CVE-2026-68247 Affecting kernel-docs package, versions <6.4.0-150700.53.81.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
low
0
10

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.21% (10th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES157-KERNELDOCS-19915301
  • published18 Sept 2026
  • disclosed17 Sept 2026

Introduced: 17 Sep 2026

NewCVE-2026-68247  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:15.7 kernel-docs to version 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-docs package and not the kernel-docs package as distributed by SLES. See How to fix? for SLES:15.7 relevant fixed versions and status.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

drm/i915/bios: range check LFP Data Block panel_type2

While the panel_type from LFP Data Block is range checked, panel_type2 is not. Add a few helpers for range checking, and use them to not only check panel_type2, but also improve clarity and correctness in the panel type selection.

Discovered using AI-assisted static analysis confirmed by Intel Product Security.

v2:

  • Fix commit message typo (Michał)
  • Add is_panel_type_pnp() (Ville)

(cherry picked from commit c9ebe5d2f25729d6cfbbb1235d640bf67f9275df)

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1