Bug 2532234 (CVE-2026-80950)

Summary:	CVE-2026-80950 kernel: i3c: renesas: Check that the transfer is valid before accessing it
Product:	[Other] Security Response	Reporter:	OSIDB Bzimport <bzimport>
Component:	vulnerability	Assignee:	Product Security DevOps Team <prodsec-dev>
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Priority:	medium
Version:	unspecified	CC:	akhatavk, aos-team-art-private, asdas, dpaolell, jdelft, jupierce, lgarciaa, mbiarnes, ppalepu, ppostler, prdhamdh, rhel-process-autobot, sghai, sidsharm, suppawar, vlaad, watson-tool-maintainers
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Doc Text:	A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's Renesas I3C driver. This driver uses an asynchronous model for data transfers. When a transfer times out, the associated memory is freed. However, if an interrupt occurs after the memory is freed but before the interrupt handler is aware, it can attempt to access the freed memory, leading to a use-after-free vulnerability. This can result in a system crash, causing a Denial of Service (DoS).	Story Points:	---
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-09-11 21:34:50 UTC

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

i3c: renesas: Check that the transfer is valid before accessing it

The Renesas I3C driver uses an asynchronous model to transfer data. It
prepares a struct renesas_i3c_xfer, enqueues it, and waits for completion.
The interrupt handler dequeues the transfer, updates/uses it, and signals
the waiting thread.

If the completion times out, the waiting thread dequeues the transfer and
free it. If an interrupt fires after that, the handler may access freed
memory, leading to crashes.

Check that the transfer is still valid before accessing it in the
interrupt handler. With it clear any status flags and disable all
the interrupts to avoid triggering the same interrupts again.

Comment 1 Keith Grant 2026-09-14 16:01:43 UTC

Upstream advisory:
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/security/vulns.git/plain/cve/published/2026/CVE-2026-80950.mbox