What is CVE-2026-68269?

CVE-2026-68269 is a unscored severity Linux kernel vulnerability, affecting Linux kernel versions from 5.16 onward and patched in 6.1.183, 6.6.148, 6.12.101 and others. CVE-2026-68269 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-68269?

CVE-2026-68269 has a CVSS score of pending NVD analysis out of 10, rated awaiting scoring severity.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2026-68269?

Yes, CVE-2026-68269 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.1.183, 6.6.148, 6.12.101 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.16 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2026-68269 actively exploited?

CVE-2026-68269 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2026-68269

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)

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2026-08-10

Last modified 2026-08-19

Patch available

Yes

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 5.16 and later are affected. Fixed in 6.1.183, 6.6.148, 6.12.101, 6.18.42, 7.1.6, 7.2 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 5.16

Fixed in

✓ 6.1.183 6.1.x ✓ 6.6.148 6.6.x ✓ 6.12.101 6.12.x ✓ 6.18.42 6.18.x ✓ 7.1.6 7.1.x ✓ 7.2

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-68269?

CVE-2026-68269 is a unscored severity Linux kernel vulnerability . It affects Linux kernel versions from 5.16 onward and has been patched in 6.1.183, 6.6.148, 6.12.101 and others. CVE-2026-68269 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2026-68269?

Yes. CVE-2026-68269 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.1.183, 6.6.148, 6.12.101 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.16 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2026-68269 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2026-68269 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.