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CVE-2026-80896

mshv: Fix race in mshv_irqfd_deassign

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mshv: Fix race in mshv_irqfd_deassign mshv_irqfd_deactivate() and the hlist traversal of pt_irqfds_list require pt->pt_irqfds_lock to be held, but mshv_irqfd_deassign() omits it. This races with the EPOLLHUP path in mshv_irqfd_wakeup(), which does take the lock before calling mshv_irqfd_deactivate(). Additionally, mshv_irqfd_deactivate() uses hlist_del() which poisons the node pointers rather than resetting them. Since mshv_irqfd_is_active() relies on hlist_unhashed() (checks pprev == NULL), a poisoned node still appears active. If a concurrent path calls mshv_irqfd_deactivate() again on the same irqfd, the guard fails to prevent a double hlist_del() on poisoned pointers. Fix both issues: - Add the missing spin_lock_irq/spin_unlock_irq around the list traversal in mshv_irqfd_deassign(), matching mshv_irqfd_release(). - Use hlist_del_init() instead of hlist_del() so the node is properly marked as unhashed after removal, making the is_active guard reliable.

Affected products

Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.

Linux Linux

Default version status: unaffected

  • 621191d709b14882270dfd8ea5d7d6cdfebe2c35 to < 72a90ce4918b5a2d4820fe20677ba9af780d8826affected
  • 621191d709b14882270dfd8ea5d7d6cdfebe2c35 to < 4529a41a675b96e0f876eef1cc93a31a57cb4d18affected
  • 621191d709b14882270dfd8ea5d7d6cdfebe2c35 to < 0762262ac3e70f65b3bb843fe892f8bac1562d08affected

Linux Linux

Default version status: affected

  • 6.15affected
  • 0 to < 6.15unaffected
  • 6.18.44 to ≤ 6.18.*unaffected
  • 7.1.8 to ≤ 7.1.*unaffected
  • 7.2 to ≤ *unaffected

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