Overview
About vulnerability
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
drm/i915/gem: Fix NULL deref in I915_CONTEXT_PARAM_SSEU
Setting context engine slot N into I915_ENGINE_CLASS_INVALID / I915_ENGINE_CLASS_INVALID_NONE and attempting to apply I915_CONTEXT_PARAM_SSEU to the same slot N will deref NULL. Fix that.
Discovered using AI-assisted static analysis confirmed by Intel Product Security.
(cherry picked from commit 36eda5b5c2d40da41cc0a5403c26986237cf9e87)
Details
- Affected product:
- AlmaLinux 9.2 ESU , CentOS 8.4 ELS , CentOS 8.5 ELS , CentOS Stream 8 ELS , Debian 10 ELS , TuxCare 9.6 ESU
- Affected packages:
- kernel @ 4.18.0 (+5 more)
Fixes
KernelCare state
Live-patch status from KernelCare for each operating system.
| Operating system | Status | Covered kernels |
|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux 9.2 ESU | Planned | — |