CVE-2026-43319
EUVD-2026-2860308.05.2026, 14:16
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.Enginsight
Affected Products (NVD)
| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|---|---|
| linux | linux_kernel | 6.2 ≤ 𝑥 < 6.12.75 |
| linux | linux_kernel | 6.13 ≤ 𝑥 < 6.18.16 |
| linux | linux_kernel | 6.19 ≤ 𝑥 < 6.19.6 |
| linux | linux_kernel | 7.0:rc1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | 7.0:rc2 |
| linux | linux_kernel | 7.0:rc3 |
| linux | linux_kernel | 7.0:rc4 |
| linux | linux_kernel | 7.0:rc5 |
| linux | linux_kernel | 7.0:rc6 |
| linux | linux_kernel | 7.0:rc7 |
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= Vulnerable software versions
Debian Releases
Common Weakness Enumeration
Vulnerability Media Exposure
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