GHSA-vx5q-9x62-9qqgMediumCVSS 5.5

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: iommufd: Break the loop on...

Published
July 25, 2026
Last Modified
August 12, 2026

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📋 Description

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

iommufd: Break the loop on failure in iommufd_fault_fops_read()

On a copy_to_user() failure inside the inner list_for_each_entry, only the inner loop breaks; the outer while re-fetches the just-restored fault group and retries the failing copy_to_user() forever, spinning the reader at 100% CPU with fault->mutex held.

Check rc after the inner loop and break the outer while as well.

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