Integer overflow in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-43368
Published: May 9, 2026
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to cause a denial of service.
The vulnerability exists due to an integer overflow in the i915 GEM shmem scatterlist handling when populating a scatterlist table with folio-backed pages for a GEM shmem object of size 4 gb or more. A local user can trigger a page fault on a specially crafted large object to cause a denial of service.
The issue can occur if the total byte length recorded in a single scatterlist reaches or crosses the 4 gb limit, leading to an unexpected premature end of the object's backing pages.
Affected software
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64
Ubuntu
linux (Ubuntu package)
linux-fips (Ubuntu package)
linux-hwe-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-oracle-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-nvidia (Ubuntu package)
linux-aws-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-fde (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-fde-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-fips (Ubuntu package)
linux-gcp-fips (Ubuntu package)
kernel (Red Hat package)
How to mitigate CVE-2026-43368
linux (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-136.136, 6.8.0-1046.50, 6.8.0-1059.67, 6.8.0-1064.72, 6.8.0-1064.72~22.04.1, 6.8.1-1056.57, 6.8.1-1056.57~22.04.2
linux-fips (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-136.136+fips2, 6.8.0-136.136.2, 6.8.0-136.136.2~22.04.1, 6.8.0-1058.61
linux-hwe-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-136.136~22.04.1
linux-ibm (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1030.31, 6.8.0-1033.34, 6.8.0-1061.62, 6.8.0-1061.62~22.04.1
linux-oracle-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1058.61~22.04.1
linux-nvidia (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1059.62, 6.8.0-1059.62.1, 6.8.0-1059.62~22.04.1
linux-aws-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1061.64+fips1, 6.8.0-1061.64~22.04.1
linux-aws (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1061.64+1
linux-raspi (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1061.65, 6.8.0-2050.52
linux-azure-fde (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1062.69
linux-azure-fde-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1062.69~22.04.1
linux-azure (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1063.71, 6.8.0-1063.71~22.04.1
linux-azure-fips (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1063.71+fips2
linux-gcp-fips (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1064.72+fips1
kernel (Red Hat package) - update to 6.12.0-211.55.1.el10_2
External References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/029ae067431ab9d0fca479bdabe780fa436706ea
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1c956f0fccc26fefcbb507516c49d1db41c40471
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/21a301f12d18797bf889c15497f922edfdaece3a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aeb7255531ba4a5c3a64938577170d08b78de399
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eae4bf4107571283031db96ce132e951615e2ae4
Related Security Bulletins
- Integer overflow in Linux kernel i915 gem driver
- Ubuntu update for linux
- Ubuntu update for linux-gcp-fips
- Ubuntu update for linux-oracle-6.8
- Ubuntu update for linux-fips
- Ubuntu update for linux-nvidia
- Ubuntu update for linux-azure-fde-6.8
- Ubuntu update for linux-azure-fips
- Ubuntu update for linux-azure-fde
- Ubuntu update for linux-azure
- Ubuntu update for linux-aws
- Ubuntu update for linux-hwe-6.8
- Ubuntu update for linux-aws-6.8
- Ubuntu update for linux-ibm
- Ubuntu update for linux-raspi
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 update for kernel