Linux Kernel up to 6.12.96/6.18.39/7.1.4/7.2-rc1 panthor group_process_tiler_oom heaps memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as very critical has been identified in Linux Kernel up to 6.12.96/6.18.39/7.1.4/7.2-rc1. This impacts the function group_process_tiler_oom of the component panthor. Such manipulation of the argument heaps leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-72387. An attack has to be approached locally. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel up to 6.12.96/6.18.39/7.1.4/7.2-rc1. It has been rated as very critical. Affected by this issue is the function group_process_tiler_oom of the component panthor. The manipulation of the argument heaps with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/panthor: Fix potential invalid pointer deref in group_process_tiler_oom() If heaps is an ERR_PTR(), panthor_heap_pool_put() will deref an invalid pointer. Make sure we set it to NULL in that case.

The advisory is shared for download at git.kernel.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-72387 since 08/09/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 08/15/2026).

Upgrading to version 6.12.97, 6.18.40, 7.1.5 or 7.2-rc2 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch bfc5b91ab3ddddf636d8c1c050455bf4e14c912b/dd0b2976b7c0f4ea806855ed19ffad967d36610e/053522ba615888e874adc04e675d9ed2e13f35af/b39436d0ba1571dbcda69d20ec567344b3eecfc7 is able to eliminate this problem.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.8

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Kernel 6.12.97/6.18.40/7.1.5/7.2-rc2
Patch: bfc5b91ab3ddddf636d8c1c050455bf4e14c912b/dd0b2976b7c0f4ea806855ed19ffad967d36610e/053522ba615888e874adc04e675d9ed2e13f35af/b39436d0ba1571dbcda69d20ec567344b3eecfc7

Timelineinfo

08/09/2026 CVE reserved
08/15/2026 +6 days Advisory disclosed
08/15/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
08/15/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: kernel.org

Advisory: git.kernel.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-72387 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-72387
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-391004

Entryinfo

Created: 08/15/2026 16:55
Changes: 08/15/2026 16:55 (60)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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