CyberRota Analysis
AI-GeneratedThe vulnerability affects the Linux kernel's handling of Intel graphics driver contexts, specifically during the allocation of scheduling engines. If the allocation fails, it can lead to a NULL dereference, potentially causing system instability or crashes when executing IOCTL commands. Organizations utilizing Intel graphics on Linux systems should prioritize this issue to ensure system reliability and prevent potential disruptions.
Original NVD Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/i915/gt: Fix NULL deref on sched_engine alloc failure Avoid using intel_context_put() before intel_context_init() in execlists_create_virtual() as the kref_put() inside would lead to NULL deref on the IOCTL path when sched_engine allocation fails. Discovered using AI-assisted static analysis confirmed by Intel Product Security. (cherry picked from commit 4f2a12f2d50e9f48227656e4dcbd6423506be31d)