In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
drm/i915/gt: Check set_default_submission() before deferencing
When the i915 driver firmware binaries are not present, the
set_default_submission pointer is not set. This pointer is
dereferenced during suspend anyways.
Add a check to make sure it is set before dereferencing.
[ 23.289926] PM: suspend entry (deep)
[ 23.293558] Filesystems sync: 0.000 seconds
[ 23.298010] Freezing user space processes
[ 23.302771] Freezing user space processes completed (elapsed 0.000 seconds)
[ 23.309766] OOM killer disabled.
[ 23.313027] Freezing remaining freezable tasks
[ 23.318540] Freezing remaining freezable tasks completed (elapsed 0.001 seconds)
[ 23.342038] serial 00:05: disabled
[ 23.345719] serial 00:02: disabled
[ 23.349342] serial 00:01: disabled
[ 23.353782] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Synchronizing SCSI cache
[ 23.358993] sd 1:0:0:0: [sdb] Synchronizing SCSI cache
[ 23.361635] ata1.00: Entering standby power mode
[ 23.368863] ata2.00: Entering standby power mode
[ 23.445187] BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000000
[ 23.452194] #PF: supervisor instruction fetch in kernel mode
[ 23.457896] #PF: error_code(0x0010) - not-present page
[ 23.463065] PGD 0 P4D 0
[ 23.465640] Oops: Oops: 0010 [#1] SMP NOPTI
[ 23.469869] CPU: 8 UID: 0 PID: 211 Comm: kworker/u48:18 Tainted: G S W 6.19.0-rc4-00020-gf0b9d8eb98df #10 PREEMPT(voluntary)
[ 23.482512] Tainted: [S]=CPU_OUT_OF_SPEC, [W]=WARN
[ 23.496511] Workqueue: async async_run_entry_fn
[ 23.501087] RIP: 0010:0x0
[ 23.503755] Code: Unable to access opcode bytes at 0xffffffffffffffd6.
[ 23.510324] RSP: 0018:ffffb4a60065fca8 EFLAGS: 00010246
[ 23.515592] RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: ffff9f428290e000 RCX: 000000000000000f
[ 23.522765] RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 0000000000000282 RDI: ffff9f428290e000
[ 23.529937] RBP: ffff9f4282907070 R08: ffff9f4281130428 R09: 00000000ffffffff
[ 23.537111] R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000001 R12: ffff9f42829070f8
[ 23.544284] R13: ffff9f4282906028 R14: ffff9f4282900000 R15: ffff9f4282906b68
[ 23.551457] FS: 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff9f466b2cf000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000
[ 23.559588] CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033
[ 23.565365] CR2: ffffffffffffffd6 CR3: 000000031c230001 CR4: 0000000000f70ef0
[ 23.572539] PKRU: 55555554
[ 23.575281] Call Trace:
[ 23.577770] <TASK>
[ 23.579905] intel_engines_reset_default_submission+0x42/0x60
[ 23.585695] __intel_gt_unset_wedged+0x191/0x200
[ 23.590360] intel_gt_unset_wedged+0x20/0x40
[ 23.594675] gt_sanitize+0x15e/0x170
[ 23.598290] i915_gem_suspend_late+0x6b/0x180
[ 23.602692] i915_drm_suspend_late+0x35/0xf0
[ 23.607008] ? __pfx_pci_pm_suspend_late+0x10/0x10
[ 23.611843] dpm_run_callback+0x78/0x1c0
[ 23.615817] device_suspend_late+0xde/0x2e0
[ 23.620037] async_suspend_late+0x18/0x30
[ 23.624082] async_run_entry_fn+0x25/0xa0
[ 23.628129] process_one_work+0x15b/0x380
[ 23.632182] worker_thread+0x2a5/0x3c0
[ 23.635973] ? __pfx_worker_thread+0x10/0x10
[ 23.640279] kthread+0xf6/0x1f0
[ 23.643464] ? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10
[ 23.647263] ? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10
[ 23.651045] ret_from_fork+0x131/0x190
[ 23.654837] ? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10
[ 23.658634] ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30
[ 23.662597] </TASK>
[ 23.664826] Modules linked in:
[ 23.667914] CR2: 0000000000000000
[ 23.671271] ------------[ cut here ]------------
(cherry picked from commit daa199abc3d3d1740c9e3a2c3e9216ae5b447cad)
drm/i915/gt: Check set_default_submission() before deferencing
When the i915 driver firmware binaries are not present, the
set_default_submission pointer is not set. This pointer is
dereferenced during suspend anyways.
