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CVE-2026-43253
Summary

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

iommu/amd: move wait_on_sem() out of spinlock

With iommu.strict=1, the existing completion wait path can cause soft
lockups under stressed environment, as wait_on_sem() busy-waits under the
spinlock with interrupts disabled.

Move the completion wait in iommu_completion_wait() out of the spinlock.
wait_on_sem() only polls the hardware-updated cmd_sem and does not require
iommu->lock, so holding the lock during the busy wait unnecessarily
increases contention and extends the time with interrupts disabled.

Publication Date May 6, 2026, 9:16 p.m.
Registration Date May 7, 2026, 4:09 a.m.
Last Update May 6, 2026, 10:07 p.m.
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