{"id":"CVE-2026-68239","state":"PUBLISHED","title":"drm/ttm: Account for NULL and handle pages in ttm_pool_backup","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\ndrm/ttm: Account for NULL and handle pages in ttm_pool_backup\n\nPages in ttm_pool_backup can be NULL or backup handles\n(ttm_backup_page_ptr_is_handle()), neither of which can be passed to\nset_pages_array_wb() or freed. Add a dedicated WB pass before the\ndma/purge loop that walks allocations using the same i += num_pages\nstride, skipping NULL and handle entries, and calls set_pages_array_wb()\nonce per contiguous run of real pages. Apply the same NULL/handle guard\nto the dma/purge loop.\n\nFixes the following oops:\n\nOops: general protection fault, kernel NULL pointer dereference 0x0: 0000 [#1] SMP NOPTI\nRIP: 0010:__cpa_process_fault+0xf8/0x770\nRSP: 0018:ffffc90000a87718 EFLAGS: 00010287\nRAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: ffffc90000a87868 RCX: 0000000000000000\nRDX: 0000000000001000 RSI: 0005088000000000 RDI: ffffffff827c5f34\nRBP: 0005088000000000 R08: ffffc90000a877cb R09: ffffc90000a877d0\nR10: 0000000000000000 R11: 000000000000001b R12: 000ffffffffff000\nR13: ffffc90000a87868 R14: ffffc90000a87868 R15: ffff88815b882ae0\nFS:  0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff8884ec840000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000\nCS:  0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033\nCR2: 00007f930b844000 CR3: 000000000262e003 CR4: 0000000008f70ef0\nPKRU: 55555554\nCall Trace:\n <TASK>\n __change_page_attr_set_clr+0x989/0xe90\n ? __purge_vmap_area_lazy+0x6c/0x3a0\n ? _vm_unmap_aliases+0x250/0x2a0\n set_pages_array_wb+0x7f/0x120\n ttm_pool_backup+0x4c9/0x5b0 [ttm]\n ? dma_resv_wait_timeout+0x3b/0xf0\n ttm_tt_backup+0x32/0x60 [ttm]\n ttm_bo_shrink+0x66/0x110 [ttm]\n xe_bo_shrink_purge+0x12b/0x1b0 [xe]\n xe_bo_shrink+0xbb/0x270 [xe]\n __xe_shrinker_walk+0xf7/0x160 [xe]\n xe_shrinker_walk+0x9d/0xc0 [xe]\n xe_shrinker_scan+0x11f/0x210 [xe]\n do_shrink_slab+0x13b/0x270\n shrink_slab+0xf1/0x400\n shrink_node+0x352/0x8a0\n balance_pgdat+0x32c/0x700\n kswapd+0x205/0x2f0\n ? __pfx_autoremove_wake_function+0x10/0x10\n ? __pfx_kswapd+0x10/0x10\n kthread+0xd1/0x110\n ? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10\n ret_from_fork+0x1b1/0x200\n ? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10\n ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30\n </TASK>","publishedAt":"2026-08-10T12:01:04.297Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-17T05:01:28.470Z","severity":null,"assigner":"Linux","products":["Linux Linux"],"affected":[{"vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","defaultStatus":"unaffected","versions":[{"version":"b63d715b8090aed48bdef5930625946fa4c0d324","status":"affected","lessThan":"22aa7fb4e7d0b3ab41d1240ed743167980912970","versionType":"git"},{"version":"b63d715b8090aed48bdef5930625946fa4c0d324","status":"affected","lessThan":"9ddaabf38f7a45b329e34358b98d2968d8649d21","versionType":"git"},{"version":"b63d715b8090aed48bdef5930625946fa4c0d324","status":"affected","lessThan":"5b7b3b6595ee77d01c7463757baed114786094dd","versionType":"git"}],"repo":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git","programFiles":["drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_pool.c"]},{"vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","defaultStatus":"affected","versions":[{"version":"6.15","status":"affected"},{"version":"0","status":"unaffected","lessThan":"6.15","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.18.42","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"6.18.*","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"7.1.6","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"7.1.*","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"7.2","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"*","versionType":"original_commit_for_fix"}],"repo":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git","programFiles":["drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_pool.c"]}],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/22aa7fb4e7d0b3ab41d1240ed743167980912970","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9ddaabf38f7a45b329e34358b98d2968d8649d21","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5b7b3b6595ee77d01c7463757baed114786094dd"],"weaknesses":[],"ingestedAt":"2026-10-29T20:12:49.727Z","source":{"repository":"CVEProject/cvelistV5","path":"cves/2026/68xxx/CVE-2026-68239.json","commit":"556c9d3a8cd17e218bb8e452ba7cd619a384ff47"},"raw":{"dataType":"CVE_RECORD","dataVersion":"5.2","cveMetadata":{"cveId":"CVE-2026-68239","state":"PUBLISHED","datePublished":"2026-08-10T12:01:04.297Z","dateUpdated":"2026-08-17T05:01:28.470Z","assignerShortName":"Linux","assignerOrgId":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67","dateReserved":"2026-07-30T09:28:09.376Z"},"containers":{"cna":{"title":"drm/ttm: