FKIE_CVE-2026-93815

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-09-24 17:17 - Updated: 2026-09-25 13:17
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Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: au1000: move free_irq out of the close-time spinlocked section au1000_close() calls free_irq() while aup->lock is still held with spin_lock_irqsave(). free_irq() can sleep because it takes the IRQ descriptor request mutex, so it does not belong inside the close-time spinlocked section. This was found by our static analysis tool and then confirmed by manual review of the in-tree au1000_close() .ndo_stop path. The reviewed path keeps aup->lock held across the MAC reset, queue stop and free_irq(dev->irq, dev). A directed runtime validation kept that ndo_stop carrier and the same free_irq(dev->irq, dev) operation under the driver lock. Lockdep reported "BUG: sleeping function called from invalid context" and "Invalid wait context" while free_irq() was taking desc->request_mutex, with au1000_close() and free_irq() on the stack. Drop aup->lock before freeing the IRQ. The protected close-time work still stops the device and queue before IRQ teardown, but the sleepable IRQ core path now runs outside the spinlocked section.
References
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4536667fba8ddbaff2f2a135080ae6aabf737b5e
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f48763beab4eea41fc480c9702ec6eebe8d75e4f
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fc2233f1ab2a1ca562869bca6987d7477671388c
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            "drivers/net/ethernet/amd/au1000_eth.c"
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  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnet: au1000: move free_irq out of the close-time spinlocked section\n\nau1000_close() calls free_irq() while aup-\u003elock is still held with\nspin_lock_irqsave(). free_irq() can sleep because it takes the IRQ\ndescriptor request mutex, so it does not belong inside the close-time\nspinlocked section.\n\nThis was found by our static analysis tool and then confirmed by manual\nreview of the in-tree au1000_close() .ndo_stop path. The reviewed path\nkeeps aup-\u003elock held across the MAC reset, queue stop and\nfree_irq(dev-\u003eirq, dev).\n\nA directed runtime validation kept that ndo_stop carrier and the same\nfree_irq(dev-\u003eirq, dev) operation under the driver lock. Lockdep reported\n\"BUG: sleeping function called from invalid context\" and \"Invalid wait\ncontext\" while free_irq() was taking desc-\u003erequest_mutex, with\nau1000_close() and free_irq() on the stack.\n\nDrop aup-\u003elock before freeing the IRQ. The protected close-time work still\nstops the device and queue before IRQ teardown, but the sleepable IRQ core\npath now runs outside the spinlocked section."
    }
  ],
  "id": "CVE-2026-93815",
  "lastModified": "2026-09-25T13:17:22.377",
  "metrics": {},
  "published": "2026-09-24T17:17:15.010",
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    }
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  "sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
  "vulnStatus": "Received"
}



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