iommu/vt-d: Avoid NULL pointer dereference or refcount corruption
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2026-53281 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | Linux |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2026-06-26 20:17:19 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-07-17 13:18:57 UTC |
| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: iommu/vt-d: Avoid NULL pointer dereference or refcount corruption Commit 60f030f7418d ("iommu/vt-d: Avoid use of NULL after WARN_ON_ONCE") fixed a NULL pointer dereference in an unlikely situation partly. If dev_pasid is not found in the dev_pasids list, it remains NULL. However, the teardown operations are executed unconditionally, this lead to a NULL pointer dereference or refcount corruption. If the domain was never attached to this IOMMU, info will be NULL, which would cause an immediate dereference when checking --info->refcnt. Even if info is not NULL, decrementing the refcount without having removed a valid PASID might unbalance the count. This could lead to premature dropping of the refcount to 0, potentially causing a use-after-free for the remaining active devices sharing the domain. Fix it by returning early if dev_pasid is NULL, before executing the teardown operations. Issue found by AI review and suggested by Kevin Tian. https://sashiko.dev/#/patchset/20260421031347.1408890-1-zhenzhong.duan%40intel.com |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v3.1 5.5 MEDIUM from ADP
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS: 0.001200000 probability, percentile 0.021200000 (date 2026-07-04)
Problem Types: CWE-476 | CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | ADP | CVSS | 5.5 | MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| 3.1 | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 | Secondary | 8.8 | HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| 3.1 | 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c | Secondary | 5.5 | MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| 3.1 | CNA | DECLARED | 8.8 | HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
CVSS v3.1 Breakdown
Attack Vector
LocalAttack Complexity
LowPrivileges Required
LowUser Interaction
NoneScope
UnchangedConfidentiality
NoneIntegrity
NoneAvailability
HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | All | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
| Source | Vendor | Product | Version | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected 60f030f7418d3f1d94f2fb207fe3080e1844630b 9022cb9ac0c2a72a57fa8ebf92ac74f953ca0153 git | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected 60f030f7418d3f1d94f2fb207fe3080e1844630b cdfe3c9f2c9e28a8651ee463c88ad191ced2f840 git | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected 60f030f7418d3f1d94f2fb207fe3080e1844630b 79ea2feb917b05366b49d85573c9c5331f043b2c git | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected 68ec78beb4a3fb0877cbaaf49758c85410c05977 git | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected df96876be3b064aefc493f760e0639765d13ed0d git | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected 6.12.57 6.13 semver | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected 6.13.3 6.14 semver | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected 6.14 | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 6.14 semver | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 6.18.33 6.18.* semver | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 7.0.10 7.0.* semver | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 7.1 * original_commit_for_fix | Not specified |
| ADP | Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | Not specified | Not specified |
| ADP | Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Not specified | Not specified |
| ADP | Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Not specified | Not specified |
| ADP | Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Not specified | Not specified |
| ADP | Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | Not specified | Not specified |
| ADP | Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | Not specified | Not specified |
| ADP | Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Not specified | Not specified |
| ADP | Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Not specified | Not specified |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi | 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c | bugzilla.redhat.com | Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory |
| security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-53281.json | 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c | security.access.redhat.com | Third Party Advisory |
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/cdfe3c9f2c9e28a8651ee463c88ad191ced2f840 | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 | git.kernel.org | Patch |
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/79ea2feb917b05366b49d85573c9c5331f043b2c | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 | git.kernel.org | Patch |
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/9022cb9ac0c2a72a57fa8ebf92ac74f953ca0153 | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 | git.kernel.org | Patch |
| access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-53281 | 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c | access.redhat.com | Third Party Advisory |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
Additional Advisory Data
| Source | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| ADP | 2026-06-26T00:00:00.000Z | Reported to Red Hat. |
| ADP | 2026-06-26T00:00:00.000Z | Made public. |
Workarounds
ADP: Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base, or stability.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.