drm/amd/display: detect_link_and_local_sink: DP alt mode timeout path leaks prev_sink reference
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: 3 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/amd/display: detect_link_and_local_sink: DP alt mode timeout path leaks prev_sink reference prev_sink is unconditionally retained via dc_sink_retain at function entry, but the DP alt mode timeout path inside SIGNAL_TYPE_DISPLAY_PORT returns false without releasing prev_sink. All other return paths in the function correctly call dc_sink_release(prev_sink), making this the only missing cleanup. (cherry picked from commit 45510cf662dcf46b5d8926d454f338809f107b9d)
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 6.6.148, 6.12.101, 6.18.42, 7.1.6, 7.2
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. 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 |
Not affected: 6 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for NVIDIA 26
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 5
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-68256
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pvvr-9j3m-hvhg
- 2026-10-29 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
- 2026-10-30 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
References
Other 5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f9922828a4ebd26286fbe0286cc61695e7d9b07b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a59e493567d18ef3858be9368acd132a01ebfa09
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4ee77643e6194f2deb62fe62f04396f9825e27d8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/58ea24dd96848626039296e9e8510270ec8dc4bf
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a6e14b976be48eebd8769cb5b883a6af7fc5ade1
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Sources
- CVE-2026-68256 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-68256 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-pvvr-9j3m-hvhg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-68256 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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