SB20260114158 - NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel i915 gem driver
Published: January 14, 2026
Security Bulletin ID
SB20260114158
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-71130)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to NULL pointer dereference within the eb_lookup_vmas(), i915_gem_do_execbuffer() and i915_gem_execbuffer2_ioctl() functions in drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_execbuffer.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0336188cc85d0eab8463bd1bbd4ded4e9602de8b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/24d55ac8e31d2f8197bfad71ffcb3bae21ed7117
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/25d69e07770745992387c016613fd7ac8eaf9893
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4fe2bd195435e71c117983d87f278112c5ab364c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/63f23aa2fbb823c8b15a29269fde220d227ce5b3