In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/imagination: Fit paired fragment job in the correct CCCB For geometry jobs… (CVE-2026-68437)
A vulnerability in the Linux kernel's drm/imagination driver was resolved that involved incorrect handling of paired fragment jobs in the DRM scheduler. The issue caused the scheduler to check for command buffer space in the wrong queue, potentially leading to kernel warnings and job timeouts. The fix moves initialization of certain job fences to correctly infer the queue from the fragment job itself, preventing incomplete command submissions.
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Technical Summary
The vulnerability in the Linux kernel's drm/imagination driver relates to the DRM scheduler's prepare_job() callback mishandling paired fragment jobs. Specifically, when checking for space to submit fragment job commands, the code incorrectly checked the geometry job's command buffer (CCCB) instead of the fragment job's own CCCB. This could cause the scheduler to assume there was enough space when there was not, leading to early returns from run_job() without writing the full command sequence. This resulted in kernel warnings and potential job timeouts depending on waiters for the missing commands. The fix involves moving the initialization of the paired fragment job's done fence and CCCB fence to the function that infers the correct queue from the fragment job, ensuring proper command submission.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability could cause kernel warnings and potentially job timeouts in the GPU scheduler due to incomplete command submissions for paired fragment jobs. This may affect GPU job processing reliability but does not indicate direct code execution or privilege escalation. The impact is primarily on system stability and GPU job scheduling correctness.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix for this vulnerability has been implemented in the Linux kernel drm/imagination driver. Users should apply the official kernel updates that include this fix. Since this is a kernel-level fix, upgrading to a kernel version containing the patch will resolve the issue. No additional mitigations are indicated.
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/imagination: Fit paired fragment job in the correct CCCB For geometry jobs… (CVE-2026-68437)
Description
A vulnerability in the Linux kernel's drm/imagination driver was resolved that involved incorrect handling of paired fragment jobs in the DRM scheduler. The issue caused the scheduler to check for command buffer space in the wrong queue, potentially leading to kernel warnings and job timeouts. The fix moves initialization of certain job fences to correctly infer the queue from the fragment job itself, preventing incomplete command submissions.
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Technical Analysis
The vulnerability in the Linux kernel's drm/imagination driver relates to the DRM scheduler's prepare_job() callback mishandling paired fragment jobs. Specifically, when checking for space to submit fragment job commands, the code incorrectly checked the geometry job's command buffer (CCCB) instead of the fragment job's own CCCB. This could cause the scheduler to assume there was enough space when there was not, leading to early returns from run_job() without writing the full command sequence. This resulted in kernel warnings and potential job timeouts depending on waiters for the missing commands. The fix involves moving the initialization of the paired fragment job's done fence and CCCB fence to the function that infers the correct queue from the fragment job, ensuring proper command submission.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability could cause kernel warnings and potentially job timeouts in the GPU scheduler due to incomplete command submissions for paired fragment jobs. This may affect GPU job processing reliability but does not indicate direct code execution or privilege escalation. The impact is primarily on system stability and GPU job scheduling correctness.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix for this vulnerability has been implemented in the Linux kernel drm/imagination driver. Users should apply the official kernel updates that include this fix. Since this is a kernel-level fix, upgrading to a kernel version containing the patch will resolve the issue. No additional mitigations are indicated.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Osv Id
- GHSA-xgqq-c8v8-545w
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.4.0
- Aliases
- ["CVE-2026-68437"]
- Ecosystems
- []
- Database Specific Severity
- null
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6a7c9b69bf8831d539cdf6c9
Added to database: 08/12/2026, 16:12:25 UTC
Last enriched: 08/12/2026, 17:18:56 UTC
Last updated: 08/13/2026, 00:41:14 UTC
Views: 2
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