
CVE catalog
CVE-2026-43161
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: iommu/vt-d: Skip dev-iotlb flush for inaccessible PCIe device without scalable mode PCIe endpoints with ATS enabled and passed thr
- Severity
- Medium · CVSS 5.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 0.12% · Oct 25, 2026
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: iommu/vt-d: Skip dev-iotlb flush for inaccessible PCIe device without scalable mode PCIe endpoints with ATS enabled and passed through to userspace (e.g., QEMU, DPDK) can hard-lock the host when their link drops, either by surprise removal or by a link fault. Commit 4fc82cd907ac ("iommu/vt-d: Don't issue ATS Invalidation request when device is disconnected") adds pci_dev_is_disconnected() to devtlb_invalidation_with_pasid() so ATS invalidation is skipped only when the device is being safely removed, but it applies only when Intel IOMMU scalable mode is enabled. With scalable mode disabled or unsupported, a system hard-lock occurs when a PCIe endpoint's link drops because the Intel IOMMU waits indefinitely for an ATS invalidation that cannot complete. Call Trace: qi_submit_sync qi_flush_dev_iotlb __context_flush_dev_iotlb.part.0 domain_context_clear_one_cb pci_for_each_dma_alias device_block_translation blocking_domain_attach_dev iommu_deinit_device __iommu_group_remove_device iommu_release_device iommu_bus_notifier blocking_notifier_call_chain bus_notify device_del pci_remove_bus_device pci_stop_and_remove_bus_device pciehp_unconfigure_device pciehp_disable_slot pciehp_handle_presence_or_link_change pciehp_ist Commit 81e921fd3216 ("iommu/vt-d: Fix NULL domain on device release") adds intel_pasid_teardown_sm_context() to intel_iommu_release_device(), which calls qi_flush_dev_iotlb() and can also hard-lock the system when a PCIe endpoint's link drops. Call Trace: qi_submit_sync qi_flush_dev_iotlb __context_flush_dev_iotlb.part.0 intel_context_flush_no_pasid device_pasid_table_teardown pci_pasid_table_teardown pci_for_each_dma_alias intel_pasid_teardown_sm_context intel_iommu_release_device iommu_deinit_device __iommu_group_remove_device iommu_release_device iommu_bus_notifier blocking_notifier_call_chain bus_notify device_del pci_remove_bus_device pci_stop_and_remove_bus_device pciehp_unconfigure_device pciehp_disable_slot pciehp_handle_presence_or_link_change pciehp_ist Sometimes the endpoint loses connection without a link-down event (e.g., due to a link fault); killing the process (virsh destroy) then hard-locks the host. Call Trace: qi_submit_sync qi_flush_dev_iotlb __context_flush_dev_iotlb.part.0 domain_context_clear_one_cb pci_for_each_dma_alias device_block_translation blocking_domain_attach_dev __iommu_attach_device __iommu_device_set_domain __iommu_group_set_domain_internal iommu_detach_group vfio_iommu_type1_detach_group vfio_group_detach_container vfio_group_fops_release __fput pci_dev_is_disconnected() only covers safe-removal paths; pci_device_is_present() tests accessibility by reading vendor/device IDs and internally calls pci_dev_is_disconnected(). On a ConnectX-5 (8 GT/s, x2) this costs ~70 µs. Since __context_flush_dev_iotlb() is only called on {attach,release}_dev paths (not hot), add pci_device_is_present() there to skip inaccessible devices and avoid the hard-lock.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | linux | sid | 7.2.12-1 | fixed |
| Debian | linux | forky | 7.2.12-1 | fixed |
| Debian | linux | trixie | 6.12.107-1 | fixed |
| Debian | linux | trixie-security | 6.12.113-1 | fixed |
| Debian | linux | bookworm | 6.1.176-1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | linux | bookworm-security | 6.1.190-1 | vulnerable |
| Cpe | linux | Not reported | Not reported | vulnerable |
| Cpe | linux_kernel | Not reported | 5.13 | fixed |
| Cpe | linux_kernel | Not reported | 5.14 | fixed |
| Cpe | linux_kernel | Not reported | 6.12.77 | fixed |
| Cpe | linux_kernel | Not reported | 6.18.17 | fixed |
| Cpe | linux_kernel | Not reported | 6.19.6 | fixed |
