In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

drm/i915/gem: Do not leak siblings[] on proto context error

After a successful BALANCE/PARALLEL_SUBMIT extension on context
creation, error during processing of next user extension leaks
the siblings[] array. Fix that.

Discovered using AI-assisted static analysis confirmed by
Intel Product Security.

(cherry picked from commit aa65e0a4b51b3b54b53e4142aaa2d997aa1061ff)
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Wed, 12 Aug 2026 00:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-772
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cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

threat_severity

Moderate


Mon, 10 Aug 2026 15:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-200

Mon, 10 Aug 2026 12:30:00 +0000

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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/i915/gem: Do not leak siblings[] on proto context error After a successful BALANCE/PARALLEL_SUBMIT extension on context creation, error during processing of next user extension leaks the siblings[] array. Fix that. Discovered using AI-assisted static analysis confirmed by Intel Product Security. (cherry picked from commit aa65e0a4b51b3b54b53e4142aaa2d997aa1061ff)
Title drm/i915/gem: Do not leak siblings[] on proto context error
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-10T12:01:10.469Z

Reserved: 2026-07-30T09:28:09.377Z

Link: CVE-2026-68244

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-10T13:20:12.833

Modified: 2026-08-10T13:20:12.833

Link: CVE-2026-68244

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2026-08-10T12:01:10Z

Links: CVE-2026-68244 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-13T05:15:03Z

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