CVE 7.5 HIGH

iommu/amd: move wait_on_sem() out of spinlock_CVE-2026-43253

7.5 / 10
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

iommu/amd: move wait_on_sem() out of spinlock

With iommu.strict=1, the existing completion wait path can cause soft
lockups under stressed environment, as wait_on_sem() busy-waits under the
spinlock with interrupts disabled.

Move the completion wait in iommu_completion_wait() out of the spinlock.
wait_on_sem() only polls the hardware-updated cmd_sem and does not require
iommu->lock, so holding the lock during the busy wait unnecessarily
increases contention and extends the time with interrupts disabled.

Basic Information

ID CVE-2026-43253
Source Linux
Published May 6, 2026 at 11:28
Modified May 8, 2026 at 12:41

Affected Product

Vendor Linux
Product Linux
Version 4bf5beef578e46393f11eb69dda7d17a065e05ff
Affected Versions Linux Linux 4bf5beef578e46393f11eb69dda7d17a065e05ff
Linux Linux 4bf5beef578e46393f11eb69dda7d17a065e05ff
Linux Linux 4bf5beef578e46393f11eb69dda7d17a065e05ff
Linux Linux 4bf5beef578e46393f11eb69dda7d17a065e05ff
Linux Linux 4bf5beef578e46393f11eb69dda7d17a065e05ff
Linux Linux 4.9

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