CVE-2026-93040
dmaengine: dw-edma: Serialize channel state checks
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: dmaengine: dw-edma: Serialize channel state checks pause() and resume() read and update channel state without holding vc.lock, while the interrupt handlers update the same state under it. Take the same lock around those state checks so that request, status, and configured stay consistent. For example, pause() can observe EDMA_ST_BUSY right before the interrupt handler completes the final descriptor and moves the channel to EDMA_ST_IDLE, and then record EDMA_REQ_PAUSE on an already idle channel. No further interrupt will acknowledge the request, and since issue_pending() requires EDMA_REQ_NONE, the channel is wedged for good: terminate_all() leaves the stale request behind, so even reconfiguring the channel does not recover it. issue_pending() already runs under vc.lock, but it tests configured before taking it. Move that test under the lock as well, so configured, request, and status are evaluated as one channel-state snapshot.
INFO
Published Date :
Sept. 17, 2026, 5:17 p.m.
Last Modified :
Sept. 17, 2026, 5:17 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Solution
- Acquire vc.lock before reading and updating channel state.
- Ensure channel state checks are performed under the lock.
- Move configured tests under the lock as well.
- Evaluate state as a consistent snapshot.
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New CVE Received by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Sep. 17, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: dmaengine: dw-edma: Serialize channel state checks pause() and resume() read and update channel state without holding vc.lock, while the interrupt handlers update the same state under it. Take the same lock around those state checks so that request, status, and configured stay consistent. For example, pause() can observe EDMA_ST_BUSY right before the interrupt handler completes the final descriptor and moves the channel to EDMA_ST_IDLE, and then record EDMA_REQ_PAUSE on an already idle channel. No further interrupt will acknowledge the request, and since issue_pending() requires EDMA_REQ_NONE, the channel is wedged for good: terminate_all() leaves the stale request behind, so even reconfiguring the channel does not recover it. issue_pending() already runs under vc.lock, but it tests configured before taking it. Move that test under the lock as well, so configured, request, and status are evaluated as one channel-state snapshot. Added Affected New affected value received. <a href="https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/blob/main/cves/2026/93xxx/CVE-2026-93040.json">CVE-2026-93040</a> Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2d76b91deeab973dd8a8c2ee587ce27f881de768 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3001cfcee30dcc81f8b3774319c12067f126e49a Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6fc436e1500c5e4f0dde2a3dbadf6d898057be8f Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b6293a8a38f4d5866ce1a264c138265a02e4c53a Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/be0072af8ce6e9458cc586e0e8b41a251e7d4316 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/da16a02f0998a0d455ce6265b836b29ad92e6e58 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f7d1619f3e10c619b62c6cd6d95371b5c526c85a Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fe0ffa0190e862ed71e8c1a476090f648c9cb7d9