CVE-2026-68247 Affecting kernel-azure-vdso package, versions <6.12.0-160000.38.1


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-SLES1600-KERNELAZUREVDSO-20323997
  • published30 Sept 2026
  • disclosed22 Sept 2026

Introduced: 22 Sep 2026

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How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:16.0.0 kernel-azure-vdso to version 6.12.0-160000.38.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-azure-vdso package and not the kernel-azure-vdso package as distributed by SLES. See How to fix? for SLES:16.0.0 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