Account for NULL and handle pages in ttm_pool_backup","descriptions":[{"lang":"en","value":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\ndrm/ttm: Account for NULL and handle pages in ttm_pool_backup\n\nPages in ttm_pool_backup can be NULL or backup handles\n(ttm_backup_page_ptr_is_handle()), neither of which can be passed to\nset_pages_array_wb() or freed. Add a dedicated WB pass before the\ndma/purge loop that walks allocations using the same i += num_pages\nstride, skipping NULL and handle entries, and calls set_pages_array_wb()\nonce per contiguous run of real pages. Apply the same NULL/handle guard\nto the dma/purge loop.\n\nFixes the following oops:\n\nOops: general protection fault, kernel NULL pointer dereference 0x0: 0000 [#1] SMP NOPTI\nRIP: 0010:__cpa_process_fault+0xf8/0x770\nRSP: 0018:ffffc90000a87718 EFLAGS: 00010287\nRAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: ffffc90000a87868 RCX: 0000000000000000\nRDX: 0000000000001000 RSI: 0005088000000000 RDI: ffffffff827c5f34\nRBP: 0005088000000000 R08: ffffc90000a877cb R09: ffffc90000a877d0\nR10: 0000000000000000 R11: 000000000000001b R12: 000ffffffffff000\nR13: ffffc90000a87868 R14: ffffc90000a87868 R15: ffff88815b882ae0\nFS:  0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff8884ec840000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000\nCS:  0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033\nCR2: 00007f930b844000 CR3: 000000000262e003 CR4: 0000000008f70ef0\nPKRU: 55555554\nCall Trace:\n <TASK>\n __change_page_attr_set_clr+0x989/0xe90\n ? __purge_vmap_area_lazy+0x6c/0x3a0\n ? _vm_unmap_aliases+0x250/0x2a0\n set_pages_array_wb+0x7f/0x120\n ttm_pool_backup+0x4c9/0x5b0 [ttm]\n ? dma_resv_wait_timeout+0x3b/0xf0\n ttm_tt_backup+0x32/0x60 [ttm]\n ttm_bo_shrink+0x66/0x110 [ttm]\n xe_bo_shrink_purge+0x12b/0x1b0 [xe]\n xe_bo_shrink+0xbb/0x270 [xe]\n __xe_shrinker_walk+0xf7/0x160 [xe]\n xe_shrinker_walk+0x9d/0xc0 [xe]\n xe_shrinker_scan+0x11f/0x210 [xe]\n do_shrink_slab+0x13b/0x270\n shrink_slab+0xf1/0x400\n shrink_node+0x352/0x8a0\n balance_pgdat+0x32c/0x700\n kswapd+0x205/0x2f0\n ? __pfx_autoremove_wake_function+0x10/0x10\n ? __pfx_kswapd+0x10/0x10\n kthread+0xd1/0x110\n ? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10\n ret_from_fork+0x1b1/0x200\n ? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10\n ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30\n </TASK>"}],"affected":[{"vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","defaultStatus":"unaffected","versions":[{"version":"b63d715b8090aed48bdef5930625946fa4c0d324","status":"affected","lessThan":"22aa7fb4e7d0b3ab41d1240ed743167980912970","versionType":"git"},{"version":"b63d715b8090aed48bdef5930625946fa4c0d324","status":"affected","lessThan":"9ddaabf38f7a45b329e34358b98d2968d8649d21","versionType":"git"},{"version":"b63d715b8090aed48bdef5930625946fa4c0d324","status":"affected","lessThan":"5b7b3b6595ee77d01c7463757baed114786094dd","versionType":"git"}],"repo":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git","programFiles":["drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_pool.c"]},{"vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","defaultStatus":"affected","versions":[{"version":"6.15","status":"affected"},{"version":"0","status":"unaffected","lessThan":"6.15","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.18.42","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"6.18.*","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"7.1.6","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"7.1.*","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"7.2","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"*","versionType":"original_commit_for_fix"}],"repo":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git","programFiles":["drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_pool.c"]}],"references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/22aa7fb4e7d0b3ab41d1240ed743167980912970"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9ddaabf38f7a45b329e34358b98d2968d8649d21"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5b7b3b6595ee77d01c7463757baed114786094dd"}],"providerMetadata":{"shortName":"Linux","orgId":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67","dateUpdated":"2026-08-17T05:01:28.470Z"},"cpeApplicability":[{"nodes":[{"operator":"OR","negate":false,"cpeMatch":[{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"6.15","versionEndExcluding":"6.18.42"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"6.15","versionEndExcluding":"7.1.6"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"6.15","versionEndExcluding":"7.2"}]}]}],"x_generator":{"engine":"bippy-1.2.0"}}}}}