A vulnerability has been found in Linux Kernel up to 6.1.87/6.6.28/6.8.2/6.9-rc1 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function
__active_retire
in the library lib/debugobjects.c of the component i915. The manipulation leads to use after free.
This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-26939. The attack needs to be initiated within the local network. There is no exploit available.
It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.