Bug 2454837 (CVE-2026-23429)
| Summary: | CVE-2026-23429 kernel: iommu/sva: Fix crash in iommu_sva_unbind_device() | ||
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| Product: | [Other] Security Response | Reporter: | OSIDB Bzimport <bzimport> |
| Component: | vulnerability | Assignee: | Product Security DevOps Team <prodsec-dev> |
| Status: | NEW --- | QA Contact: | |
| Severity: | unspecified | Docs Contact: | |
| Priority: | unspecified | ||
| Version: | unspecified | Keywords: | Security |
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| Hardware: | All | ||
| OS: | Linux | ||
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A flaw was found in the Linux kernel. Specifically, within the input/output memory management unit (IOMMU) subsystem, a memory management error can occur. When the `iommu_sva_unbind_device()` function is called, it may attempt to access a memory area that has already been freed. This can lead to a system crash, resulting in a denial of service for affected systems.
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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: iommu/sva: Fix crash in iommu_sva_unbind_device() domain->mm->iommu_mm can be freed by iommu_domain_free(): iommu_domain_free() mmdrop() __mmdrop() mm_pasid_drop() After iommu_domain_free() returns, accessing domain->mm->iommu_mm may dereference a freed mm structure, leading to a crash. Fix this by moving the code that accesses domain->mm->iommu_mm to before the call to iommu_domain_free().