CVE-2025-68184

kernel: Linux kernel drm/mediatek: Denial of Service due to broken AFBC support on Mediatek MT8188

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

7.1

CVSS 3.1

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Published · December 16, 2025

Updated · August 14, 2026

Description

A flaw was found in the drm/mediatek driver of the Linux kernel. When Arm Frame Buffer Compression (AFBC) support is enabled on Mediatek MT8188 platforms, it can lead to constant vblank timeouts and garbled display rendering. This issue can result in system instability and a denial of service related to the display functionality.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 7.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

CWE-821 · Incorrect Synchronization