CVE-2026-68279

Source
https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-68279
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2026-68279.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2026-68279
Downstream
Published
2026-08-10T12:02:09Z
Modified
2026-08-25T03:30:41Z
Summary
drm/dp/mst: fix OOB reads in remote DPCD/I2C sideband reply parsers
Details

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

drm/dp/mst: fix OOB reads in remote DPCD/I2C sideband reply parsers

drm_dp_sideband_parse_remote_dpcd_read() reads num_bytes from the raw message and then unconditionally does:

memcpy(bytes, &raw->msg[idx], num_bytes);

without checking that idx + num_bytes <= raw->curlen. raw->msg[] is 256 bytes; if a malicious or misbehaving MST hub sets num_bytes larger than the remaining payload, the memcpy reads past the received data into whatever follows in raw->msg[].

drm_dp_sideband_parse_remote_i2c_read_ack() has the same flaw (noted with a /* TODO check */ comment since the code was introduced).

Fix both functions by using a single combined check (idx + num_bytes > curlen) before each memcpy. Since num_bytes is u8, it is always >= 0, so this strictly subsumes the simpler idx > curlen form and no separate step is needed.

[added missing fixes tag]

Database specific
{
    "cna_assigner": "Linux",
    "osv_generated_from": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/68xxx/CVE-2026-68279.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
185de1d74e658e2edb723ba76fa61903f77d8a68
Fixed
d7b9b1e33b4ed8c48d4db6e6e21c257ebbbb2586
Fixed
c2fbda0fe0163c55ba3820ee6cea0c6b43622eda
Fixed
22d9f7fc1aaabaf73d5f30e8b0c9aa814ecd6ed2
Fixed
04d953f50d61e542e94a5977822cc53735f8c0ce
Fixed
533d9e2bede4aeefdc2a0561d7071cfede95958f
Fixed
e6ef5455b06cb4e5d181aabcd723791587c79f12
Fixed
1a8f537f5a1eeac941f262fe73078d6b08ba83c0

Database specific

source
"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2026-68279.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-2026-68279.json"