Bug 2532460 (CVE-2026-89451)

Summary:	CVE-2026-89451 kernel: iommu/sva: Set handle->dev before the SVA handle is visible
Product:	[Other] Security Response	Reporter:	OSIDB Bzimport <bzimport>
Component:	vulnerability	Assignee:	Product Security <prodsec-ir-bot>
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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 IOMMU (Input/Output Memory Management Unit) SVA (Shared Virtual Addressing) component. A race condition during the attachment of an SVA handle can lead to a situation where a device pointer is not properly initialized. A local attacker could exploit this flaw by triggering concurrent bind operations, potentially causing a null pointer dereference and a system crash, resulting in a Denial of Service (DoS).	Story Points:	---
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-09-11 23:20:52 UTC

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

iommu/sva: Set handle->dev before the SVA handle is visible

iommu_attach_device_pasid() installs the new SVA attach handle in the
group PASID lookup before iommu_sva_bind_device() returns. A concurrent
bind can therefore find and reuse the same handle after iommu_sva_lock is
dropped.

handle->dev was initialized after dropping iommu_sva_lock. This leaves a
window where a racing bind can return a handle whose dev pointer is still
NULL. A subsequent iommu_sva_unbind_device() can then dereference it via
handle->dev->iommu_group.

Initialize handle->dev before releasing iommu_sva_lock so any visible SVA
handle is fully initialized.

Comment 1 Mauro Matteo Cascella 2026-09-17 18:56:33 UTC

Upstream advisory:
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/security/vulns.git/plain/cve/published/2026/CVE-2026-89451.mbox