Bug 2513388 (CVE-2026-68243)

Summary:	CVE-2026-68243 kernel: drm/i915/gem: Fix NULL deref in I915_CONTEXT_PARAM_SSEU
Product:	[Other] Security Response	Reporter:	OSIDB Bzimport <bzimport>
Component:	vulnerability	Assignee:	Product Security <prodsec-ir-bot>
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Doc Text:	A flaw was found in the `drm/i915/gem` component of the Linux kernel. A local attacker could trigger a NULL dereference by setting a context engine slot to an invalid class and then attempting to apply specific parameters to that slot. This could lead to a system crash, resulting in a Denial of Service (DoS).	Story Points:	---
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-08-10 12:34:38 UTC

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

drm/i915/gem: Fix NULL deref in I915_CONTEXT_PARAM_SSEU

Setting context engine slot N into I915_ENGINE_CLASS_INVALID /
I915_ENGINE_CLASS_INVALID_NONE and attempting to apply
I915_CONTEXT_PARAM_SSEU to the same slot N will deref NULL.
Fix that.

Discovered using AI-assisted static analysis confirmed by
Intel Product Security.

(cherry picked from commit 36eda5b5c2d40da41cc0a5403c26986237cf9e87)