CVE-2026-68278

Source
https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-68278
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2026-68278.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2026-68278
Downstream
Published
2026-08-10T12:01:54Z
Modified
2026-08-25T03:30:40Z
Summary
drm/dp/mst: fix buffer overflows in sideband chunk accumulation
Details

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

drm/dp/mst: fix buffer overflows in sideband chunk accumulation

drm_dp_sideband_append_payload() has three related bugs when processing device-provided sideband reply data:

  1. Zero-length curchunk_len underflow: msg_len is a 6-bit field taken directly from the DP sideband header. If a device sends msg_len=0, curchunk_len is set to zero. The condition (curchunk_idx >= curchunk_len) is immediately true, and curchunk_len-1 wraps to 255 (u8 underflow). drm_dp_msg_data_crc4() reads 255 bytes from chunk[48], then memcpy() writes 255 bytes into msg[], both far out of bounds.

  2. chunk[48] overflow: curchunk_len can reach 63 (6-bit field). chunk[] is only 48 bytes. Multi-iteration payload assembly appends 16-byte blocks until curchunk_idx reaches curchunk_len, writing up to 15 bytes past the end of chunk[] into msg[].

  3. msg[256] overflow: each chunk contributes (curchunk_len-1) bytes to msg[]. No check ensures curlen + (curchunk_len-1) stays within msg[256], so the memcpy can spill into adjacent struct fields.

All three are reachable from any DP MST device that can forge sideband reply messages on a physical connection.

Database specific
{
    "cna_assigner": "Linux",
    "osv_generated_from": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/68xxx/CVE-2026-68278.json"
}
References

Affected packages

Git / git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git

Affected ranges

Type
GIT
Repo
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
Events
Introduced
ad7f8a1f9ced7f049f9b66d588723f243a7034cd
Fixed
ef2ecb6cf268debf3890df99fea01b6452dcf78e
Fixed
d4e05dedb252ed3e540a0c9be511e427f098110a
Fixed
4d5109075a787de28c9e89940f9dee45269f91fa
Fixed
53937a2787d29c7a460e984dc4f20ff6ac91dc65
Fixed
ef0dbcc200c3389f1f781ab181932a97e54b51af
Fixed
1e5827839ad0ceb0079d1560c321fa3656b54f21
Fixed
a6366b551079c79bf7bdbadd74c97358bcfe2d58
Fixed
55bd5e685bda455b9b50c835f8c8442d52a344a3

Database specific

source
"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2026-68278.json"

Linux / Kernel

Package

Name
Kernel

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
3.17.0
Fixed
5.10.266
Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
5.11.0
Fixed
5.15.217
Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
5.16.0
Fixed
6.1.183
Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
6.2.0
Fixed
6.6.148
Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
6.7.0
Fixed
6.12.101
Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
6.13.0
Fixed
6.18.42
Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
6.19.0
Fixed
7.1.6

Database specific

source
"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2026-68278.json"