drm/i915/gem: Add missing nospec on parallel submit slot
Priority LOW 22Published · Updated
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/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)
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00206 10th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Linux (Linux): 6.1.183, 6.6.148, 6.12.101 +3Red Hat: 3 without a fix
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 6.1.183, 6.6.148, 6.12.101, 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 10 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
Not affected: 5 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for NVIDIA 26
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 5
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-68269
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4j2q-qh5f-j94p
- 2026-11-06 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
- 2026-11-06 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
Other 6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0ac3bab10c62997727a0a90f819a27d337347f93
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4a27275d275971c9ea29d3d240ea4a224ad368a2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/be393175306694de5da1d1a23a8ea4149baa09f1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/45db277b2e1e34bcc99a0852026791108339ec3e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c41a54619e95f860bf2950dd679ab353380ecd2b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/914a76a9f08366434bf595700f62026b7a19a9cc
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Sources
- CVE-2026-68269 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-68269 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4j2q-qh5f-j94p · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-68269 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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