Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
cxl/mbox: Break poison list loop on an empty payload
A device that returns count == 0 with CXL_POISON_FLAG_MORE set on every
iteration never advances nr_records, so the max_errors guard never
trips and the do/while loops forever while holding poison.mutex. That
hangs the sysfs-triggered scan thread and blocks all subsequent poison
operations on the device. The existing "Protect against an uncleared
_FLAG_MORE" guard was intended to bound a misbehaving device but does
not cover the count == 0 case.
Stop the loop on an empty payload so a malfunctioning or malicious
device cannot wedge the poison scan.
cxl/mbox: Break poison list loop on an empty payload
A device that returns count == 0 with CXL_POISON_FLAG_MORE set on every
iteration never advances nr_records, so the max_errors guard never
trips and the do/while loops forever while holding poison.mutex. That
hangs the sysfs-triggered scan thread and blocks all subsequent poison
operations on the device. The existing "Protect against an uncleared
_FLAG_MORE" guard was intended to bound a misbehaving device but does
not cover the count == 0 case.
Stop the loop on an empty payload so a malfunctioning or malicious
device cannot wedge the poison scan.
Published:
2026-09-17
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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
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| Linux | Linux | unaffected |
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| Linux | Linux | affected |
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History
Thu, 17 Sep 2026 16:30:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: cxl/mbox: Break poison list loop on an empty payload A device that returns count == 0 with CXL_POISON_FLAG_MORE set on every iteration never advances nr_records, so the max_errors guard never trips and the do/while loops forever while holding poison.mutex. That hangs the sysfs-triggered scan thread and blocks all subsequent poison operations on the device. The existing "Protect against an uncleared _FLAG_MORE" guard was intended to bound a misbehaving device but does not cover the count == 0 case. Stop the loop on an empty payload so a malfunctioning or malicious device cannot wedge the poison scan. | |
| Title | cxl/mbox: Break poison list loop on an empty payload | |
| 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: 2026-09-17T16:11:11.025Z
Reserved: 2026-09-17T16:02:15.084Z
Link: CVE-2026-93097
Vulnrichment
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NVD
Status : Received
Published: 2026-09-17T17:18:03.843
Modified: 2026-09-17T17:18:03.843
Link: CVE-2026-93097
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