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iommufd: Break the loop on failure in iommufd_fault_fops_read()

Type: advisorySources: OSV

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 source

Published 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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