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CVE-2026-89445 (GCVE-0-2026-89445)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-09-11 19:43 – Updated: 2026-09-13 06:29
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Title
iommufd: Fix UAF in selftest IOPF reporting
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: iommufd: Fix UAF in selftest IOPF reporting IOMMUFD selftest TRIGGER_IOPF borrows an attach handle from group->pasid_array without synchronizing against PASID detach, then a concurrent iommu_report_device_fault() can dereference that borrowed handle's domain pointer after the detach erases the handle and frees the backing struct iommufd_attach_handle. TRIGGER_IOPF then dereferences the freed handle, causing a UAF. Fix by adding a iopf_rwsem in mock_dev to follow the expected design of a real driver. Hold its read side across the whole iommu_report_device_fault() call, and its write side around every path that attaches, detaches, or replaces a device domain. This can block new reports and drains in-flight reports before an old attach handle or the IOPF fault parameter can be removed. Also take the write side while registering a mock device, since it can invoke the mock driver's default-domain attach callback.
Severity
8.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Vendor Product Version CPE status
Linux Linux Affected: ddee19971081b42615d62f4fdada21274708ed4d , < cab2895729516799384d48560e6fca105fb3f927 (git)
Affected: ddee19971081b42615d62f4fdada21274708ed4d , < e27e90bde68b2ab92e63ed19caad1ef57188bea0 (git)
Affected: ddee19971081b42615d62f4fdada21274708ed4d , < 8c07df7cdfcf52f1ff276c588612aabc6c6b8399 (git)
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Linux Linux Affected: 6.11
Unaffected: 0 , < 6.11 (semver)
Unaffected: 6.18.50 , ≤ 6.18.* (semver)
Unaffected: 7.2.4 , ≤ 7.2.* (semver)
Unaffected: 7.3-rc1 , ≤ * (original_commit_for_fix)
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