iommufd: Break the loop on failure in iommufd_fault_fops_read()
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: iommufd: Break the loop on failure in iommufd_fault_fops_read() On a copy_to_user() failure inside the inner list_for_each_entry, only the inner loop breaks; the outer while re-fetches the just-restored fault group and retries the failing copy_to_user() forever, spinning the reader at 100% CPU with fault->mutex held. Check rc after the inner loop and break the outer while as well.
- Products
- Kernel
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 6.12.101, 6.18.39, 7.1.4
- CVEs
- CVE-2026-64290
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 5 Nov 2026, 03:24 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
iommufd: Break the loop on failure in iommufd_fault_fops_read()
core-osv · Original sourcePublished 25 Jul 2026, 08:49 UTC
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: iommufd: Break the loop on failure in iommufd_fault_fops_read() On a copy_to_user() failure inside the inner list_for_each_entry, only the inner loop breaks; the outer while re-fetches the just-restored fault group and retries the failing copy_to_user() forever, spinning the reader at 100% CPU with fault->mutex held. Check rc after the inner loop and break the outer while as well.
osv:CVE-2026-64290
Kernel
Fixed versions: 6.12.101, 6.18.39, 7.1.4
Complete source record
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