CVE-2026-68239: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/ttm: Account for NULL and handle pages in ttm_pool_backup Pages in ttm_pool

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/ttm: Account for NULL and handle pages in ttm_pool_backup Pages in ttm_pool_backup can

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/ttm: Account for NULL and handle pages in ttm_pool_backup Pages in ttm_pool_backup can be NULL or backup handles (ttm_backup_page_ptr_is_handle()), neither of which can be passed to set_pages_array_wb() or freed. Add a dedicated WB pass before the dma/purge loop that walks allocations using the same i += num_pages stride, skipping NULL and handle entries, and calls set_pages_array_wb() once per contiguous run of real pages. Apply the same NULL/handle guard to the dma/purge loop. Fixes the following oops: Oops: general protection fault, kernel NULL pointer dereference 0x0: 0000 [#1] SMP NOPTI RIP: 0010:__cpa_process_fault+0xf8/0x770 RSP: 0018:ffffc90000a87718 EFLAGS: 00010287 RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: ffffc90000a87868 RCX: 0000000000000000 RDX: 0000000000001000 RSI: 0005088000000000 RDI: ffffffff827c5f34 RBP: 0005088000000000 R08: ffffc90000a877cb R09: ffffc90000a877d0 R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 000000000000001b R12: 000ffffffffff000 R13: ffffc90000a87868 R14: ffffc90000a87868 R15: ffff88815b882ae0 FS: 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff8884ec840000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0:

Description from the National Vulnerability Database, published by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

What it means for a small business

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How likely is an attack? The Exploit Prediction Scoring System, run by FIRST (the global association of security response teams), puts the odds of this one being exploited in the next 30 days at 0.17%, higher than 5% of CVEs. That’s low, but low isn’t zero, and the odds jump the day someone publishes an exploit. Scored October 29, 2026, updated daily.

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