CVE-2026-68239 Vulnerability Analysis & Exploit Details

CVE-2026-68239
Vulnerability Scoring

Analysis In Progress

Attack Complexity Details

Attack Complexity:
Attack Complexity Analysis In Progress
Attack Vector:
Attack Vector Under Analysis
Privileges Required: None
No authentication is required for exploitation.
Scope:
Impact is confined to the initially vulnerable component.
User Interaction: None
No user interaction is necessary for exploitation.

CVE-2026-68239 Details

Status: Received on 10 Aug 2026, 13:20 UTC

Last updated: 🕔 17 Aug 2026, 05:18 UTC
Originally published on: 🕐 10 Aug 2026, 13:20 UTC

Time between publication and last update: 6 days

CVSS Release:

CVE-2026-68239 Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2026-68239: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/ttm: Account for NULL and handle pages in ttm_pool_backup Pages in ttm_pool_backup can be NULL or backup handles (ttm_backup_page_ptr_is_handle()), neither of which can be passed to set_pages_array_wb() or freed. Add a dedicated WB pass before the dma/purge loop that walks allocations using the same i += num_pages stride, skipping NULL and handle entries, and calls set_pages_array_wb() once per contiguous run of real pages. Apply the same NULL/handle guard to the dma/purge loop. Fixes the following oops: Oops: general protection fault, kernel NULL pointer dereference 0x0: 0000 [#1] SMP NOPTI RIP: 0010:__cpa_process_fault+0xf8/0x770 RSP: 0018:ffffc90000a87718 EFLAGS: 00010287 RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: ffffc90000a87868 RCX: 0000000000000000 RDX: 0000000000001000 RSI: 0005088000000000 RDI: ffffffff827c5f34 RBP: 0005088000000000 R08: ffffc90000a877cb R09: ffffc90000a877d0 R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 000000000000001b R12: 000ffffffffff000 R13: ffffc90000a87868 R14: ffffc90000a87868 R15: ffff88815b882ae0 FS: 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff8884ec840000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 CR2: 00007f930b844000 CR3: 000000000262e003 CR4: 0000000008f70ef0 PKRU: 55555554 Call Trace: <TASK> __change_page_attr_set_clr+0x989/0xe90 ? __purge_vmap_area_lazy+0x6c/0x3a0 ? _vm_unmap_aliases+0x250/0x2a0 set_pages_array_wb+0x7f/0x120 ttm_pool_backup+0x4c9/0x5b0 [ttm] ? dma_resv_wait_timeout+0x3b/0xf0 ttm_tt_backup+0x32/0x60 [ttm] ttm_bo_shrink+0x66/0x110 [ttm] xe_bo_shrink_purge+0x12b/0x1b0 [xe] xe_bo_shrink+0xbb/0x270 [xe] __xe_shrinker_walk+0xf7/0x160 [xe] xe_shrinker_walk+0x9d/0xc0 [xe] xe_shrinker_scan+0x11f/0x210 [xe] do_shrink_slab+0x13b/0x270 shrink_slab+0xf1/0x400 shrink_node+0x352/0x8a0 balance_pgdat+0x32c/0x700 kswapd+0x205/0x2f0 ? __pfx_autoremove_wake_function+0x10/0x10 ? __pfx_kswapd+0x10/0x10 kthread+0xd1/0x110 ? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10 ret_from_fork+0x1b1/0x200 ? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 </TASK>

Assessing the Risk of CVE-2026-68239

Access Complexity Graph

The exploitability of CVE-2026-68239 depends on two key factors: attack complexity (the level of effort required to execute an exploit) and privileges required (the access level an attacker needs).

Exploitability Analysis for CVE-2026-68239

No exploitability data is available for CVE-2026-68239.

Understanding AC and PR

A lower complexity and fewer privilege requirements make exploitation easier. Security teams should evaluate these aspects to determine the urgency of mitigation strategies, such as patch management and access control policies.

Attack Complexity (AC) measures the difficulty in executing an exploit. A high AC means that specific conditions must be met, making an attack more challenging, while a low AC means the vulnerability can be exploited with minimal effort.

Privileges Required (PR) determine the level of system access necessary for an attack. Vulnerabilities requiring no privileges are more accessible to attackers, whereas high privilege requirements limit exploitation to authorized users with elevated access.

CVSS Score Breakdown Chart

Above is the CVSS Sub-score Breakdown for CVE-2026-68239, illustrating how Base, Impact, and Exploitability factors combine to form the overall severity rating. A higher sub-score typically indicates a more severe or easier-to-exploit vulnerability.

CIA Impact Analysis

Below is the Impact Analysis for CVE-2026-68239, showing how Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability might be affected if the vulnerability is exploited. Higher values usually signal greater potential damage.

Confidentiality: None
CVE-2026-68239 does not compromise confidentiality.
Integrity: None
CVE-2026-68239 does not impact data integrity.
Availability: None
CVE-2026-68239 does not affect system availability.

CVE-2026-68239 References

External References

CWE Common Weakness Enumeration

Unknown

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