| Cpe | linux_kernel | Not reported | Not reported | unknown |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | linux | source | sid | 6.19.6-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | linux | source | forky | 6.19.6-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | linux | source | trixie | 6.12.85-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | linux | source | bookworm | (unfixed) | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Cpe | linux_kernel | cpe | Not reported | 5.13 | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Cpe | linux_kernel | cpe | Not reported | 5.14 | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Cpe | linux_kernel | cpe | Not reported | 6.12.77 | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Cpe | linux_kernel | cpe | Not reported | 6.18.17 | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Cpe | linux_kernel | cpe | Not reported | 6.19.6 | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [bpftool]Affected
Source package: [linux]
Details (6)
7.1.0+6.1.176-1· amd64 · bookwormAffected
nvd · linux · debian · bookworm; nvd · linux · debian · 12
7.1.0+6.1.176-1· arm64 · bookwormAffected
nvd · linux · debian · bookworm; nvd · linux · debian · 12
7.5.0+6.12.95-1~bpo12+1· amd64 · bookworm-backportsAffected
nvd · linux · debian · bookworm; nvd · linux · debian · 12
7.5.0+6.12.95-1~bpo12+1· arm64 · bookworm-backportsAffected
nvd · linux · debian · bookworm; nvd · linux · debian · 12
7.1.0+6.1.180-1· amd64 · bookworm-securityAffected
nvd · linux · debian · bookworm; nvd · linux · debian · 12
7.1.0+6.1.180-1· arm64 · bookworm-securityAffected
nvd · linux · debian · bookworm; nvd · linux · debian · 12
- [hyperv-daemons]Affected
Source package: [linux]
Details (6)
6.1.176-1· amd64 · bookwormAffected
nvd · linux · debian · bookworm; nvd · linux · debian · 12
6.1.176-1· arm64 · bookwormAffected
nvd · linux · debian · bookworm; nvd · linux · debian · 12
6.12.95-1~bpo12+1· amd64 · bookworm-backportsAffected
nvd · linux · debian · bookworm; nvd · linux · debian · 12
6.12.95-1~bpo12+1· arm64 · bookworm-backportsAffected
nvd · linux · debian · bookworm; nvd · linux · debian · 12
6.1.180-1· amd64 · bookworm-securityAffected
nvd · linux · debian · bookworm; nvd · linux · debian · 12
6.1.180-1· arm64 · bookworm-securityAffected
nvd · linux · debian · bookworm; nvd · linux · debian · 12
- [intel-sdsi]Affected
Source package: [linux]
Details (1)
6.12.95-1~bpo12+1· amd64 · bookworm-backportsAffected
nvd · linux · debian · bookworm; nvd · linux · debian · 12
- [libcpupower1]Affected
Source package: [linux]
Details (6)
6.1.176-1· amd64 · bookwormAffected
nvd · linux · debian · bookworm; nvd · linux · debian · 12
6.1.176-1· arm64 · bookwormAffected
nvd · linux · debian · bookworm; nvd · linux · debian · 12
6.12.95-1~bpo12+1· amd64 · bookworm-backportsAffected
nvd · linux · debian · bookworm; nvd · linux · debian · 12
6.12.95-1~bpo12+1· arm64 · bookworm-backportsAffected
nvd · linux · debian · bookworm; nvd · linux · debian · 12
6.1.180-1· amd64 · bookworm-securityAffected
nvd · linux · debian · bookworm; nvd · linux · debian · 12
6.1.180-1· arm64 · bookworm-securityAffected
nvd · linux · debian · bookworm; nvd · linux · debian · 12
- [libcpupower-dev]Affected
Source package: [linux]
Details (6)
6.1.176-1· amd64 · bookwormAffected
nvd · linux · debian · bookworm; nvd · linux · debian · 12
6.1.176-1· arm64 · bookwormAffected
nvd · linux · debian · bookworm; nvd · linux · debian · 12
6.12.95-1~bpo12+1· amd64 · bookworm-backportsAffected
nvd · linux · debian · bookworm; nvd · linux · debian · 12
6.12.95-1~bpo12+1· arm64 · bookworm-backportsAffected
nvd · linux · debian · bookworm; nvd · linux · debian · 12
6.1.180-1· amd64 · bookworm-securityAffected
nvd · linux · debian · bookworm; nvd · linux · debian · 12
6.1.180-1· arm64 · bookworm-securityAffected
nvd · linux · debian · bookworm; nvd · linux · debian · 12
- [linux-bpf-dev]Affected
Source package: [linux]
Details (2)
