Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
smp: Make CSD lock acquisition atomic for debug mode
Commit b0473dcd4b1d ("smp: Improve smp_call_function_single()
CSD-lock diagnostics") changed smp_call_function_single() so that,
when CSD lock debugging is enabled, async !wait calls use the
destination CPU csd_data. That improves diagnostics, but it also removes
the single-writer property that made the old csd_lock() safe: multiple
CPUs can now prepare the same destination CPU CSD concurrently.
csd_lock() currently waits for CSD_FLAG_LOCK to clear and then sets the
bit with a non-atomic read-modify-write. Two senders can both see an
unlocked CSD, set the bit, overwrite the callback fields, and enqueue
the same llist node. Re-adding a node that is already the queue head can
make node->next point to itself, leaving the target CPU stuck walking
call_single_queue. Later synchronous work, such as a TLB shootdown, can
then remain queued and trigger soft-lockup warnings or panics.
Keep the single csd_lock() implementation, but when CSD lock debugging is
enabled, acquire CSD_FLAG_LOCK with try_cmpxchg_acquire(). This makes the
destination CPU CSD a real atomic lock in the only configuration where it
can be shared by multiple remote senders, while preserving the existing
non-debug fast path.
smp: Make CSD lock acquisition atomic for debug mode
Commit b0473dcd4b1d ("smp: Improve smp_call_function_single()
CSD-lock diagnostics") changed smp_call_function_single() so that,
when CSD lock debugging is enabled, async !wait calls use the
destination CPU csd_data. That improves diagnostics, but it also removes
the single-writer property that made the old csd_lock() safe: multiple
CPUs can now prepare the same destination CPU CSD concurrently.
csd_lock() currently waits for CSD_FLAG_LOCK to clear and then sets the
bit with a non-atomic read-modify-write. Two senders can both see an
unlocked CSD, set the bit, overwrite the callback fields, and enqueue
the same llist node. Re-adding a node that is already the queue head can
make node->next point to itself, leaving the target CPU stuck walking
call_single_queue. Later synchronous work, such as a TLB shootdown, can
then remain queued and trigger soft-lockup warnings or panics.
Keep the single csd_lock() implementation, but when CSD lock debugging is
enabled, acquire CSD_FLAG_LOCK with try_cmpxchg_acquire(). This makes the
destination CPU CSD a real atomic lock in the only configuration where it
can be shared by multiple remote senders, while preserving the existing
non-debug fast path.
Published:
2026-08-12
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History
Wed, 12 Aug 2026 00:15:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: smp: Make CSD lock acquisition atomic for debug mode Commit b0473dcd4b1d ("smp: Improve smp_call_function_single() CSD-lock diagnostics") changed smp_call_function_single() so that, when CSD lock debugging is enabled, async !wait calls use the destination CPU csd_data. That improves diagnostics, but it also removes the single-writer property that made the old csd_lock() safe: multiple CPUs can now prepare the same destination CPU CSD concurrently. csd_lock() currently waits for CSD_FLAG_LOCK to clear and then sets the bit with a non-atomic read-modify-write. Two senders can both see an unlocked CSD, set the bit, overwrite the callback fields, and enqueue the same llist node. Re-adding a node that is already the queue head can make node->next point to itself, leaving the target CPU stuck walking call_single_queue. Later synchronous work, such as a TLB shootdown, can then remain queued and trigger soft-lockup warnings or panics. Keep the single csd_lock() implementation, but when CSD lock debugging is enabled, acquire CSD_FLAG_LOCK with try_cmpxchg_acquire(). This makes the destination CPU CSD a real atomic lock in the only configuration where it can be shared by multiple remote senders, while preserving the existing non-debug fast path. | |
| Title | smp: Make CSD lock acquisition atomic for debug mode | |
| First Time appeared |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| Vendors & Products |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-08-12T00:07:27.105Z
Reserved: 2026-07-30T09:28:09.394Z
Link: CVE-2026-68438
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NVD
Status : Received
Published: 2026-08-12T00:17:44.013
Modified: 2026-08-12T00:17:44.013
Link: CVE-2026-68438
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