# CVE-2026-68269: drm/i915/gem: Add missing nospec on parallel submit slot

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-08-10 · Updated: 2026-08-19

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 5.16

## 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)

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## Related

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## References

- 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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