CVE-2026-68244

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel. Specifically, within the drm/i915/gem module, a memory leak occurs during context creation. This happens when an error occurs while processing user extensions after a successful BALANCE/PARALLEL_SUBMIT extension. An attacker could potentially exploit this to cause resource exhaustion, leading to a Denial of Service (DoS).

This issue affects Intel i915 graphics. siblings[] array leaked on proto context creation error after BALANCE extension. Systems without Intel graphics are not affected.

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

To mitigate this issue, prevent the i915 module from loading. See https://access.redhat.com/solutions/41278 for instructions.