CVE-2026-68208

kernel: media: ti: vpe: Fix the error code of devm_kzalloc() in vip_probe_slice()

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

5.5

CVSS 3.1

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Published · August 10, 2026

Updated · October 30, 2026

Description

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's media subsystem (ti: vpe). An incorrect error check in the vip_probe_slice() function, specifically when handling memory allocation failures from devm_kzalloc(), could lead to a denial of service. A local attacker could potentially exploit this to cause system instability or unresponsiveness.

Statement

This issue affects TI VPE driver. vip_probe_slice() uses PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO on devm_kzalloc NULL, returning 0 instead of -ENOMEM. Embedded OMAP VPE only.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 5.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CWE-476 · NULL Pointer Dereference