CVE-2026-89822Public exploit

Kernel crash via NULL i915 match data

Published Sep 16, 2026 · Updated Sep 16, 2026

NULL-pointer dereference in Linux i915 allows local users to crash the kernel by force-binding a PCI device through sysfs. i915_pci_probe casts an unset driver_data value from the dummy pci_device_id_any match to intel_device_info and dereferences require_force_probe. The trigger requires write access to driver_override and control of PCI device binding; the demonstrated consequence is a kernel fault during probe.

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Summary

What happened

NULL-pointer dereference in Linux i915 allows local users to crash the kernel by force-binding a PCI device through sysfs. i915_pci_probe casts an unset driver_data value from the dummy pci_device_id_any match to intel_device_info and dereferences require_force_probe. The trigger requires write access to driver_override and control of PCI device binding; the demonstrated consequence is a kernel fault during probe.

The record

CVE
CVE-2026-89822
Published
Sep 16, 2026
Updated
Sep 16, 2026
Vendor
The Linux Kernel Organization
Product
Linux
Classifications
Unavailable
Attack vector
local
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Sep 16, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Sep 16, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <6.1.188
  2. Affected versionversion=0 <6.12.110
  3. Affected versionversion=0 <6.18.51
  4. Affected versionversion=0 <6.6.157
  5. Affected versionversion=0 <7.2.5
  6. Affected versionversion=1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 <18b3433f10ee9c69e3252046028aa2be421f2d4d
  7. Affected versionversion=1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 <2239e6b49d33bb38817d69b4f0bf7d5cbde2ec68
  8. Affected versionversion=1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 <3785d40831ba5601296283e0197e10e089392757
  9. Affected versionversion=1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 <4a0236fe97732e31cb4a6dcb433642f9e3ef9a56
  10. Affected versionversion=1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 <84829e324a396668ceafb14723293b2863a74dcf
  11. Affected versionversion=1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 <e351cb2d373f6f1d4f1eb7c9f30dc058c69c89f8

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

The Linux Kernel Organization · Linuxversion=0 <6.1.188; version=0 <6.12.110; version=0 <6.18.51; version=0 <6.6.157; version=0 <7.2.5; version=1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 <18b3433f10ee9c69e3252046028aa2be421f2d4d; version=1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 <2239e6b49d33bb38817d69b4f0bf7d5cbde2ec68; version=1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 <3785d40831ba5601296283e0197e10e089392757; version=1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 <4a0236fe97732e31cb4a6dcb433642f9e3ef9a56; version=1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 <84829e324a396668ceafb14723293b2863a74dcf; version=1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 <e351cb2d373f6f1d4f1eb7c9f30dc058c69c89f8

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
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SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

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