Not yet scoredPublished Aug 10, 2026

CVE-2026-68256drm/amd/display: detect_link_and_local_sink: DP alt mode timeout path leaks prev_sink reference

Updated under an hour ago (Oct 26, 2026, 9:23 PM ET)

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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amd/display: detect_link_and_local_sink: DP alt mode timeout path leaks prev_sink reference prev_sink is unconditionally retained via dc_sink_retain at function entry, but the DP alt mode timeout path inside SIGNAL_TYPE_DISPLAY_PORT returns false without releasing prev_sink. All other return paths in the function correctly call dc_sink_release(prev_sink), making this the only missing cleanup. (cherry picked from commit 45510cf662dcf46b5d8926d454f338809f107b9d)

CVSS: Not yet scored
Weakness (CWE): Not given
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: Linux
NVD analysis: Received
Record last updated: Aug 17, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

Linux Linux linux:linux (from the name)	from 54618888d1ea7a26f8bccfb89e3c2420350c8047 before f9922828a4ebd26286fbe0286cc61695e7d9b07b; from 54618888d1ea7a26f8bccfb89e3c2420350c8047 before a59e493567d18ef3858be9368acd132a01ebfa09; 54618888d1ea7a26f8bccfb89e3c2420350c8047 builds before 4ee77643e6194f2deb62fe62f04396f9825e27d8; 54618888d1ea7a26f8bccfb89e3c2420350c8047 builds before 58ea24dd96848626039296e9e8510270ec8dc4bf; from 54618888d1ea7a26f8bccfb89e3c2420350c8047 before a6e14b976be48eebd8769cb5b883a6af7fc5ade1	CNA record

References

References

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f9922828a4ebd26286fbe0286cc61695e7d9b07b
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a59e493567d18ef3858be9368acd132a01ebfa09
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4ee77643e6194f2deb62fe62f04396f9825e27d8
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/58ea24dd96848626039296e9e8510270ec8dc4bf
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a6e14b976be48eebd8769cb5b883a6af7fc5ade1

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