Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
iommu/amd: Fix IRQ unsafe locking in gdom allocation
Lockdep complains:
[ 259.410489] =====================================================
[ 259.417287] WARNING: HARDIRQ-safe -> HARDIRQ-unsafe lock order detected
[ 259.424667] 7.0.0-g51db1d8d2113 #54 Not tainted
[ 259.429718] -----------------------------------------------------
[ 259.436516] qemu-system-x86/10143 [HC0[0]:SC0[0]:HE0:SE1] is trying to acquire:
[ 259.444670] ff3b2b1c60305170 (&xa->xa_lock#25){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: __domain_flush_pages+0x17c/0x4b0
[ 259.454485]
and this task is already holding:
[ 259.460991] ff3b2b1c98504cc0 (&domain->lock){-.-.}-{3:3}, at: amd_iommu_iotlb_sync+0x25/0x60
[ 259.470408] which would create a new lock dependency:
[ 259.476041] (&domain->lock){-.-.}-{3:3} -> (&xa->xa_lock#25){+.+.}-{3:3}
[ 259.483615]
but this new dependency connects a HARDIRQ-irq-safe lock:
[ 259.492447] (&domain->lock){-.-.}-{3:3}
[ 259.492449]
... which became HARDIRQ-irq-safe at:
[ 259.503705] lock_acquire+0xb6/0x2e0
[ 259.507790] _raw_spin_lock_irqsave+0x3e/0x60
[ 259.512748] amd_iommu_flush_iotlb_all+0x20/0x50
[ 259.517996] iommu_dma_free_iova.isra.0+0x1b8/0x1e0
[ 259.523534] __iommu_dma_unmap+0xc2/0x140
[ 259.528100] iommu_dma_unmap_phys+0x55/0xc0
[ 259.532863] dma_unmap_phys+0x274/0x2e0
[ 259.537238] dma_unmap_page_attrs+0x17/0x30
[ 259.542000] nvme_unmap_data+0x13e/0x280
[ 259.546473] nvme_pci_complete_batch+0x45/0x70
[ 259.551524] nvme_irq+0x83/0x90
[ 259.555123] __handle_irq_event_percpu+0x92/0x360
[ 259.560466] handle_irq_event+0x39/0x80
[ 259.564841] handle_edge_irq+0xb2/0x1a0
[ 259.569214] __common_interrupt+0x4e/0x130
[ 259.573882] common_interrupt+0x88/0xa0
[ 259.578256] asm_common_interrupt+0x27/0x40
[ 259.583019] cpuidle_enter_state+0x119/0x5d0
[ 259.587877] cpuidle_enter+0x2e/0x50
[ 259.591962] do_idle+0x153/0x2c0
[ 259.595657] cpu_startup_entry+0x29/0x30
[ 259.600128] start_secondary+0x118/0x150
[ 259.604601] common_startup_64+0x13e/0x141
[ 259.609266]
to a HARDIRQ-irq-unsafe lock:
[ 259.615384] (&xa->xa_lock#25){+.+.}-{3:3}
[ 259.615386]
... which became HARDIRQ-irq-unsafe at:
[ 259.627039] ...
[ 259.627039] lock_acquire+0xb6/0x2e0
[ 259.633071] _raw_spin_lock+0x2f/0x50
[ 259.637250] amd_iommu_alloc_domain_nested+0x140/0x3c0
[ 259.643078] iommufd_hwpt_alloc+0x272/0x800 [iommufd]
[ 259.648813] iommufd_fops_ioctl+0x14e/0x200 [iommufd]
[ 259.654547] __x64_sys_ioctl+0x9d/0xf0
...
Since amd_iommu_domain_flush_pages() necessarily holds domain->lock to do the
flush, switch the allocation side in gdom_info_load_or_alloc_locked() to
HARDIRQ-safe allocation. The IOMMU_DESTROY->free path has the same issue,
so switch that path to HARDIRQ-safe locking as well.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 7.0 | 7.1.6 |
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.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | linux | 7.1.6-1 | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | linux | 7.0.0-38.38 | USN-8887-1 |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | linux-aws +1 | 7.0.0-1014.14 | USN-8887-1 |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | linux-azure | 7.0.0-1017.17 | USN-8888-1 |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | linux-azure-fde | 7.0.0-1016.16 | USN-8888-1 |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | linux-gke | 7.0.0-1008.9 | USN-8887-1 |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | linux-ibm +1 | 7.0.0-1015.15 | USN-8889-1, USN-8887-1 |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | linux-nvidia | 7.0.0-1025.26 | USN-9043-1 |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | linux-nvidia-bos | 7.0.0-2022.23 | USN-9003-1 |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | linux-oracle | 7.0.0-1013.13 | USN-8887-1 |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | linux-raspi | 7.0.0-1023.23 | USN-9021-1 |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | linux-riscv +1 | 7.0.0-38.38.1 | USN-8887-1 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-aws-7.0 +1 | 7.0.0-1014.14~24.04.1 | USN-8887-3, USN-8887-2 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-azure-7.0 | 7.0.0-1017.17~24.04.1 | USN-8888-2 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-azure-fde-7.0 | 7.0.0-1016.16~24.04.1 | USN-8888-2 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-hwe-7.0 | 7.0.0-38.38~24.04.4 | USN-8887-3 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-nvidia-7.0 | 7.0.0-1024.25~24.04.1 | USN-9003-1 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-oracle-7.0 | 7.0.0-1013.13~24.04.1 | USN-8887-3 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-riscv +22 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-riscv-7.0 | 7.0.0-38.38.1~24.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-riscv +32 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-gke +28 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | linux-gcp +14 | No fix yet | — |
Show 2 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | linux-hwe-edge | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro Realtime 24.04 LTS | linux-realtime-6.14 | No fix yet | — |
Advisories 10
- USN-8887-1 linux, linux-aws, linux-gcp, linux-gke, linux-ibm, linux-oracle, linux-realtime vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 13, 2026
- USN-9021-1 linux-raspi vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 13, 2026
- USN-8888-2 linux-azure-7.0, linux-azure-fde-7.0 vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 13, 2026
- USN-9003-1 linux-nvidia-7.0, linux-nvidia-bos vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 13, 2026
- USN-8889-1 linux-oem-7.0 vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 13, 2026
- USN-9043-1 linux-nvidia vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 13, 2026
- USN-8887-3 linux-gcp-7.0, linux-hwe-7.0, linux-oracle-7.0 vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 13, 2026
- USN-8888-1 linux-azure, linux-azure-fde vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 13, 2026
- USN-8887-2 linux-aws-7.0 vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 13, 2026
- WID-SEC-2026-2730 Linux Kernel: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Nov 12, 2026