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{"bugzilla": {"description": "kernel: Linux kernel: mali-c55 driver denial of service via ERR_PTR dereference", "id": "2513259", "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2513259"}, "csaw": false, "cvss3": {"cvss3_base_score": "5.5", "cvss3_scoring_vector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H", "status": "draft"}, "cwe": "CWE-476", "details": ["In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\nmedia: mali-c55: Fix possible ERR_PTR in enable_streams\nThe media_pad_remote_pad_unique() function returns either a valid\npointer or an ERR_PTR() on failure (-ENOTUNIQ if multiple links are\nenabled, -ENOLINK if no connected pad is found). The return value\nwas assigned directly to isp->remote_src and dereferenced in the\nnext line without checking for errors, which could lead to an\nERR_PTR dereference.\nAdd proper error checking with IS_ERR() before dereferencing the\npointer. Also set isp->remote_src to NULL on error to maintain\nconsistency with other error paths in the function.", "A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's mali-c55 driver. This vulnerability occurs because the `media_pad_remote_pad_unique()` function's error return value (an ERR_PTR) was not properly checked before being dereferenced in the `enable_streams` function. A local attacker could exploit this oversight, potentially leading to a system crash and causing a Denial of Service (DoS)."], "name": "CVE-2026-68224", "package_state": [{"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "kernel", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "kernel", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "kernel", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "kernel-rt", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "kernel", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "kernel-rt", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "kernel", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "kernel-rt", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux_nvidia:", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "kernel", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux for NVIDIA 26"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/a:redhat:openshift:4", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "rhcos", "product_name": "Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4"}], "public_date": "2026-08-10T12:00:45Z", "references": ["https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-68224\nhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-68224\nhttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/65d4424275845e9f9012b40b5cbff4572771d768\nhttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/94c6402e423d36a2bd6f62055a65a0d439d84da7"], "threat_severity": "Moderate"}