6.12.95-1~bpo12+1· amd64 · bookworm-backportsAffected
nvd · linux · debian · bookworm; nvd · linux · debian · 12
6.12.95-1~bpo12+1· arm64 · bookworm-backportsAffected
nvd · linux · debian · bookworm; nvd · linux · debian · 12
- [linux-compiler-gcc-12-x86]Affected
Source package: [linux]
Details (2)
6.1.176-1· amd64 · bookwormAffected
nvd · linux · debian · bookworm; nvd · linux · debian · 12
6.1.180-1· amd64 · bookworm-securityAffected
nvd · linux · debian · bookworm; nvd · linux · debian · 12
- [linux-config-6.1]Affected
Source package: [linux]
Details (4)
6.1.176-1· amd64 · bookwormAffected
nvd · linux · debian · bookworm; nvd · linux · debian · 12
6.1.176-1· arm64 · bookwormAffected
nvd · linux · debian · bookworm; nvd · linux · debian · 12
6.1.180-1· amd64 · bookworm-securityAffected
nvd · linux · debian · bookworm; nvd · linux · debian · 12
6.1.180-1· arm64 · bookworm-securityAffected
nvd · linux · debian · bookworm; nvd · linux · debian · 12
- [linux-cpupower]Affected
Source package: [linux]
Details (6)
6.1.176-1· amd64 · bookwormAffected
nvd · linux · debian · bookworm; nvd · linux · debian · 12
6.1.176-1· arm64 · bookwormAffected
nvd · linux · debian · bookworm; nvd · linux · debian · 12
6.12.95-1~bpo12+1· amd64 · bookworm-backportsAffected
nvd · linux · debian · bookworm; nvd · linux · debian · 12
6.12.95-1~bpo12+1· arm64 · bookworm-backportsAffected
nvd · linux · debian · bookworm; nvd · linux · debian · 12
6.1.180-1· amd64 · bookworm-securityAffected
nvd · linux · debian · bookworm; nvd · linux · debian · 12
6.1.180-1· arm64 · bookworm-securityAffected
nvd · linux · debian · bookworm; nvd · linux · debian · 12
- [linux-doc]Affected
Source package: [linux]
Details (32)
6.1.170-3· all · bookwormAffected
nvd · linux · debian · bookworm; nvd · linux · debian · 12
6.1.170-3· all · bookwormAffected
nvd · linux · debian · bookworm; nvd · linux · debian · 12
6.1.176-1· all · bookwormAffected
nvd · linux · debian · bookworm; nvd · linux · debian · 12
6.1.176-1· all · bookwormAffected
nvd · linux · debian · bookworm; nvd · linux · debian · 12
6.12.43-1~bpo12+1· all · bookworm-backportsAffected
nvd · linux · debian · bookworm; nvd · linux · debian · 12
6.12.43-1~bpo12+1· all · bookworm-backportsAffected
nvd · linux · debian · bookworm; nvd · linux · debian · 12
6.12.57-1~bpo12+1· all · bookworm-backportsAffected
nvd · linux · debian · bookworm; nvd · linux · debian · 12
6.12.57-1~bpo12+1· all · bookworm-backportsAffected
nvd · linux · debian · bookworm; nvd · linux · debian · 12
6.12.63-1~bpo12+1· all · bookworm-backportsAffected
nvd · linux · debian · bookworm; nvd · linux · debian · 12
6.12.63-1~bpo12+1· all · bookworm-backportsAffected
nvd · linux · debian · bookworm; nvd · linux · debian · 12
6.12.69-1~bpo12+1· all · bookworm-backportsAffected
nvd · linux · debian · bookworm; nvd · linux · debian · 12
6.12.69-1~bpo12+1· all · bookworm-backportsAffected
nvd · linux · debian · bookworm; nvd · linux · debian · 12
6.12.73-1~bpo12+1· all · bookworm-backportsAffected
nvd · linux · debian · bookworm; nvd · linux · debian · 12
6.12.73-1~bpo12+1· all · bookworm-backportsAffected
nvd · linux · debian · bookworm; nvd · linux · debian · 12
6.12.74-2~bpo12+1· all · bookworm-backportsAffected
nvd · linux · debian · bookworm; nvd · linux · debian · 12
6.12.74-2~bpo12+1· all · bookworm-backportsAffected
nvd · linux · debian · bookworm; nvd · linux · debian · 12
6.12.85-1~bpo12+1· all · bookworm-backportsAffected
nvd · linux · debian · bookworm; nvd · linux · debian · 12
6.12.85-1~bpo12+1· all · bookworm-backportsAffected
nvd · linux · debian · bookworm; nvd · linux · debian · 12
6.12.86-1~bpo12+1· all · bookworm-backportsAffected
nvd · linux · debian · bookworm; nvd · linux · debian · 12
6.12.86-1~bpo12+1· all · bookworm-backportsAffected
nvd · linux · debian · bookworm; nvd · linux · debian · 12
6.12.88-1~bpo12+1· all · bookworm-backportsAffected
nvd · linux · debian · bookworm; nvd · linux · debian · 12
6.12.88-1~bpo12+1· all · bookworm-backportsAffected
