Answer in brief
CVE-2026-68229 records a Unknown severity vulnerability in media: cedrus: skip invalid H.264 reference list entries. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
HOL Guard separates source facts from reviewed analysis. See the methodology.
A CVSS score is not reported in the current record. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | >=e000e1fa4bdbd783149e7f97cf3be61e1c0bab8c <2ee8327c85b3ac7b532d2d6a1e3a295d5ad7414a || >=e000e1fa4bdbd783149e7f97cf3be61e1c0bab8c <0af8945fcae742d099f59f3c725eb67235953a31 || >=e000e1fa4bdbd783149e7f97cf3be61e1c0bab8c <9924cb548ee7753a6473997949c3ec48092de0b0 || >=e000e1fa4bdbd783149e7f97cf3be61e1c0bab8c <e53112c2de88982e66c369aee2120d5efd78df30 || >=e000e1fa4bdbd783149e7f97cf3be61e1c0bab8c <10358ea986c3c85516d1c8206486464f79d36e76 | 2ee8327c85b3ac7b532d2d6a1e3a295d5ad7414a, 0af8945fcae742d099f59f3c725eb67235953a31, 9924cb548ee7753a6473997949c3ec48092de0b0, e53112c2de88982e66c369aee2120d5efd78df30, 10358ea986c3c85516d1c8206486464f79d36e76 |
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | 5.10 | Not reported |
Published upstream
Aug 10, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Aug 10, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Aug 10, 2026
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: cedrus: skip invalid H.264 reference list entries Cedrus consumes H.264 ref_pic_list0/ref_pic_list1 entries from the stateless slice control and later uses their indices to look up decode->dpb[] in _cedrus_write_ref_list(). Rejecting such controls in cedrus_try_ctrl() would break existing userspace, since stateless H.264 reference lists may legitimately carry out-of-range indices for missing references. Instead, guard the actual DPB lookup in Cedrus and skip entries whose indices do not fit the fixed V4L2_H264_NUM_DPB_ENTRIES array. This keeps the fix local to the driver use site and avoids out-of-bounds reads from malformed or unsupported reference list entries.
Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.
Answer in brief
CVE-2026-68229 records a Unknown severity vulnerability in media: cedrus: skip invalid H.264 reference list entries. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
HOL Guard separates source facts from reviewed analysis. See the methodology.
A CVSS score is not reported in the current record. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | >=e000e1fa4bdbd783149e7f97cf3be61e1c0bab8c <2ee8327c85b3ac7b532d2d6a1e3a295d5ad7414a || >=e000e1fa4bdbd783149e7f97cf3be61e1c0bab8c <0af8945fcae742d099f59f3c725eb67235953a31 || >=e000e1fa4bdbd783149e7f97cf3be61e1c0bab8c <9924cb548ee7753a6473997949c3ec48092de0b0 || >=e000e1fa4bdbd783149e7f97cf3be61e1c0bab8c <e53112c2de88982e66c369aee2120d5efd78df30 || >=e000e1fa4bdbd783149e7f97cf3be61e1c0bab8c <10358ea986c3c85516d1c8206486464f79d36e76 | 2ee8327c85b3ac7b532d2d6a1e3a295d5ad7414a, 0af8945fcae742d099f59f3c725eb67235953a31, 9924cb548ee7753a6473997949c3ec48092de0b0, e53112c2de88982e66c369aee2120d5efd78df30, 10358ea986c3c85516d1c8206486464f79d36e76 |
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | 5.10 | Not reported |
Published upstream
Aug 10, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Aug 10, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Aug 10, 2026
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: cedrus: skip invalid H.264 reference list entries Cedrus consumes H.264 ref_pic_list0/ref_pic_list1 entries from the stateless slice control and later uses their indices to look up decode->dpb[] in _cedrus_write_ref_list(). Rejecting such controls in cedrus_try_ctrl() would break existing userspace, since stateless H.264 reference lists may legitimately carry out-of-range indices for missing references. Instead, guard the actual DPB lookup in Cedrus and skip entries whose indices do not fit the fixed V4L2_H264_NUM_DPB_ENTRIES array. This keeps the fix local to the driver use site and avoids out-of-bounds reads from malformed or unsupported reference list entries.
Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.