CVE-2026-43319

EUVD-2026-28603
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

spi: spidev: fix lock inversion between spi_lock and buf_lock

The spidev driver previously used two mutexes, spi_lock and buf_lock,
but acquired them in different orders depending on the code path:

  write()/read(): buf_lock -> spi_lock
  ioctl():       spi_lock -> buf_lock

This AB-BA locking pattern triggers lockdep warnings and can
cause real deadlocks:

  WARNING: possible circular locking dependency detected
  spidev_ioctl() -> mutex_lock(&spidev->buf_lock)
  spidev_sync_write() -> mutex_lock(&spidev->spi_lock)
  *** DEADLOCK ***

The issue is reproducible with a simple userspace program that
performs write() and SPI_IOC_WR_MAX_SPEED_HZ ioctl() calls from
separate threads on the same spidev file descriptor.

Fix this by simplifying the locking model and removing the lock
inversion entirely. spidev_sync() no longer performs any locking,
and all callers serialize access using spi_lock.

buf_lock is removed since its functionality is fully covered by
spi_lock, eliminating the possibility of lock ordering issues.

This removes the lock inversion and prevents deadlocks without
changing userspace ABI or behaviour.
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTPrimary
5.5 MEDIUM
LOCAL
LOW
LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: Unknown
Affected Products (NVD)
VendorProductVersion
linuxlinux_kernel
6.2 ≤
𝑥
< 6.12.75
linuxlinux_kernel
6.13 ≤
𝑥
< 6.18.16
linuxlinux_kernel
6.19 ≤
𝑥
< 6.19.6
linuxlinux_kernel
7.0:rc1
linuxlinux_kernel
7.0:rc2
linuxlinux_kernel
7.0:rc3
linuxlinux_kernel
7.0:rc4
linuxlinux_kernel
7.0:rc5
linuxlinux_kernel
7.0:rc6
linuxlinux_kernel
7.0:rc7
𝑥
= Vulnerable software versions
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Debian Releases
Debian Product
Codename
linux
bookworm
6.1.170-3
fixed
bookworm (security)
6.1.174-1
fixed
bullseye
5.10.223-1
fixed
bullseye (security)
5.10.257-1
fixed
forky
7.0.12-2
fixed
sid
7.0.13-1
fixed
trixie
6.12.86-1
fixed
trixie (security)
6.12.94-1
fixed