nvd · linux · debian · bookworm; nvd · linux · debian · 12
6.12.90-1~bpo12+1· all · bookworm-backportsAffected
nvd · linux · debian · bookworm; nvd · linux · debian · 12
6.12.90-1~bpo12+1· all · bookworm-backportsAffected
nvd · linux · debian · bookworm; nvd · linux · debian · 12
6.12.90-2~bpo12+1· all · bookworm-backportsAffected
nvd · linux · debian · bookworm; nvd · linux · debian · 12
6.12.90-2~bpo12+1· all · bookworm-backportsAffected
nvd · linux · debian · bookworm; nvd · linux · debian · 12
6.12.94-1~bpo12+1· all · bookworm-backportsAffected
nvd · linux · debian · bookworm; nvd · linux · debian · 12
6.12.94-1~bpo12+1· all · bookworm-backportsAffected
nvd · linux · debian · bookworm; nvd · linux · debian · 12
6.12.95-1~bpo12+1· all · bookworm-backportsAffected
nvd · linux · debian · bookworm; nvd · linux · debian · 12
6.12.95-1~bpo12+1· all · bookworm-backportsAffected
nvd · linux · debian · bookworm; nvd · linux · debian · 12
6.1.180-1· all · bookworm-securityAffected
nvd · linux · debian · bookworm; nvd · linux · debian · 12
6.1.180-1· all · bookworm-securityAffected
nvd · linux · debian · bookworm; nvd · linux · debian · 12
- [linux-doc-6.1]Affected
Source package: [linux]
Details (6)
6.1.170-3· all · bookwormAffected
nvd · linux · debian · bookworm; nvd · linux · debian · 12
6.1.170-3· all · bookwormAffected
nvd · linux · debian · bookworm; nvd · linux · debian · 12
6.1.176-1· all · bookwormAffected
nvd · linux · debian · bookworm; nvd · linux · debian · 12
6.1.176-1· all · bookwormAffected
nvd · linux · debian · bookworm; nvd · linux · debian · 12
6.1.180-1· all · bookworm-securityAffected
nvd · linux · debian · bookworm; nvd · linux · debian · 12
6.1.180-1· all · bookworm-securityAffected
nvd · linux · debian · bookworm; nvd · linux · debian · 12
- [linux-headers-6.1.0-47-amd64]Affected
Source package: [linux]
Details (1)
6.1.170-3· amd64 · bookwormAffected
nvd · linux · debian · bookworm; nvd · linux · debian · 12
- [linux-headers-6.1.0-47-arm64]Affected
Source package: [linux]
Details (1)
6.1.170-3· arm64 · bookwormAffected
nvd · linux · debian · bookworm; nvd · linux · debian · 12
- [linux-headers-6.1.0-47-cloud-amd64]Affected
Source package: [linux]
Details (1)
6.1.170-3· amd64 · bookwormAffected
nvd · linux · debian · bookworm; nvd · linux · debian · 12
- [linux-headers-6.1.0-47-cloud-arm64]Affected
Source package: [linux]
Details (1)
6.1.170-3· arm64 · bookwormAffected
nvd · linux · debian · bookworm; nvd · linux · debian · 12
- [linux-headers-6.1.0-47-common]Affected
Source package: [linux]
Details (2)
6.1.170-3· all · bookwormAffected
nvd · linux · debian · bookworm; nvd · linux · debian · 12
6.1.170-3· all · bookwormAffected
nvd · linux · debian · bookworm; nvd · linux · debian · 12
- [linux-headers-6.1.0-47-common-rt]Affected
Source package: [linux]
Details (2)
6.1.170-3· all · bookwormAffected
nvd · linux · debian · bookworm; nvd · linux · debian · 12
6.1.170-3· all · bookwormAffected
nvd · linux · debian · bookworm; nvd · linux · debian · 12
- [linux-headers-6.1.0-47-rt-amd64]Affected
Source package: [linux]
Details (1)
6.1.170-3· amd64 · bookwormAffected
nvd · linux · debian · bookworm; nvd · linux · debian · 12
- [linux-headers-6.1.0-47-rt-arm64]Affected
Source package: [linux]
Details (1)
6.1.170-3· arm64 · bookwormAffected
nvd · linux · debian · bookworm; nvd · linux · debian · 12
- [linux-headers-6.1.0-50-amd64]Affected
Source package: [linux]
Details (1)
6.1.176-1· amd64 · bookwormAffected
nvd · linux · debian · bookworm; nvd · linux · debian · 12
Observed:
References
- [https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf/opensuse-su-2026_21388-1.json]
- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-43161]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2026-43161]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-43161]
- [https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-43161.json]
- [https://wid.cert-bund.de/.well-known/csaf/white/2026/wid-sec-w-2026-1405.json]
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