad submission is rejected before pass2 ever dereferences the data. (cherry picked from commit 7f61b2eef7415eccdb40850aca0de94211948657)

Package Linux Kernel
Published 2026-08-10
Last modified 2026-08-17
Patch available
Yes

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 6.5 and later are affected. Fixed in 6.6.148, 6.12.101, 6.18.42, 7.1.6, 7.2 and their respective stable series.

Affected from
≥ 6.5
Fixed in
✓ 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

Frequently asked questions

  • What is CVE-2026-68272?

    CVE-2026-68272 is a unscored severity Linux kernel vulnerability . It affects Linux kernel versions from 6.5 onward and has been patched in 6.6.148, 6.12.101, 6.18.42 and others. CVE-2026-68272 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

  • Is there a patch available for CVE-2026-68272?

    Yes. CVE-2026-68272 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.6.148, 6.12.101, 6.18.42 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 6.5 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

  • Is CVE-2026-68272 actively exploited?

    No. CVE-2026-68272 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.