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CVE-2026-68445: drm/vc4: Prevent shader BO mappings from becoming writable

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2026-08-12 · updated 2026-10-30

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/vc4: Prevent shader BO mappings from becoming writable vc4_gem_object_mmap() rejects a writable mapping of a validated shader BO, but leaves VM_MAYWRITE set. Userspace can map the BO read-only and then turn it writable with mprotect(). Validated shader BOs must stay read-only: the validator checks the instructions once and the GPU trusts them afterwards. A writable mapping lets userspace rewrite the code after validation, bypassing the validator. Clear VM_MAYWRITE on the read-only path so the mapping cannot be upgraded, as i915 already does for its read-only objects.

Affected products

• Linux: 4.5 — fixed in 7.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux 7.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/019e6ad247f7fd038d2e009789f6d9bfcccb1ae7
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0c9e6367639548307d3f578f6943ce72c9d39087
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4c98260a967e8536c69437b8da8eea3188cd6db8
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6deaa317201851c644c431b57682e54d06b35838
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9f0ee411fc2d76333d6087c5862ffa907cf7a175
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fe168ef1d232d734d9998fd74822e2e20930dfff

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