CVE-2026-68208 media: ti: vpe: Fix the error code of devm_kzalloc() in vip_probe_slice()
A flaw in the TI VPE driver incorrectly handles memory allocation failures, potentially leading to a null pointer dereference and system crash.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2026-68208?
CVE-2026-68208 is a vulnerability in Linux, published on 10 Aug 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
media: ti: vpe: Fix the error code of devm_kzalloc() in vip_probe_slice()
In vip_probe_slice(), the error check for devm_kzalloc() incorrectly uses PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO() which returns 0 for NULL pointer.
Return -ENOMEM for devm_kzalloc() failure.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-68208?
How do I fix CVE-2026-68208?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2026-68208 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-68208 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2026-68208, GHSA-vq2x-638j-2gq9, UBUNTU-CVE-2026-68208.