CVE-2026-20769
Description
A flaw was found in the Intel NPU Driver. An unprivileged software adversary with an authenticated user can exploit an improper conditions check. This vulnerability, requiring local access and no user interaction, may lead to a denial of service on the affected system.
Statement
Red Hat products are not affected by this vulnerability as they do not ship the Intel NPU Driver. Community packages in Fedora and EPEL are tracked separately.
Mitigation
No mitigation is needed for Red Hat products as they are not affected.
Understanding the Weakness (CWE)
Availability
Technical Impact: DoS: Resource Consumption (CPU)
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