iommu/vt-d: Clear Present bit before tearing down context entry

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Summary

CVECVE-2026-45944
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerLinux
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-05-27 14:17:10 UTC
Updated2026-06-16 02:37:20 UTC
DescriptionIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: iommu/vt-d: Clear Present bit before tearing down context entry When tearing down a context entry, the current implementation zeros the entire 128-bit entry using multiple 64-bit writes. This creates a window where the hardware can fetch a "torn" entry — where some fields are already zeroed while the 'Present' bit is still set — leading to unpredictable behavior or spurious faults. While x86 provides strong write ordering, the compiler may reorder writes to the two 64-bit halves of the context entry. Even without compiler reordering, the hardware fetch is not guaranteed to be atomic with respect to multiple CPU writes. Align with the "Guidance to Software for Invalidations" in the VT-d spec (Section 6.5.3.3) by implementing the recommended ownership handshake: 1. Clear only the 'Present' (P) bit of the context entry first to signal the transition of ownership from hardware to software. 2. Use dma_wmb() to ensure the cleared bit is visible to the IOMMU. 3. Perform the required cache and context-cache invalidation to ensure hardware no longer has cached references to the entry. 4. Fully zero out the entry only after the invalidation is complete. Also, add a dma_wmb() to context_set_present() to ensure the entry is fully initialized before the 'Present' bit becomes visible.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 7.5 HIGH from 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS: 0.000140000 probability, percentile 0.028410000 (date 2026-06-03)

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-noinfo

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67Secondary7.5HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
3.1CNADECLARED7.5HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Linux Linux affected ba39592764ed20cee09aae5352e603a27bf56b0d d2138abc8f0a7fce4101b7229b43b06811ed083d git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected ba39592764ed20cee09aae5352e603a27bf56b0d a922dbafb4a674d958d702038232d09a30daf770 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected ba39592764ed20cee09aae5352e603a27bf56b0d c1e4f1dccbe9d7656d1c6872ebeadb5992d0aaa2 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 2.6.24 Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 2.6.24 semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.18.14 6.18.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.19.4 6.19.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 7.0 * original_commit_for_fix Not specified

References

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git.kernel.org/stable/c/c1e4f1dccbe9d7656d1c6872ebeadb5992d0aaa2 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org Patch
git.kernel.org/stable/c/d2138abc8f0a7fce4101b7229b43b06811ed083d 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org Patch
git.kernel.org/stable/c/a922dbafb4a674d958d702038232d09a30daf770 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org Patch
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