CVE-2026-43319
Published: May 8, 2026
Modified: Jun 1, 2026
Description
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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
Linux | Linux | affected a720416d94634068951773cb9e9d6f1b73769e5b - < fabfed1afe273717ea33b8aee46b767360edbb80affected a720416d94634068951773cb9e9d6f1b73769e5b - < f8431b8672231d378b03176fe74c95adfd3522cfaffected a720416d94634068951773cb9e9d6f1b73769e5b - < e341e18215030af2136836b78508e0d798916df7affected a720416d94634068951773cb9e9d6f1b73769e5b - < 41ccfac7d302968a4f32b5f7b012d066c5f5cdf8affected a720416d94634068951773cb9e9d6f1b73769e5b - < 40534d19ed2afb880ecf202dab26a8e7a5808d16 |
Linux | Linux | affected 6.2unaffected 0 - < 6.2unaffected 6.6.142 - <= 6.6.*unaffected 6.12.75 - <= 6.12.*unaffected 6.18.16 - <= 6.18.*+2 more versions |
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