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

drm/imagination: Synchronize interrupts before suspending the GPU

The runtime PM suspend callback doesn't know whether the IRQ handler is
in progress on a different CPU core and doesn't wait for it to finish.

Depending on timing, the IRQ handler could be running while the GPU is
suspended, leading to kernel crashes when trying to access GPU
registers. See example signature below.

In a power off sequence initiated by the runtime PM suspend callback,
wait for any IRQ handlers in progress on other CPU cores to finish, by
calling synchronize_irq().

At the same time, remove the runtime PM resume/put calls in the threaded
IRQ handler. On top of not being the right approach to begin with, and
being at the wrong place as they should have wrapped all GPU register
accesses, the driver would hit a deadlock between synchronize_irq()
being called from a runtime PM suspend callback, holding the device
power lock, and the resume callback requiring the same.

Example crash signature on a TI AM68 SK platform:

[ 337.241218] SError Interrupt on CPU0, code 0x00000000bf000000 -- SError
[ 337.241239] CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 112 Comm: irq/234-gpu Tainted: G M 6.17.7-B2C-00005-g9c7bbe4ea16c #2 PREEMPT
[ 337.241246] Tainted: [M]=MACHINE_CHECK
[ 337.241249] Hardware name: Texas Instruments AM68 SK (DT)
[ 337.241252] pstate: 60000005 (nZCv daif -PAN -UAO -TCO -DIT -SSBS BTYPE=--)
[ 337.241256] pc : pvr_riscv_irq_pending+0xc/0x24
[ 337.241277] lr : pvr_device_irq_thread_handler+0x64/0x310
[ 337.241282] sp : ffff800085b0bd30
[ 337.241284] x29: ffff800085b0bd50 x28: ffff0008070d9eab x27: ffff800083a5ce10
[ 337.241291] x26: ffff000806e48f80 x25: ffff0008070d9eac x24: 0000000000000000
[ 337.241296] x23: ffff0008068e9bf0 x22: ffff0008068e9bd0 x21: ffff800085b0bd30
[ 337.241301] x20: ffff0008070d9e00 x19: ffff0008068e9000 x18: 0000000000000001
[ 337.241305] x17: 637365645f656c70 x16: 0000000000000000 x15: ffff000b7df9ff40
[ 337.241310] x14: 0000a585fe3c0d0e x13: 000000999704f060 x12: 000000000002771a
[ 337.241314] x11: 00000000000000c0 x10: 0000000000000af0 x9 : ffff800085b0bd00
[ 337.241318] x8 : ffff0008071175d0 x7 : 000000000000b955 x6 : 0000000000000003
[ 337.241323] x5 : 0000000000000000 x4 : 0000000000000002 x3 : 0000000000000000
[ 337.241327] x2 : ffff800080e39d20 x1 : ffff800080e3fc48 x0 : 0000000000000000
[ 337.241333] Kernel panic - not syncing: Asynchronous SError Interrupt
[ 337.241337] CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 112 Comm: irq/234-gpu Tainted: G M 6.17.7-B2C-00005-g9c7bbe4ea16c #2 PREEMPT
[ 337.241342] Tainted: [M]=MACHINE_CHECK
[ 337.241343] Hardware name: Texas Instruments AM68 SK (DT)
[ 337.241345] Call trace:
[ 337.241348] show_stack+0x18/0x24 (C)
[ 337.241357] dump_stack_lvl+0x60/0x80
[ 337.241364] dump_stack+0x18/0x24
[ 337.241368] vpanic+0x124/0x2ec
[ 337.241373] abort+0x0/0x4
[ 337.241377] add_taint+0x0/0xbc
[ 337.241384] arm64_serror_panic+0x70/0x80
[ 337.241389] do_serror+0x3c/0x74
[ 337.241392] el1h_64_error_handler+0x30/0x48
[ 337.241400] el1h_64_error+0x6c/0x70
[ 337.241404] pvr_riscv_irq_pending+0xc/0x24 (P)
[ 337.241410] irq_thread_fn+0x2c/0xb0
[ 337.241416] irq_thread+0x170/0x334
[ 337.241421] kthread+0x12c/0x210
[ 337.241428] ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20
[ 337.241434] SMP: stopping secondary CPUs
[ 337.241451] Kernel Offset: disabled
[ 337.241453] CPU features: 0x040000,02002800,20002001,0400421b
[ 337.241456] Memory Limit: none
[ 337.457921] ---[ end Kernel panic - not syncing: Asynchronous SError Interrupt ]---
Published: 2026-04-03
Score: 4.7 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
AI Analysis

Impact

In the Imagination GPU driver, the runtime power‑management suspend callback fails to wait for an IRQ handler that may still be executing on another CPU core. This race allows the interrupt handler to access GPU registers after the device has been suspended, leading to an asynchronous SError interrupt and a kernel panic. The defect represents a data race (CWE‑362) and a classic start‑stop race (CWE‑364) involving device power state and interrupt flow control.

Affected Systems

All Linux kernel releases that contain the unpatched Imagination driver, including the TI AM68 SK (RISC‑V) example. The vulnerability is identified by a broad Linux kernel CPE pattern; no specific version numbers are listed, so any kernel prior to the upcoming patch that includes the driver code is at risk.

Risk and Exploitability

The EPSS score is reported as less than 1 %, and the vulnerability is not listed in CISA’s KEV catalog, indicating a low probability of immediate exploitation. The CVSS score of 4.7 reflects moderate severity, yet the consequence—an immediate kernel crash—makes the impact severe if the race is triggered. Likely triggers are routine suspend/resume cycles or a system power‑off; no public exploit is known, but the condition can be reproduced by normal power‑management activity.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on May 26, 2026 at 15:58 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Install the kernel version that includes the Imagination driver patch adding synchronize_irq() and removing resume/put calls from the IRQ handler
  • Write "off" to /sys/class/drm/card*/device/power/control to disable GPU suspend and prevent the race during power transitions
  • Continuously monitor system logs for GPU‑related panics and stay updated with vendor advisories for further patches

Generated by OpenCVE AI on May 26, 2026 at 15:58 UTC.

