iommu/arm-smmu-v3: Fix soft lockup triggered by arm_smmu_mm_invalidate_range
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 2 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-667 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: iommu/arm-smmu-v3: Fix soft lockup triggered by arm_smmu_mm_invalidate_range When running an SVA case, the following soft lockup is triggered: -------------------------------------------------------------------- watchdog: BUG: soft lockup - CPU#244 stuck for 26s! pstate: 83400009 (Nzcv daif +PAN -UAO +TCO +DIT -SSBS BTYPE=--) pc : arm_smmu_cmdq_issue_cmdlist+0x178/0xa50 lr : arm_smmu_cmdq_issue_cmdlist+0x150/0xa50 sp : ffff8000d83ef290 x29: ffff8000d83ef290 x28: 000000003b9aca00 x27: 0000000000000000 x26: ffff8000d83ef3c0 x25: da86c0812194a0e8 x24: 0000000000000000 x23: 0000000000000040 x22: ffff8000d83ef340 x21: ffff0000c63980c0 x20: 0000000000000001 x19: ffff0000c6398080 x18: 0000000000000000 x17: 0000000000000000 x16: 0000000000000000 x15: ffff3000b4a3bbb0 x14: ffff3000b4a30888 x13: ffff3000b4a3cf60 x12: 0000000000000000 x11: 0000000000000000 x10: 0000000000000000 x9 : ffffc08120e4d6bc x8 : 0000000000000000 x7 : 0000000000000000 x6 : 0000000000048cfa x5 : 0000000000000000 x4 : 0000000000000001 x3 : 000000000000000a x2 : 0000000080000000 x1 : 0000000000000000 x0 : 0000000000000001 Call trace: arm_smmu_cmdq_issue_cmdlist+0x178/0xa50 __arm_smmu_tlb_inv_range+0x118/0x254 arm_smmu_tlb_inv_range_asid+0x6c/0x130 arm_smmu_mm_invalidate_range+0xa0/0xa4 __mmu_notifier_invalidate_range_end+0x88/0x120 unmap_vmas+0x194/0x1e0 unmap_region+0xb4/0x144 do_mas_align_munmap+0x290/0x490 do_mas_munmap+0xbc/0x124 __vm_munmap+0xa8/0x19c __arm64_sys_munmap+0x28/0x50 invoke_syscall+0x78/0x11c el0_svc_common.constprop.0+0x58/0x1c0 do_el0_svc+0x34/0x60 el0_svc+0x2c/0xd4 el0t_64_sync_handler+0x114/0x140 el0t_64_sync+0x1a4/0x1a8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Note that since 6.6-rc1 the arm_smmu_mm_invalidate_range above is renamed to "arm_smmu_mm_arch_invalidate_secondary_tlbs", yet the problem remains. The commit 06ff87bae8d3 ("arm64: mm: remove unused functions and variable protoypes") fixed a similar lockup on the CPU MMU side. Yet, it can occur to SMMU too, since arm_smmu_mm_arch_invalidate_secondary_tlbs() is called typically next to MMU tlb flush function, e.g. tlb_flush_mmu_tlbonly { tlb_flush { __flush_tlb_range { // check MAX_TLBI_OPS } } mmu_notifier_arch_invalidate_secondary_tlbs { arm_smmu_mm_arch_invalidate_secondary_tlbs { // does not check MAX_TLBI_OPS } } } Clone a CMDQ_MAX_TLBI_OPS from the MAX_TLBI_OPS in tlbflush.h, since in an SVA case SMMU uses the CPU page table, so it makes sense to align with the tlbflush code. Then, replace per-page TLBI commands with a single per-asid TLBI command, if the request size hits this threshold.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 5.12 and later | 5.15.134, 6.1.56, 6.5.6, 6.6 | Patch available | CNA |
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 5.12 and later Fixed in 5.15.134, 6.1.56, 6.5.6, 6.6 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 5
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 5.15.134; 5.16 to before 6.1.56; 6.2 to before 6.5.6 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.6:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.6 rc1 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.6:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.6 rc2 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.6:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.6 rc3 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.6:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.6 rc4 | Vulnerable | Linux |
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 5.15.134; 5.16 to before 6.1.56; 6.2 to before 6.5.6 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.6:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.6 rc1 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.6:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.6 rc2 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.6:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.6 rc3 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.6:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.6 rc4 Vulnerable ·Linux
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.15.134, 6.1.56, 6.5.6, 6.6
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
Not affected: 2 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-52484
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6vr7-4hpq-76r6
References
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Sources
- CVE-2023-52484 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-52484 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6vr7-4hpq-76r6 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2023-52484 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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