# CVE-2026-68248: drm/i915: Return NULL on error in active\_instance

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-08-10 · Updated: 2026-08-19

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 5.13

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/i915: Return NULL on error in active_instance Avoid returning &node->base when node is NULL due to OOM during GFP_ATOMIC allocation. Discovered using AI-assisted static analysis confirmed by Intel Product Security. (cherry picked from commit 6029bc064f0b1bac184203a50fbaaf070fa18832)

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a727a004d14580b2fc9bec9e1a9ea60a9016cfcf
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2bc7c50ffca43e1824cf29738d0572f1eb21f261
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/32c1a2afa90dd07df931f0b12578de1dbb751f0c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b238d86e7f43afde8e830ef5b8d89ffedbbc7613
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cbec6a57959ab503e3ad4ad6edd51efb585dce92
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/58b7e63ca0cd964190957ddd169c899256acaee9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1e33f0de5fdcd09e51fdec1e5822448970b6420f

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