CVE-2026-90193

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Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mailbox: qcom-cpucp: fix PREEMPT_RT self-deadlock in IRQ handler qcom_cpucp_mbox_irq_fn() calls mbox_chan_received_data() while holding chan->lock. Under PREEMPT_RT, spin_lock_irqsave() is converted to an rt_spinlock (rtmutex-based), which tracks ownership and can sleep. The callback chain triggered by mbox_chan_received_data() eventually reaches mailbox_clear_channel() -> mbox_send_message() -> add_to_rbuf(), which attempts to re-acquire the same chan->lock. Since rtmutex detects the re-entrant lock attempt by the same owner, the thread blocks waiting for a lock it already holds, causing a permanent deadlock. This deadlock manifests as 'irq/N-apss_cpucp_mbox' stuck in D state with the following call trace: rt_spin_lock -> mbox_send_message -> mailbox_clear_channel -> scmi_rx_callback -> mbox_chan_received_data [<- held chan->lock here] Fix by saving chan->cl locally and clearing the HW interrupt register inside the lock, then invoking mbox_chan_received_data() after releasing the lock. This preserves the mutual exclusion for chan->cl access while avoiding the lock re-entrancy that causes the PREEMPT_RT deadlock.

Severity

Not scored

CVSS score

Not available

Vulnerability status

Received

Source identifier

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

Published

2026-09-17 17:17:14.030000

Last modified

2026-10-19 09:19:09.310000

View original CVE JSON

{
  "id": "CVE-2026-90193",
  "sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
  "published": "2026-09-17T17:17:14.030",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-19T09:19:09.310",
  "vulnStatus": "Received",
  "cveTags": [],
  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nmailbox: qcom-cpucp: fix PREEMPT_RT self-deadlock in IRQ handler\n\nqcom_cpucp_mbox_irq_fn() calls mbox_chan_received_data() while holding\nchan->lock. Under PREEMPT_RT, spin_lock_irqsave() is converted to an\nrt_spinlock (rtmutex-based), which tracks ownership and can sleep.\n\nThe callback chain triggered by mbox_chan_received_data() eventually\nreaches mailbox_clear_channel() -> mbox_send_message() -> add_to_rbuf(),\nwhich attempts to re-acquire the same chan->lock. Since rtmutex detects\nthe re-entrant lock attempt by the same owner, the thread blocks waiting\nfor a lock it already holds, causing a permanent deadlock.\n\nThis deadlock manifests as 'irq/N-apss_cpucp_mbox' stuck in D state\nwith the following call trace:\n  rt_spin_lock -> mbox_send_message -> mailbox_clear_channel ->\n  scmi_rx_callback -> mbox_chan_received_data [<- held chan->lock here]\n\nFix by saving chan->cl locally and clearing the HW interrupt register\ninside the lock, then invoking mbox_chan_received_data() after releasing\nthe lock. This preserves the mutual exclusion for chan->cl access while\navoiding the lock re-entrancy that causes the PREEMPT_RT deadlock."
    }
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