# CVE-2026-68242: drm/i915/gt: Fix NULL deref on sched\_engine alloc failure

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.6.160, 6.12.114, 6.18.57, 7.1.6
- Published: 2026-08-10 · Updated: 2026-10-30

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 5.15
- Kernel (Linux): from 5.15.0, fixed in 6.6.160; from 6.7.0, fixed in 6.12.114; from 6.13.0, fixed in 6.18.57; from 6.19.0, fixed in 7.1.6

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/i915/gt: Fix NULL deref on sched_engine alloc failure Avoid using intel_context_put() before intel_context_init() in execlists_create_virtual() as the kref_put() inside would lead to NULL deref on the IOCTL path when sched_engine allocation fails. Discovered using AI-assisted static analysis confirmed by Intel Product Security. (cherry picked from commit 4f2a12f2d50e9f48227656e4dcbd6423506be31d)

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (6.6.160, 6.12.114, 6.18.57, 7.1.6) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9ea0aaf8bf9fda6e101f2304391f066d99d0d054
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bedeee4612afc15c53f8d3c6da05897506b4ca24
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7214db3e62fa9f0be7981cba9039bd835a79c070
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c174969f6af6c22fc9c51aefcdb7f9183c3a329a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/edd4804f07b8369ed472de19272974e2bf2a6271
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/82ec992c404c3dc774c5e9f3d4aa858e97187675

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