{"id":"CVE-2026-68383","title":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\ndrm/xe/guc: Keep scheduler timeline name alive\n\nThe scheduler keeps a pointer to the timeline name, but q->name\nis freed with the exec queue while scheduler fences can …","summary":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\ndrm/xe/guc: Keep scheduler timeline name alive\n\nThe scheduler keeps a pointer to the timeline name, but q->name\nis freed with the exec queue while scheduler fences can …","severity":"high","cvss":7.8,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","affected":["Linux >= 6bd90e700b4285e6a7541e00f969cab0d696adde < 88c38ff74f8345fcf8852549f94025754019b037","Linux >= 6bd90e700b4285e6a7541e00f969cab0d696adde < 77fd62412431e8c80ef2ad61466bc76fe425f80a","Linux >= 6bd90e700b4285e6a7541e00f969cab0d696adde < 299bc6d50b1bed7d1f408391736712f01a0855e2","Linux b17fcce70733c211cb5dabf54f4f9491920b1d92","Linux ba37807d08bae67de6139346a85650cab5f6145a","Linux 683b0e397dad9f26a42dcacf6f7f545a77ce6c06","Linux >= 6.12.43 < 6.13","Linux >= 6.15.11 < 6.16","Linux >= 6.16.2 < 6.17","Linux 6.17"],"published":"2026-08-10","updated":"2026-10-15","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-15T11:17:41.507","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-68383","references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/299bc6d50b1bed7d1f408391736712f01a0855e2","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/77fd62412431e8c80ef2ad61466bc76fe425f80a","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/88c38ff74f8345fcf8852549f94025754019b037","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org"],"epss":0.00129,"epssPercentile":0.0225,"ingestedAt":"2026-10-15T11:00:41.688Z","slug":"CVE-2026-68383","body":"## Overview\n\nIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\ndrm/xe/guc: Keep scheduler timeline name alive\n\nThe scheduler keeps a pointer to the timeline name, but q->name\nis freed with the exec queue while scheduler fences can still\nreference it.\n\nStore the name in struct xe_guc_exec_queue so it shares\nthe scheduler's RCU-deferred lifetime.\n\n(cherry picked from commit 41075f0eb5dcbd3b065d15f15ef7bbe9315188e8)\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"twilight","depthScore":43,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":42.9,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}