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iommu/arm-smmu-v3: Fix soft lockup triggered by arm_smmu_mm_invalidate_range

Published Feb 29, 2024 · Updated May 11, 2026 · Assigned by Linux

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Description

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

iommu/arm-smmu-v3: Fix soft lockup triggered by arm_smmu_mm_invalidate_range

When running an SVA case, the following soft lockup is triggered:
--------------------------------------------------------------------
watchdog: BUG: soft lockup - CPU#244 stuck for 26s!
pstate: 83400009 (Nzcv daif +PAN -UAO +TCO +DIT -SSBS BTYPE=--)
pc : arm_smmu_cmdq_issue_cmdlist+0x178/0xa50
lr : arm_smmu_cmdq_issue_cmdlist+0x150/0xa50
sp : ffff8000d83ef290
x29: ffff8000d83ef290 x28: 000000003b9aca00 x27: 0000000000000000
x26: ffff8000d83ef3c0 x25: da86c0812194a0e8 x24: 0000000000000000
x23: 0000000000000040 x22: ffff8000d83ef340 x21: ffff0000c63980c0
x20: 0000000000000001 x19: ffff0000c6398080 x18: 0000000000000000
x17: 0000000000000000 x16: 0000000000000000 x15: ffff3000b4a3bbb0
x14: ffff3000b4a30888 x13: ffff3000b4a3cf60 x12: 0000000000000000
x11: 0000000000000000 x10: 0000000000000000 x9 : ffffc08120e4d6bc
x8 : 0000000000000000 x7 : 0000000000000000 x6 : 0000000000048cfa
x5 : 0000000000000000 x4 : 0000000000000001 x3 : 000000000000000a
x2 : 0000000080000000 x1 : 0000000000000000 x0 : 0000000000000001
Call trace:
arm_smmu_cmdq_issue_cmdlist+0x178/0xa50
__arm_smmu_tlb_inv_range+0x118/0x254
arm_smmu_tlb_inv_range_asid+0x6c/0x130
arm_smmu_mm_invalidate_range+0xa0/0xa4
__mmu_notifier_invalidate_range_end+0x88/0x120
unmap_vmas+0x194/0x1e0
unmap_region+0xb4/0x144
do_mas_align_munmap+0x290/0x490
do_mas_munmap+0xbc/0x124
__vm_munmap+0xa8/0x19c
__arm64_sys_munmap+0x28/0x50
invoke_syscall+0x78/0x11c
el0_svc_common.constprop.0+0x58/0x1c0
do_el0_svc+0x34/0x60
el0_svc+0x2c/0xd4
el0t_64_sync_handler+0x114/0x140
el0t_64_sync+0x1a4/0x1a8
--------------------------------------------------------------------

Note that since 6.6-rc1 the arm_smmu_mm_invalidate_range above is renamed
to "arm_smmu_mm_arch_invalidate_secondary_tlbs", yet the problem remains.

The commit 06ff87bae8d3 ("arm64: mm: remove unused functions and variable
protoypes") fixed a similar lockup on the CPU MMU side. Yet, it can occur
to SMMU too, since arm_smmu_mm_arch_invalidate_secondary_tlbs() is called
typically next to MMU tlb flush function, e.g.
tlb_flush_mmu_tlbonly {
tlb_flush {
__flush_tlb_range {
// check MAX_TLBI_OPS
}
}
mmu_notifier_arch_invalidate_secondary_tlbs {
arm_smmu_mm_arch_invalidate_secondary_tlbs {
// does not check MAX_TLBI_OPS
}
}
}

Clone a CMDQ_MAX_TLBI_OPS from the MAX_TLBI_OPS in tlbflush.h, since in an
SVA case SMMU uses the CPU page table, so it makes sense to align with the
tlbflush code. Then, replace per-page TLBI commands with a single per-asid
TLBI command, if the request size hits this threshold.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Linux Linux 5.12 5.15.134

