# CVE-2026-89822: drm/i915: Guard against NULL driver\_data in i915\_pci\_probe()

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.1.188, 6.6.157, 6.12.110, 6.18.51, 7.2.5
- Published: 2026-09-16 · Updated: 2026-10-19

## Affected

- Linux: from 782a985d7af26db39e86070d28f987cad21313c0, fixed in 2239e6b49d33bb38817d69b4f0bf7d5cbde2ec68; from 782a985d7af26db39e86070d28f987cad21313c0, fixed in 4a0236fe97732e31cb4a6dcb433642f9e3ef9a56; from 782a985d7af26db39e86070d28f987cad21313c0, fixed in e351cb2d373f6f1d4f1eb7c9f30dc058c69c89f8; from 782a985d7af26db39e86070d28f987cad21313c0, fixed in 18b3433f10ee9c69e3252046028aa2be421f2d4d; from 782a985d7af26db39e86070d28f987cad21313c0, fixed in 84829e324a396668ceafb14723293b2863a74dcf; from 782a985d7af26db39e86070d28f987cad21313c0, fixed in 3785d40831ba5601296283e0197e10e089392757
- Linux: 3.16
- Kernel (Linux): from 3.16.0, fixed in 6.1.188; from 6.2.0, fixed in 6.6.157; from 6.7.0, fixed in 6.12.110; from 6.13.0, fixed in 6.18.51; from 6.19.0, fixed in 7.2.5

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/i915: Guard against NULL driver_data in i915_pci_probe() pci_match_device() can return the dummy pci_device_id_any entry when a device is force-bound via sysfs driver_override, in which case ->driver_data is unset (NULL). i915_pci_probe() casts it to struct intel_device_info * unconditionally and dereferences intel_info->require_force_probe, causing a NULL-ptr-deref. (cherry picked from commit 2727922084672cc274ecea726ea00363c2893731)

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (6.1.188, 6.6.157, 6.12.110, 6.18.51, 7.2.5) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2239e6b49d33bb38817d69b4f0bf7d5cbde2ec68
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4a0236fe97732e31cb4a6dcb433642f9e3ef9a56
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e351cb2d373f6f1d4f1eb7c9f30dc058c69c89f8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/18b3433f10ee9c69e3252046028aa2be421f2d4d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/84829e324a396668ceafb14723293b2863a74dcf
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3785d40831ba5601296283e0197e10e089392757

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