CVE-2025-68184: Linux kernel · drm/mediatek: Disable AFBC support on Mediatek DRM driver
Source GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.1 High.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 14:05 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 4% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 16 Dec 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.
What to do
AI-suggested
Disabling AFBC support on the Mediatek MT8188 platform is the current mitigation until an official upstream fix is released.
Description
A vulnerability in the Linux kernel's Mediatek DRM driver related to AFBC support on the Mediatek MT8188 platform causes vblank timeouts and rendering issues. The AFBC feature, added by a recent commit, is broken on this specific hardware, leading to kernel warnings and graphical corruption. The issue has been addressed by disabling AFBC support on the affected platform until a proper fix is available upstream.
References
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-68184 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/0eaa0a3dfe218c4cf1a0782ccbbc9e3931718f17 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/72223700b620885d556a4c52a63f5294316176c6 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/9882a40640036d5bbc590426a78981526d4f2345 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/df1ad5de2197ea1b527d13ae7b699e9ee7d724d4 (opens in a new tab)