CVE-2026-93097

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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.

Severity

Not scored

CVSS score

Not available

Vulnerability status

Received

Source identifier

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

Published

2026-09-17 17:18:03.843000

Last modified

2026-10-19 10:16:59.503000

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  "sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
  "published": "2026-09-17T17:18:03.843",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-19T10:16:59.503",
  "vulnStatus": "Received",
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      "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\ncxl/mbox: Break poison list loop on an empty payload\n\nA device that returns count == 0 with CXL_POISON_FLAG_MORE set on every\niteration never advances nr_records, so the max_errors guard never\ntrips and the do/while loops forever while holding poison.mutex. That\nhangs the sysfs-triggered scan thread and blocks all subsequent poison\noperations on the device. The existing \"Protect against an uncleared\n_FLAG_MORE\" guard was intended to bound a misbehaving device but does\nnot cover the count == 0 case.\n\nStop the loop on an empty payload so a malfunctioning or malicious\ndevice cannot wedge the poison scan."
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