CVE-2026-45945 (GCVE-0-2026-45945)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-05-27 12:18 – Updated: 2026-05-27 12:18
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Title
iommu/vt-d: Fix race condition during PASID entry replacement
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: iommu/vt-d: Fix race condition during PASID entry replacement The Intel VT-d PASID table entry is 512 bits (64 bytes). When replacing an active PASID entry (e.g., during domain replacement), the current implementation calculates a new entry on the stack and copies it to the table using a single structure assignment. struct pasid_entry *pte, new_pte; pte = intel_pasid_get_entry(dev, pasid); pasid_pte_config_first_level(iommu, &new_pte, ...); *pte = new_pte; Because the hardware may fetch the 512-bit PASID entry in multiple 128-bit chunks, updating the entire entry while it is active (Present bit set) risks a "torn" read. In this scenario, the IOMMU hardware could observe an inconsistent state — partially new data and partially old data — leading to unpredictable behavior or spurious faults. Fix this by removing the unsafe "replace" helpers and following the "clear-then-update" flow, which ensures the Present bit is cleared and the required invalidation handshake is completed before the new configuration is applied.
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Linux Linux Affected: 7543ee63e8113aa34b07df3b16b3b9d2c5f73939 , < 66a7aff480a82b8642b3991fed5fdc9780022157 (git)
Affected: 7543ee63e8113aa34b07df3b16b3b9d2c5f73939 , < c3b1edea3791fa91ab7032faa90355913ad9451b (git)
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Linux Linux Affected: 6.13
Unaffected: 0 , < 6.13 (semver)
Unaffected: 6.19.4 , ≤ 6.19.* (semver)
Unaffected: 7.0 , ≤ * (original_commit_for_fix)
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