CVE-2026-68269

0.0

drm/i915/gem: Add missing nospec on parallel submit slot

Overview
Vulnerability Timeline

Overview

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/i915/gem: Add missing nospec on parallel submit slot Add missing Spectre mitigation for userspace controlled parallel submission slot. Discovered using AI-assisted static analysis confirmed by Intel Product Security. (cherry picked from commit 15b9353deff3cf72331c387780de3cf9c316b643)

Details

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 10, 2026, 1:20 p.m.

Last Modified :

Aug. 17, 2026, 5:18 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

No

Source :

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

Impact

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2026-68269 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID	Vendor	Product	Action
1	Linux	linux_kernel

: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 1

Solution

Apply kernel updates with Spectre mitigations for parallel submission slots.

Update the Linux kernel to include Spectre mitigations.
Ensure parallel submit slot protection is enabled.
Verify system stability after update.

References

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2026-68269.

URL	Resource
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/45db277b2e1e34bcc99a0852026791108339ec3e
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4a27275d275971c9ea29d3d240ea4a224ad368a2
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/914a76a9f08366434bf595700f62026b7a19a9cc
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/be393175306694de5da1d1a23a8ea4149baa09f1
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c41a54619e95f860bf2950dd679ab353380ecd2b

CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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CVE Modified by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

Aug. 17, 2026

Action	Type	Old Value	New Value
Changed	Affected	[{'repo': 'https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git', 'vendor': 'Linux', 'product': 'Linux', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': 'e5e32171a2cf1e434d4f88e12467f3e47d0ec618', 'lessThan': '4a27275d275971c9ea29d3d240ea4a224ad368a2', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': 'e5e32171a2cf1e434d4f88e12467f3e47d0ec618', 'lessThan': 'be393175306694de5da1d1a23a8ea4149baa09f1', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': 'e5e32171a2cf1e434d4f88e12467f3e47d0ec618', 'lessThan': '45db277b2e1e34bcc99a0852026791108339ec3e', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': 'e5e32171a2cf1e434d4f88e12467f3e47d0ec618', 'lessThan': 'c41a54619e95f860bf2950dd679ab353380ecd2b', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': 'e5e32171a2cf1e434d4f88e12467f3e47d0ec618', 'lessThan': '914a76a9f08366434bf595700f62026b7a19a9cc', 'versionType': 'git'}], 'programFiles': ['drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_context.c'], 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}, {'repo': 'https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git', 'vendor': 'Linux', 'product': 'Linux', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '5.16'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '0', 'lessThan': '5.16', 'versionType': 'semver'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '6.6.148', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '6.6.'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '6.12.101', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '6.12.'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '6.18.42', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '6.18.'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '7.1.6', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '7.1.'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '7.2-rc1', 'versionType': 'original_commit_for_fix', 'lessThanOrEqual': '*'}], 'programFiles': ['drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_context.c'], 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}]	[{'repo': 'https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git', 'vendor': 'Linux', 'product': 'Linux', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': 'e5e32171a2cf1e434d4f88e12467f3e47d0ec618', 'lessThan': '4a27275d275971c9ea29d3d240ea4a224ad368a2', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': 'e5e32171a2cf1e434d4f88e12467f3e47d0ec618', 'lessThan': 'be393175306694de5da1d1a23a8ea4149baa09f1', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': 'e5e32171a2cf1e434d4f88e12467f3e47d0ec618', 'lessThan': '45db277b2e1e34bcc99a0852026791108339ec3e', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': 'e5e32171a2cf1e434d4f88e12467f3e47d0ec618', 'lessThan': 'c41a54619e95f860bf2950dd679ab353380ecd2b', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': 'e5e32171a2cf1e434d4f88e12467f3e47d0ec618', 'lessThan': '914a76a9f08366434bf595700f62026b7a19a9cc', 'versionType': 'git'}], 'programFiles': ['drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_context.c'], 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}, {'repo': 'https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git', 'vendor': 'Linux', 'product': 'Linux', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '5.16'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '0', 'lessThan': '5.16', 'versionType': 'semver'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '6.6.148', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '6.6.'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '6.12.101', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '6.12.'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '6.18.42', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '6.18.'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '7.1.6', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '7.1.'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '7.2', 'versionType': 'original_commit_for_fix', 'lessThanOrEqual': '*'}], 'programFiles': ['drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_context.c'], 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}]

New CVE Received by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

Aug. 10, 2026

Action	Type	New Value
Added	Affected	[{'repo': 'https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git', 'vendor': 'Linux', 'product': 'Linux', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': 'e5e32171a2cf1e434d4f88e12467f3e47d0ec618', 'lessThan': '4a27275d275971c9ea29d3d240ea4a224ad368a2', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': 'e5e32171a2cf1e434d4f88e12467f3e47d0ec618', 'lessThan': 'be393175306694de5da1d1a23a8ea4149baa09f1', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': 'e5e32171a2cf1e434d4f88e12467f3e47d0ec618', 'lessThan': '45db277b2e1e34bcc99a0852026791108339ec3e', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': 'e5e32171a2cf1e434d4f88e12467f3e47d0ec618', 'lessThan': 'c41a54619e95f860bf2950dd679ab353380ecd2b', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': 'e5e32171a2cf1e434d4f88e12467f3e47d0ec618', 'lessThan': '914a76a9f08366434bf595700f62026b7a19a9cc', 'versionType': 'git'}], 'programFiles': ['drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_context.c'], 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}, {'repo': 'https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git', 'vendor': 'Linux', 'product': 'Linux', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '5.16'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '0', 'lessThan': '5.16', 'versionType': 'semver'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '6.6.148', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '6.6.'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '6.12.101', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '6.12.'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '6.18.42', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '6.18.'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '7.1.6', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '7.1.'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '7.2-rc1', 'versionType': 'original_commit_for_fix', 'lessThanOrEqual': '*'}], 'programFiles': ['drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_context.c'], 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}]
Added	Description	In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/i915/gem: Add missing nospec on parallel submit slot Add missing Spectre mitigation for userspace controlled parallel submission slot. Discovered using AI-assisted static analysis confirmed by Intel Product Security. (cherry picked from commit 15b9353deff3cf72331c387780de3cf9c316b643)
Added	Reference	https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/45db277b2e1e34bcc99a0852026791108339ec3e
Added	Reference	https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4a27275d275971c9ea29d3d240ea4a224ad368a2
Added	Reference	https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/914a76a9f08366434bf595700f62026b7a19a9cc
Added	Reference	https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/be393175306694de5da1d1a23a8ea4149baa09f1
Added	Reference	https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c41a54619e95f860bf2950dd679ab353380ecd2b

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