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Advisories

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History

Mon, 01 Jun 2026 17:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
References

Tue, 26 May 2026 14:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-362
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

Tue, 07 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-766

Sat, 04 Apr 2026 01:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-364
References

Fri, 03 Apr 2026 21:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-766

Fri, 03 Apr 2026 16:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/imagination: Synchronize interrupts before suspending the GPU The runtime PM suspend callback doesn't know whether the IRQ handler is in progress on a different CPU core and doesn't wait for it to finish. Depending on timing, the IRQ handler could be running while the GPU is suspended, leading to kernel crashes when trying to access GPU registers. See example signature below. In a power off sequence initiated by the runtime PM suspend callback, wait for any IRQ handlers in progress on other CPU cores to finish, by calling synchronize_irq(). At the same time, remove the runtime PM resume/put calls in the threaded IRQ handler. On top of not being the right approach to begin with, and being at the wrong place as they should have wrapped all GPU register accesses, the driver would hit a deadlock between synchronize_irq() being called from a runtime PM suspend callback, holding the device power lock, and the resume callback requiring the same. Example crash signature on a TI AM68 SK platform: [ 337.241218] SError Interrupt on CPU0, code 0x00000000bf000000 -- SError [ 337.241239] CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 112 Comm: irq/234-gpu Tainted: G M 6.17.7-B2C-00005-g9c7bbe4ea16c #2 PREEMPT [ 337.241246] Tainted: [M]=MACHINE_CHECK [ 337.241249] Hardware name: Texas Instruments AM68 SK (DT) [ 337.241252] pstate: 60000005 (nZCv daif -PAN -UAO -TCO -DIT -SSBS BTYPE=--) [ 337.241256] pc : pvr_riscv_irq_pending+0xc/0x24 [ 337.241277] lr : pvr_device_irq_thread_handler+0x64/0x310 [ 337.241282] sp : ffff800085b0bd30 [ 337.241284] x29: ffff800085b0bd50 x28: ffff0008070d9eab x27: ffff800083a5ce10 [ 337.241291] x26: ffff000806e48f80 x25: ffff0008070d9eac x24: 0000000000000000 [ 337.241296] x23: ffff0008068e9bf0 x22: ffff0008068e9bd0 x21: ffff800085b0bd30 [ 337.241301] x20: ffff0008070d9e00 x19: ffff0008068e9000 x18: 0000000000000001 [ 337.241305] x17: 637365645f656c70 x16: 0000000000000000 x15: ffff000b7df9ff40 [ 337.241310] x14: 0000a585fe3c0d0e x13: 000000999704f060 x12: 000000000002771a [ 337.241314] x11: 00000000000000c0 x10: 0000000000000af0 x9 : ffff800085b0bd00 [ 337.241318] x8 : ffff0008071175d0 x7 : 000000000000b955 x6 : 0000000000000003 [ 337.241323] x5 : 0000000000000000 x4 : 0000000000000002 x3 : 0000000000000000 [ 337.241327] x2 : ffff800080e39d20 x1 : ffff800080e3fc48 x0 : 0000000000000000 [ 337.241333] Kernel panic - not syncing: Asynchronous SError Interrupt [ 337.241337] CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 112 Comm: irq/234-gpu Tainted: G M 6.17.7-B2C-00005-g9c7bbe4ea16c #2 PREEMPT [ 337.241342] Tainted: [M]=MACHINE_CHECK [ 337.241343] Hardware name: Texas Instruments AM68 SK (DT) [ 337.241345] Call trace: [ 337.241348] show_stack+0x18/0x24 (C) [ 337.241357] dump_stack_lvl+0x60/0x80 [ 337.241364] dump_stack+0x18/0x24 [ 337.241368] vpanic+0x124/0x2ec [ 337.241373] abort+0x0/0x4 [ 337.241377] add_taint+0x0/0xbc [ 337.241384] arm64_serror_panic+0x70/0x80 [ 337.241389] do_serror+0x3c/0x74 [ 337.241392] el1h_64_error_handler+0x30/0x48 [ 337.241400] el1h_64_error+0x6c/0x70 [ 337.241404] pvr_riscv_irq_pending+0xc/0x24 (P) [ 337.241410] irq_thread_fn+0x2c/0xb0 [ 337.241416] irq_thread+0x170/0x334 [ 337.241421] kthread+0x12c/0x210 [ 337.241428] ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20 [ 337.241434] SMP: stopping secondary CPUs [ 337.241451] Kernel Offset: disabled [ 337.241453] CPU features: 0x040000,02002800,20002001,0400421b [ 337.241456] Memory Limit: none [ 337.457921] ---[ end Kernel panic - not syncing: Asynchronous SError Interrupt ]---
Title drm/imagination: Synchronize interrupts before suspending the GPU
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
References

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Linux Linux Kernel
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2026-06-01T16:11:19.052Z

Reserved: 2026-01-13T15:37:46.021Z

Link: CVE-2026-23469

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No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2026-04-03T16:16:34.463

Modified: 2026-06-17T10:21:38.760

Link: CVE-2026-23469

cve-icon Redhat

Severity :

Publid Date: 2026-04-03T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2026-23469 - Bugzilla

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Updated: 2026-05-26T16:00:11Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-362

    Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

  • CWE-364

    Signal Handler Race Condition