VulnerabilityPublished 10 Aug 2026Updated 21 Oct 2026

CVE-2026-68241: Linux kernel · drm/i915/mst: limit DP MST ESI service loop

Affects Linux kernelSource CVE Database V5

Not known to be exploited · fixed in fae63319ad397666a9c56a17ea1047d2bf9a1e25 : update Linux kernel when convenient.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 14:05 UTC

Severity

Unrated

Rated by Threat Radar · CVSS not yet scored by NVD

EPSS: 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 9% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch: Available – fixed in fae63319ad397666a9c56a17ea1047d2bf9a1e25, e3bcd3bf7eeca9570b9fa0b2f8a602c7bcc6b0d0, 9061fbf2230b6fcef042a6f637beae57c2fc93a5 +2

Exploitation evidence

Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 10 Aug 2026
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.

Disclosed: The CVE record is public on cve.org. Its publication is t = 0.
Detectable: A public nuclei template can find exposed instances, for defenders and attackers alike.
Weaponised: Public exploit code exists in Metasploit or Exploit-DB, or CISA SSVC or the CVSS exploit maturity reports a public proof of concept.
Exploited in the wild: CISA KEV lists it, CISA SSVC rates exploitation active, or a source reports attacks.
Observed by OffSeq Mirage: OffSeq Mirage honeypot sensors recorded attack traffic for this CVE, or found exposed hosts without attack traffic.

Moments are spaced evenly, not to scale; a dashed line marks a gap of six months or more. Deltas count from t = 0. Sources that give only a date (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, or a time of exactly 00:00Z) read “same day” rather than hours. Metasploit modules carry the flaw’s disclosure date, not their release date, and nuclei templates carry no date, so both appear above but not on the timeline.

What to do

Upgrade to a fixed release listed under Affected software.

Affected software

Product	Affected	Fixed in
LinuxLinux	Affected ≥ 3c0ec2c2d5948356a22c8f1c08a8087b12a303e7, < fae63319ad397666a9c56a17ea1047d2bf9a1e25	Fixed in fae63319ad397666a9c56a17ea1047d2bf9a1e25
LinuxLinux	Affected ≥ 3c0ec2c2d5948356a22c8f1c08a8087b12a303e7, < e3bcd3bf7eeca9570b9fa0b2f8a602c7bcc6b0d0	Fixed in e3bcd3bf7eeca9570b9fa0b2f8a602c7bcc6b0d0
LinuxLinux	Affected ≥ 3c0ec2c2d5948356a22c8f1c08a8087b12a303e7, < 9061fbf2230b6fcef042a6f637beae57c2fc93a5	Fixed in 9061fbf2230b6fcef042a6f637beae57c2fc93a5
LinuxLinux	Affected ≥ 3c0ec2c2d5948356a22c8f1c08a8087b12a303e7, < 005771c18c5b2c98cb4e7517661aea460990fd3f	Fixed in 005771c18c5b2c98cb4e7517661aea460990fd3f
LinuxLinux	Affected ≥ 3c0ec2c2d5948356a22c8f1c08a8087b12a303e7, < 02ceba559412751106c0cfa5cbdb80db50303083	Fixed in 02ceba559412751106c0cfa5cbdb80db50303083
LinuxLinux	Affected =5.8	Fixed in–

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/i915/mst: limit DP MST ESI service loop The loop in intel_dp_check_mst_status() keeps servicing interrupts originating from the sink without bound. Add an upper bound to the new interrupts occurring during interrupt processing to not get stuck on potentially stuck sink devices. Use arbitrary 32 tries to clear incoming interrupts in one go. Discovered using AI-assisted static analysis confirmed by Intel Product Security. Note: The condition likely pre-dates the commit in the Fixes: tag, but this is about as far back as a backport has any chance of succeeding. Before that, the retry had a goto. (cherry picked from commit b4ea5272133059acb493cc36599071a9e852ec2e)

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