Bug 2481940 (CVE-2026-45894) - CVE-2026-45894 kernel: iommu/vt-d: Clear Present bit before tearing down PASID entry
Summary: CVE-2026-45894 kernel: iommu/vt-d: Clear Present bit before tearing down PASI...
Keywords:
Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2026-45894
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
medium
medium
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Product Security
QA Contact:
URL:
Whiteboard:
Depends On:
Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2026-05-27 15:03 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2026-05-28 02:47 UTC (History)
2 users (show)

Fixed In Version:
Clone Of:
Environment:
Last Closed:
Embargoed:


Attachments (Terms of Use)

Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-05-27 15:03:25 UTC
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

iommu/vt-d: Clear Present bit before tearing down PASID entry

The Intel VT-d Scalable Mode PASID table entry consists of 512 bits (64
bytes). When tearing down an entry, the current implementation zeros the
entire 64-byte structure immediately using multiple 64-bit writes.

Since the IOMMU hardware may fetch these 64 bytes using multiple
internal transactions (e.g., four 128-bit bursts), updating or zeroing
the entire entry while it is active (P=1) risks a "torn" read. If a
hardware fetch occurs simultaneously with the CPU zeroing the entry, the
hardware could observe an inconsistent state, leading to unpredictable
behavior or spurious faults.

Follow the "Guidance to Software for Invalidations" in the VT-d spec
(Section 6.5.3.3) by implementing the recommended ownership handshake:

1. Clear only the 'Present' (P) bit of the PASID entry.
2. Use a dma_wmb() to ensure the cleared bit is visible to hardware
   before proceeding.
3. Execute the required invalidation sequence (PASID cache, IOTLB, and
   Device-TLB flush) to ensure the hardware has released all cached
   references.
4. Only after the flushes are complete, zero out the remaining fields
   of the PASID entry.

Also, add a dma_wmb() in pasid_set_present() to ensure that all other
fields of the PASID entry are visible to the hardware before the Present
bit is set.


Note You need to log in before you can comment on or make changes to this bug.