CVE-2026-68279

CVE-2026-68279

published August 10, 2026

CVSS
—
EPSS
0%
Percentile
7.6
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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]

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00184 · 7.6th percentile
Published
2026-08-10T17:20Z
References (8)
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 10 AUG 12:02Z
    drm/dp/mst: fix OOB reads in remote DPCD/I2C sideband reply parsers
    cvelistv5