High severity · published Sep 11, 2026
CVE-2026-89445
iommufd: Fix UAF in selftest IOPF reporting
8.8
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
iommufd: Fix UAF in selftest IOPF reporting
IOMMUFD selftest TRIGGER_IOPF borrows an attach handle from
group->pasid_array without synchronizing against PASID detach,
then a concurrent iommu_report_device_fault() can dereference
that borrowed handle's domain pointer after the detach erases
the handle and frees the backing struct iommufd_attach_handle.
TRIGGER_IOPF then dereferences the freed handle, causing a UAF.
Fix by adding a iopf_rwsem in mock_dev to follow the expected design
of a real driver. Hold its read side across the whole
iommu_report_device_fault() call, and its write side around every
path that attaches, detaches, or replaces a device domain.
This can block new reports and drains in-flight reports before an old
attach handle or the IOPF fault parameter can be removed.
Also take the write side while registering a mock device, since
it can invoke the mock driver's default-domain attach callback.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 6% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
LI
Linux · Linux
ddee19971081b42615d62f4fdada21274708ed4d before fd2e7ac94d6d813548b021473c3dddc30c8c07d1; ddee19971081b42615d62f4fdada21274708ed4d before cab2895729516799384d48560e6fca105fb3f927; ddee19971081b42615d62f4fdada21274708ed4d before e27e90bde68b2ab92e63ed19caad1ef57188bea0; ddee19971081b42615d62f4fdada21274708ed4d before 8c07df7cdfcf52f1ff276c588612aabc6c6b8399; 6.11 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-89445
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-89445
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fd2e7ac94d6d813548b021473c3dddc30c8c07d1
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cab2895729516799384d48560e6fca105fb3f927
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e27e90bde68b2ab92e63ed19caad1ef57188bea0
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8c07df7cdfcf52f1ff276c588612aabc6c6b8399
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