CVE-2026-68236
What it is
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amd/display: set new_stream to NULL after release In dm_update_crtc_state(), the skip_modeset path releases new_stream via dc_stream_release() but does not set the pointer to NULL. If a later error (e.g., color management failure) triggers the fail label, the error path calls dc_stream_release() again on the same dangling pointer, causing a double release and potential use-after-free. Fix this by setting new_stream to NULL after the initial release. (cherry picked from commit 99f3af19073b3ddbfd96e789124cce12c4277b28)
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited locally on the machine with a low-privilege account. High risk of data exposure, data tampering, service disruption.
- Exploit odds
- 0.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- No patch or advisory is linked yet. Look at mitigations or restrict exposure.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 0.1% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 7.8 HIGH (CVSS).
- Fix: none linked yet, which raises it.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.1% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-415
- Record status
- Received
Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 7.8
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/01ba5b36898d6258f584269537cc49e7b05cf7c6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0676fecbb5242aa22c057e78326d6d6041db034c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5182e442e61397d446c36995b8f5676942d35b82
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/679f23f0a3606afcef1ffabd72222f00a54ad9e3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/92b7c6e3a1546c6db868b07e93fa6fb950d1d3a0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9fa26b9eed6195bf840f39ac183b9a6237548755
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ba8bf1dcbb44773e7a0fd13b42925c644e0d5e76
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bf9c06c70f496f1ba4474caf95c69696c828340e