drm/vc4: Shut down BO cache timer before teardown
Key facts
- Attack vector
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- Privileges required
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- User interaction
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- Attack complexity
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- Impact type
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- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
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- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 3 without a fix
No CVSS vector from any source. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/vc4: Shut down BO cache timer before teardown The BO cache timer callback schedules time_work, and time_work can rearm the timer through vc4_bo_cache_free_old(). vc4_bo_cache_destroy() deletes the timer and then cancels the work, which does not break that cycle: the work being cancelled can rearm the timer, and the timer then queues work again after teardown. Use timer_shutdown_sync() instead, so the timer cannot be rearmed and the cycle ends with cancel_work_sync().
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 6.1.191, 6.6.160, 6.12.114, 6.18.42, 7.1.6, 7.2
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for NVIDIA 26 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 5 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
Not affected: 6 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-68233
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q3jj-fvxw-r3cf
- 2026-10-21 Fix available: Linux/[email protected], Linux/[email protected], Linux/Linux@cf55c6f1b62a89bf365c48bf731ccf69340e3a16 +1 · CNA
- 2026-10-21 2 new references · CNA
- 2026-10-30 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
- 2026-10-30 Fix available: Linux/[email protected], Linux/Linux@948cd4876dafbfab826384516df19fe813d9f1d1 · CNA
- 2026-10-30 1 new reference · CNA
References
Other 6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/948cd4876dafbfab826384516df19fe813d9f1d1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cf55c6f1b62a89bf365c48bf731ccf69340e3a16
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e9264ee59bd94970b80b7548f693bccf0d4628da
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a38f2724eb93a78ba250b01e0caf3468df4d3956
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bac4c1a9af690b8635c6924872075c41d8763ed9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6273dd3ffb54ec581855b82ae77331b66028249c
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Sources
- CVE-2026-68233 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-68233 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-q3jj-fvxw-r3cf · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-68233 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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