CVE-2026-72387 drm/panthor: Fix potential invalid pointer deref in group_process_tiler_oom()

Not scored Published 15 Aug 2026 Updated 17 Aug 2026

A local attacker with access to the Panthor GPU driver can trigger a null pointer dereference, causing a system crash.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2026-72387?

CVE-2026-72387 is a vulnerability in Linux, published on 15 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:

drm/panthor: Fix potential invalid pointer deref in group_process_tiler_oom()

If heaps is an ERR_PTR(), panthor_heap_pool_put() will deref an invalid pointer. Make sure we set it to NULL in that case.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-72387?

How do I fix CVE-2026-72387?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2026-72387 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-72387 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as BELL-CVE-2026-72387, DEBIAN-CVE-2026-72387, GHSA-45xj-8p6m-fph7, UBUNTU-CVE-2026-72387.