drm/i915/bios: range check LFP Data Block panel_type2
Key facts
- Attack vector
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- Privileges required
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- User interaction
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- Attack complexity
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- Impact type
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- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
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- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 4 without a fix
No CVSS vector from any source. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/i915/bios: range check LFP Data Block panel_type2 While the panel_type from LFP Data Block is range checked, panel_type2 is not. Add a few helpers for range checking, and use them to not only check panel_type2, but also improve clarity and correctness in the panel type selection. Discovered using AI-assisted static analysis confirmed by Intel Product Security. v2: - Fix commit message typo (Michał) - Add is_panel_type_pnp() (Ville) (cherry picked from commit c9ebe5d2f25729d6cfbbb1235d640bf67f9275df)
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 6.1.191, 6.6.160, 6.12.101, 6.18.42, 7.1.6, 7.2
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for NVIDIA 26 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
Not affected: 4 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 5
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-68247
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7xvp-vq9h-5h28
- 2026-10-21 Fix available: Linux/[email protected], Linux/Linux@dc30139679354860faf8ca6a0f231cd39d692db7 · CNA
- 2026-10-21 1 new reference · CNA
- 2026-10-30 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
- 2026-10-30 Fix available: Linux/[email protected], Linux/Linux@a06256ac0c3b40abf83ac257ada3c4368bd136a2 · CNA
- 2026-10-30 1 new reference · CNA
- 2026-11-06 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
Other 6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a06256ac0c3b40abf83ac257ada3c4368bd136a2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dc30139679354860faf8ca6a0f231cd39d692db7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e7b5694645b03e80830dc141b59fc65aac693c70
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8b2da44446f9dce2ae50fee78bac2734d4277143
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8887b94d2fc93071bf6ff09c39d474510e6f582f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2084503f2d087bf956198e7f6eb25b03a7049cb2
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Sources
- CVE-2026-68247 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-68247 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-7xvp-vq9h-5h28 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-68247 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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