PT-2026-69642 · Linux · Linux Kernel

CVE-2026-68242

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Published

2026-08-10

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Updated

2026-08-12

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Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel (affected versions not specified)
Description A NULL dereference occurs in the IOCTL path when a sched engine allocation fails. This happens because intel context put() is called before intel context init() within the execlists create virtual() function, causing the internal kref put() to reference a NULL pointer.
Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

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Related Identifiers

AZL-95201
CVE-2026-68242

Affected Products

Linux Kernel