CVE-2025-71221
dmaengine: mmp_pdma: Fix race condition in mmp_pdma_residue()
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 7.8 High
- Published
- Feb 14, 2026
- Updated
- Oct 15, 2026
- Reserved
- Feb 14, 2026
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
dmaengine: mmp_pdma: Fix race condition in mmp_pdma_residue()
Add proper locking in mmp_pdma_residue() to prevent use-after-free when accessing descriptor list and descriptor contents.
The race occurs when multiple threads call tx_status() while the tasklet on another CPU is freeing completed descriptors:
CPU 0 CPU 1 ----- ----- mmp_pdma_tx_status() mmp_pdma_residue() -> NO LOCK held list_for_each_entry(sw, ..) DMA interrupt dma_do_tasklet() -> spin_lock(&desc_lock) list_move(sw->node, ...) spin_unlock(&desc_lock) | dma_pool_free(sw) <- FREED! -> access sw->desc <- UAF!
This issue can be reproduced when running dmatest on the same channel with multiple threads (threads_per_chan > 1).
Fix by protecting the chain_running list iteration and descriptor access with the chan->desc_lock spinlock.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 7.8 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | Linux |
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
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LinuxLinux |
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LinuxLinux |
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References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3f0e0e2d9e752570041e95fd04635e2580097819
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dfb5e05227745de43b7fd589721817a4337c970d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eba0c75670c022cb1f948600db972524bcfe8166
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fc023b8fab057f0c910856ff36d3e12a30b7af4a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9f665b3c3d9a168410251f27a5d019b7bf93185c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a143545855bc2c6e1330f6f57ae375ac44af00a7
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-082556.html
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-019113.html
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-457936.html
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