Add a check to make sure it is set before dereferencing.
[ 23.289926] PM: suspend entry (deep)
[ 23.293558] Filesystems sync: 0.000 seconds
[ 23.298010] Freezing user space processes
[ 23.302771] Freezing user space processes completed (elapsed 0.000 seconds)
[ 23.309766] OOM killer disabled.
[ 23.313027] Freezing remaining freezable tasks
[ 23.318540] Freezing remaining freezable tasks completed (elapsed 0.001 seconds)
[ 23.342038] serial 00:05: disabled
[ 23.345719] serial 00:02: disabled
[ 23.349342] serial 00:01: disabled
[ 23.353782] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Synchronizing SCSI cache
[ 23.358993] sd 1:0:0:0: [sdb] Synchronizing SCSI cache
[ 23.361635] ata1.00: Entering standby power mode
[ 23.368863] ata2.00: Entering standby power mode
[ 23.445187] BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000000
[ 23.452194] #PF: supervisor instruction fetch in kernel mode
[ 23.457896] #PF: error_code(0x0010) - not-present page
[ 23.463065] PGD 0 P4D 0
[ 23.465640] Oops: Oops: 0010 [#1] SMP NOPTI
[ 23.469869] CPU: 8 UID: 0 PID: 211 Comm: kworker/u48:18 Tainted: G S W 6.19.0-rc4-00020-gf0b9d8eb98df #10 PREEMPT(voluntary)
[ 23.482512] Tainted: [S]=CPU_OUT_OF_SPEC, [W]=WARN
[ 23.496511] Workqueue: async async_run_entry_fn
[ 23.501087] RIP: 0010:0x0
[ 23.503755] Code: Unable to access opcode bytes at 0xffffffffffffffd6.
[ 23.510324] RSP: 0018:ffffb4a60065fca8 EFLAGS: 00010246
[ 23.515592] RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: ffff9f428290e000 RCX: 000000000000000f
[ 23.522765] RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 0000000000000282 RDI: ffff9f428290e000
[ 23.529937] RBP: ffff9f4282907070 R08: ffff9f4281130428 R09: 00000000ffffffff
[ 23.537111] R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000001 R12: ffff9f42829070f8
[ 23.544284] R13: ffff9f4282906028 R14: ffff9f4282900000 R15: ffff9f4282906b68
[ 23.551457] FS: 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff9f466b2cf000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000
[ 23.559588] CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033
[ 23.565365] CR2: ffffffffffffffd6 CR3: 000000031c230001 CR4: 0000000000f70ef0
[ 23.572539] PKRU: 55555554
[ 23.575281] Call Trace:
[ 23.577770] <TASK>
[ 23.579905] intel_engines_reset_default_submission+0x42/0x60
[ 23.585695] __intel_gt_unset_wedged+0x191/0x200
[ 23.590360] intel_gt_unset_wedged+0x20/0x40
[ 23.594675] gt_sanitize+0x15e/0x170
[ 23.598290] i915_gem_suspend_late+0x6b/0x180
[ 23.602692] i915_drm_suspend_late+0x35/0xf0
[ 23.607008] ? __pfx_pci_pm_suspend_late+0x10/0x10
[ 23.611843] dpm_run_callback+0x78/0x1c0
[ 23.615817] device_suspend_late+0xde/0x2e0
[ 23.620037] async_suspend_late+0x18/0x30
[ 23.624082] async_run_entry_fn+0x25/0xa0
[ 23.628129] process_one_work+0x15b/0x380
[ 23.632182] worker_thread+0x2a5/0x3c0
[ 23.635973] ? __pfx_worker_thread+0x10/0x10
[ 23.640279] kthread+0xf6/0x1f0
[ 23.643464] ? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10
[ 23.647263] ? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10
[ 23.651045] ret_from_fork+0x131/0x190
[ 23.654837] ? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10
[ 23.658634] ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30
[ 23.662597] </TASK>
[ 23.664826] Modules linked in:
[ 23.667914] CR2: 0000000000000000
[ 23.671271] ------------[ cut here ]------------
(cherry picked from commit daa199abc3d3d1740c9e3a2c3e9216ae5b447cad)
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
