CVE-2026-93097

NameCVE-2026-93097
DescriptionIn 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.
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ReferencesDSA-6528-1

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
linux (PTS)bookworm6.1.176-1fixed
bookworm (security)6.1.187-1fixed
trixie6.12.107-1vulnerable
trixie (security)6.12.111-1fixed
forky7.2.8-1fixed
sid7.2.9-1fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
linuxsourcebookworm(not affected)
linuxsourcetrixie6.12.111-1DSA-6528-1
linuxsource(unstable)7.2.6-1

Notes

[bookworm] - linux <not-affected> (Vulnerable code not present)
https://git.kernel.org/linus/8b301c4afbce4bc3f94528441d8d5ce1366504ad (7.3-rc1)

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