CVE-2026-23071
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Race Condition in Linux Kernel regmap hwspinlock IRQ Handling

Publication date: 2026-02-04

Last updated on: 2026-03-18

Assigner: kernel.org

Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: regmap: Fix race condition in hwspinlock irqsave routine Previously, the address of the shared member '&map->spinlock_flags' was passed directly to 'hwspin_lock_timeout_irqsave'. This creates a race condition where multiple contexts contending for the lock could overwrite the shared flags variable, potentially corrupting the state for the current lock owner. Fix this by using a local stack variable 'flags' to store the IRQ state temporarily.
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Published
2026-02-04
Last Modified
2026-03-18
Generated
2026-06-16
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2026-02-04
EPSS Evaluated
2026-06-14
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Showing 12 associated CPEs
Vendor Product Version / Range
linux linux_kernel 6.19
linux linux_kernel 6.19
linux linux_kernel 6.19
linux linux_kernel 6.19
linux linux_kernel 6.19
linux linux_kernel From 5.11 (inc) to 5.15.199 (exc)
linux linux_kernel From 5.16 (inc) to 6.1.162 (exc)
linux linux_kernel From 6.2 (inc) to 6.6.122 (exc)
linux linux_kernel From 6.7 (inc) to 6.12.68 (exc)
linux linux_kernel From 6.13 (inc) to 6.18.8 (exc)
linux linux_kernel 6.19
linux linux_kernel From 4.15 (inc) to 5.10.249 (exc)
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CWE-362 The product contains a concurrent code sequence that requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence operating concurrently.
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Executive Summary

This vulnerability is a race condition in the Linux kernel's regmap component, specifically in the hwspinlock irqsave routine.

The issue arises because the address of a shared member variable, '&map->spinlock_flags', was passed directly to the function 'hwspin_lock_timeout_irqsave'.

This caused a race condition where multiple contexts competing for the lock could overwrite the shared flags variable, potentially corrupting the state for the current lock owner.

The fix involved using a local stack variable 'flags' to temporarily store the IRQ state, preventing the race condition.

Impact Analysis

This vulnerability can lead to corruption of the lock state in the Linux kernel when multiple contexts attempt to acquire the same hardware spinlock concurrently.

Such corruption could cause unpredictable behavior in kernel operations that rely on this locking mechanism, potentially leading to system instability or crashes.

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