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| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/i915/gt: Check set_default_submission() before deferencing When the i915 driver firmware binaries are not present, the set_default_submission pointer is not set. This pointer is dereferenced during suspend anyways. Add a check to make sure it is set before dereferencing. [ 23.289926] PM: suspend entry (deep) [ 23.293558] Filesystems sync: 0.000 seconds [ 23.298010] Freezing user space processes [ 23.302771] Freezing user space processes completed (elapsed 0.000 seconds) [ 23.309766] OOM killer disabled. [ 23.313027] Freezing remaining freezable tasks [ 23.318540] Freezing remaining freezable tasks completed (elapsed 0.001 seconds) [ 23.342038] serial 00:05: disabled [ 23.345719] serial 00:02: disabled [ 23.349342] serial 00:01: disabled [ 23.353782] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Synchronizing SCSI cache [ 23.358993] sd 1:0:0:0: [sdb] Synchronizing SCSI cache [ 23.361635] ata1.00: Entering standby power mode [ 23.368863] ata2.00: Entering standby power mode [ 23.445187] BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000000 [ 23.452194] #PF: supervisor instruction fetch in kernel mode [ 23.457896] #PF: error_code(0x0010) - not-present page [ 23.463065] PGD 0 P4D 0 [ 23.465640] Oops: Oops: 0010 [#1] SMP NOPTI [ 23.469869] CPU: 8 UID: 0 PID: 211 Comm: kworker/u48:18 Tainted: G S W 6.19.0-rc4-00020-gf0b9d8eb98df #10 PREEMPT(voluntary) [ 23.482512] Tainted: [S]=CPU_OUT_OF_SPEC, [W]=WARN [ 23.496511] Workqueue: async async_run_entry_fn [ 23.501087] RIP: 0010:0x0 [ 23.503755] Code: Unable to access opcode bytes at 0xffffffffffffffd6. [ 23.510324] RSP: 0018:ffffb4a60065fca8 EFLAGS: 00010246 [ 23.515592] RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: ffff9f428290e000 RCX: 000000000000000f [ 23.522765] RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 0000000000000282 RDI: ffff9f428290e000 [ 23.529937] RBP: ffff9f4282907070 R08: ffff9f4281130428 R09: 00000000ffffffff [ 23.537111] R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000001 R12: ffff9f42829070f8 [ 23.544284] R13: ffff9f4282906028 R14: ffff9f4282900000 R15: ffff9f4282906b68 [ 23.551457] FS: 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff9f466b2cf000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 [ 23.559588] CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 [ 23.565365] CR2: ffffffffffffffd6 CR3: 000000031c230001 CR4: 0000000000f70ef0 [ 23.572539] PKRU: 55555554 [ 23.575281] Call Trace: [ 23.577770] <TASK> [ 23.579905] intel_engines_reset_default_submission+0x42/0x60 [ 23.585695] __intel_gt_unset_wedged+0x191/0x200 [ 23.590360] intel_gt_unset_wedged+0x20/0x40 [ 23.594675] gt_sanitize+0x15e/0x170 [ 23.598290] i915_gem_suspend_late+0x6b/0x180 [ 23.602692] i915_drm_suspend_late+0x35/0xf0 [ 23.607008] ? __pfx_pci_pm_suspend_late+0x10/0x10 [ 23.611843] dpm_run_callback+0x78/0x1c0 [ 23.615817] device_suspend_late+0xde/0x2e0 [ 23.620037] async_suspend_late+0x18/0x30 [ 23.624082] async_run_entry_fn+0x25/0xa0 [ 23.628129] process_one_work+0x15b/0x380 [ 23.632182] worker_thread+0x2a5/0x3c0 [ 23.635973] ? __pfx_worker_thread+0x10/0x10 [ 23.640279] kthread+0xf6/0x1f0 [ 23.643464] ? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10 [ 23.647263] ? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10 [ 23.651045] ret_from_fork+0x131/0x190 [ 23.654837] ? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10 [ 23.658634] ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 [ 23.662597] </TASK> [ 23.664826] Modules linked in: [ 23.667914] CR2: 0000000000000000 [ 23.671271] ------------[ cut here ]------------ (cherry picked from commit daa199abc3d3d1740c9e3a2c3e9216ae5b447cad) | |
| Title | drm/i915/gt: Check set_default_submission() before deferencing | |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-04-24T14:33:09.705Z
Reserved: 2026-03-09T15:48:24.114Z
Link: CVE-2026-31540
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NVD
Status : Awaiting Analysis
Published: 2026-04-24T15:16:27.957
Modified: 2026-04-24T17:51:40.810
Link: CVE-2026-31540
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