# CVE-2026-68427: gpu: host1x: Fix use-after-free in host1x\_bo\_clear\_cached\_mappings

- 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: 6.1.183, 6.6.148, 6.12.101, 6.18.42, 7.1.6
- Published: 2026-08-10 · Updated: 2026-10-19

## Affected

- Linux: from af755456299d44e4ed6af3b7c70a7f03ea37fdf1, fixed in 86a9bd8c8f422d5f3079da31e151868902fcc702; from 71c017b3f83ff72638f2a1b1d6d4e7bc61d30231, fixed in abeff53233b984571b87582bb588b4b38ef4ea50; from 0e9dd7cfb9986b78cc81eca126ccfbf57f4c0602, fixed in 5b7e5f84d3d4cea10c3764d2da274810a7934228; from 8c0d3cf0d5108c96317e0eca92b60dd368867cef, fixed in 5f4de3c717d34a24d555af581947742980778c02; from df63c76f9c8d881ca7bce1aecfba512328d0527d, fixed in b773faa32b0a98c3eb2b50d96de631681e5d1157; from 3cbf5e3c46e66d9b3b6b91099bb720c6cb1be3bc, fixed in 266cddf7bd0f6c79b6c0633aef742a22bf70265b
- Linux: from 6.1.178, fixed in 6.1.183; from 6.6.145, fixed in 6.6.148; from 6.12.97, fixed in 6.12.101; from 6.18.40, fixed in 6.18.42; from 7.1.5, fixed in 7.1.6
- Kernel (Linux): from 6.1.178, fixed in 6.1.183; from 6.6.145, fixed in 6.6.148; from 6.12.97, fixed in 6.12.101; from 6.18.40, fixed in 6.18.42; from 7.1.5, fixed in 7.1.6

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: gpu: host1x: Fix use-after-free in host1x_bo_clear_cached_mappings __host1x_bo_unpin() drops the last reference to the mapping and frees it, so we can't dereference mapping afterwards. The cache itself outlives the mapping, so use the cache local variable instead.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (6.1.183, 6.6.148, 6.12.101, 6.18.42, 7.1.6) per the references below.
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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/86a9bd8c8f422d5f3079da31e151868902fcc702
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/abeff53233b984571b87582bb588b4b38ef4ea50
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5b7e5f84d3d4cea10c3764d2da274810a7934228
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5f4de3c717d34a24d555af581947742980778c02
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b773faa32b0a98c3eb2b50d96de631681e5d1157
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/266cddf7bd0f6c79b6c0633aef742a22bf70265b

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