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TI-2026-60632 Aliases CVE-2026-89589GHSA-9wp4-w6jg-245j

acpi/apei/ghes: Use raw_spinlock_t for CXL CPER work locks

Priority LOW 22Published · Updated

Key facts

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Impact type
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Confidentiality · integrity · availability
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Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 5 without a fix

No CVSS vector from any source. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: acpi/apei/ghes: Use raw_spinlock_t for CXL CPER work locks The CXL CPER work registration and unregistration helpers acquire cxl_cper_work_lock and cxl_cper_prot_err_work_lock with a spinlock guard(), which leaves local interrupts enabled. The corresponding post paths (cxl_cper_post_event(), cxl_cper_post_prot_err()) execute in hard IRQ context (they are called from the GHES error notification path) and acquire the same locks with an irqsave guard(). If a CPU is holding one of these locks via a spinlock guard() when a GHES interrupt arrives on the same CPU, the IRQ handler spins on the held lock waiting for it to release, while the lock holder is preempted by the IRQ. The result is a deadlock. Convert both locks from spinlock_t to raw_spinlock_t and use guard() at all call sites. On PREEMPT_RT kernels spinlock_t is backed by rt_mutex and sleeping from hard IRQ context is not permitted; raw_spinlock_t is safe in both contexts. Add WARN_ONCE to both register functions to surface double-registration bugs at runtime. Restructure both unregister functions to clear the global work pointer under the lock before calling cancel_work_sync(), closing the window where a CPER interrupt could schedule work on a pointer about to be freed. Add kfifo_reset() after cancel_work_sync() so stale entries are not replayed on next module load. Both kfifos are single-consumer: only one work_struct is registered at a time, enforced by the WARN_ONCE guard in the register functions. kfifo_reset() is safe outside the lock because cancel_work_sync() has already quiesced the consumer, and no new consumer can register until the current module exit completes and a fresh module init runs. Remove the redundant cancel_work_sync() call from cxl_ras_exit() and cxl_pci_driver_exit(). The CPER unregister functions now quiesce the work internally.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00175 7th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Linux (Linux): 6.12.111, 6.18.50, 7.2.4 +1Red Hat: 5 without a fix

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
LinuxLinux6.10 and later6.12.111, 6.18.50, 7.2.4, 7.3Patch availableCNA
  • Linux VendorLinux Affected 6.10 and later Fixed in 6.12.111, 6.18.50, 7.2.4, 7.3 Patch available CNA

CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1

Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*——Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·Linux

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 6.12.111, 6.18.50, 7.2.4, 7.3

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 5AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Not affected: 4 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-89589
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9wp4-w6jg-245j
  3. 2026-10-19 Fix available: Linux/[email protected] · CNA
  4. 2026-10-29 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
  5. 2026-11-06 Affected versions changed · Red Hat

References

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  • TI-2022-00125 Integer overflow in kernel KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
  • TI-2013-01864 The perf_swevent_init function in kernel/events/core.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.9… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
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