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 linux 6.5.6-1 —
Debian 13 linux 6.5.6-1 —
Debian 12 linux 6.1.64-1 —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu Nvidia-BlueField 22.04 LTS linux-bluefield 5.15.0-1035.37 —
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-raspi-realtime No fix yet —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux +1 5.15.0-94.104 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-aws 5.15.0-1053.58 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-azure 5.15.0-1056.64 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-azure-fde 5.15.0-1056.64.1 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-gcp 5.15.0-1051.59 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-gke +1 5.15.0-1050.55 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-gkeop 5.15.0-1036.42 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-ibm +1 5.15.0-1046.49 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-intel-iotg 5.15.0-1047.53 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-nvidia 5.15.0-1044.44 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-nvidia-6.5 6.5.0-1013.13 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-nvidia-tegra 5.15.0-1022.22 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-nvidia-tegra-igx 5.15.0-1009.9 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-oracle 5.15.0-1051.57 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-riscv +28 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-xilinx-zynqmp 5.15.0-1027.31 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-aws-5.15 5.15.0-1053.58~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-azure-5.15 5.15.0-1056.64~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-gcp-5.15 5.15.0-1051.59~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-gke +26 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-gkeop-5.15 5.15.0-1036.42~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-hwe-5.15 +1 5.15.0-94.104~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-ibm-5.15 5.15.0-1046.49~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-intel-iotg-5.15 5.15.0-1048.54~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15 5.15.0-1022.22~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-oracle-5.15 5.15.0-1051.57~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-riscv-5.15 5.15.0-1049.53~20.04.2 —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-gcp +13 No fix yet —
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ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS linux-hwe-edge No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro Realtime 22.04 LTS linux-intel-iot-realtime 5.15.0-1046.48 —
Ubuntu Pro Realtime 22.04 LTS linux-realtime 5.15.0-1054.60 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 22.04 LTS linux-aws-fips 5.15.0-1053.58+fips1 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 22.04 LTS linux-fips 5.15.0-94.104+fips1 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 22.04 LTS linux-gcp-fips 5.15.0-1055.63+fips2 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-preview 22.04 LTS linux-fips +3 No fix yet —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SLES 15 SP5 kernel-64kb +6 5.14.21-150500.55.59.1 SUSE-SU-2024:1480-1
SLES 15 SP5 kernel-azure +2 5.14.21-150500.33.48.1 SUSE-SU-2024:1490-1
SLES 15 SP5 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150500.55.59.1.150500.6.25.7 SUSE-SU-2024:1480-1
SLES 15 SP4 kernel-64kb +3 5.14.21-150400.24.111.2 SUSE-SU-2024:0900-1
SLES 15 SP4 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150400.24.111.2.150400.24.52.1 SUSE-SU-2024:0900-1
SLES 15 SP4 kernel-syms +2 5.14.21-150400.24.111.1 SUSE-SU-2024:0900-1
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ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SLES for SAP 15 SP4 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150400.24.111.2.150400.24.52.1 SUSE-SU-2024:0900-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP4 kernel-docs +1 5.14.21-150400.24.111.2 SUSE-SU-2024:0900-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP4 kernel-syms +2 5.14.21-150400.24.111.1 SUSE-SU-2024:0900-1
SLE Micro 5.5 kernel-default 5.14.21-150500.55.59.1 SUSE-SU-2024:1480-1
SLE Micro 5.5 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150500.55.59.1.150500.6.25.7 SUSE-SU-2024:1480-1
SLE Micro 5.5 kernel-rt +1 5.14.21-150500.13.47.1 SUSE-SU-2024:1466-1
SLE Micro 5.4 kernel-default 5.14.21-150400.24.111.2 SUSE-SU-2024:0900-1
SLE Micro 5.4 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150400.24.111.2.150400.24.52.1 SUSE-SU-2024:0900-1
SLE Micro 5.4 kernel-rt +1 5.14.21-150400.15.71.1 SUSE-SU-2024:0977-1
SLE Micro 5.3 kernel-default 5.14.21-150400.24.111.2 SUSE-SU-2024:0900-1
SLE Micro 5.3 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150400.24.111.2.150400.24.52.1 SUSE-SU-2024:0900-1
SLE Micro 5.3 kernel-rt +1 5.14.21-150400.15.71.1 SUSE-SU-2024:0977-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP5 kernel-default 5.14.21-150500.55.59.1 SUSE-SU-2024:1480-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP5 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5-RT_Update_13 1-150500.11.3.1 SUSE-SU-2024:1466-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP5 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_12 1-150500.11.7.1 SUSE-SU-2024:1480-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP4 kernel-default 5.14.21-150400.24.111.2 SUSE-SU-2024:0900-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP4 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP4-RT_Update_19 1-150400.1.3.1 SUSE-SU-2024:0977-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP4 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP4_Update_24 1-150400.9.3.1 SUSE-SU-2024:0900-1
SLE HPC 15 SP4 kernel-64kb +2 5.14.21-150400.24.111.2 SUSE-SU-2024:0900-1
SLE HPC 15 SP4 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150400.24.111.2.150400.24.52.1 SUSE-SU-2024:0900-1
SLE HPC 15 SP4 kernel-syms +2 5.14.21-150400.24.111.1 SUSE-SU-2024:0900-1
SUSE Real Time Module 15 SP5 kernel-rt +3 5.14.21-150500.13.47.1 SUSE-SU-2024:1466-1
SUSE Manager Server 4.3 kernel-default +1 5.14.21-150400.24.111.2 SUSE-SU-2024:0900-2, SUSE-SU-2024:0900-1
SUSE Manager Server 4.3 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150400.24.111.2.150400.24.52.1 SUSE-SU-2024:0900-2, SUSE-SU-2024:0900-1
SUSE Manager Server 4.3 kernel-syms +1 5.14.21-150400.24.111.1 SUSE-SU-2024:0900-2, SUSE-SU-2024:0900-1
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3 kernel-default 5.14.21-150400.24.111.2 SUSE-SU-2024:0900-2, SUSE-SU-2024:0900-1
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150400.24.111.2.150400.24.52.1 SUSE-SU-2024:0900-2, SUSE-SU-2024:0900-1
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3 kernel-syms +1 5.14.21-150400.24.111.1 SUSE-SU-2024:0900-2, SUSE-SU-2024:0900-1
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
openSUSE Leap 15.5 dtb-aarch64 +10 5.14.21-150500.55.59.1 SUSE-SU-2024:1480-1
openSUSE Leap 15.5 kernel-azure +2 5.14.21-150500.33.48.1 SUSE-SU-2024:1490-1
openSUSE Leap 15.5 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150500.55.59.1.150500.6.25.7 SUSE-SU-2024:1480-1
openSUSE Leap 15.5 kernel-rt +3 5.14.21-150500.13.47.1 SUSE-SU-2024:1466-1
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openSUSE Leap Micro 5.4 kernel-default 5.14.21-150400.24.111.2 SUSE-SU-2024:0900-1
openSUSE Leap Micro 5.4 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150400.24.111.2.150400.24.52.1 SUSE-SU-2024:0900-1
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