SB20260816380 - Race condition in Linux kernel dma dw-edma driver
Published: August 16, 2026
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Race condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-72148)
CWE-ID: CWE-362 - Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')
CVSSv4: 6.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
The vulnerability allows a local user to cause a denial of service.
The vulnerability exists due to a race condition in dw_edma_v0_core_start() when concurrently starting DMA channels. A local user can trigger concurrent channel operations to cause a denial of service.
The DONE_INT_MASK and ABORT_INT_MASK registers are shared by all DMA channels, and the issue arises from a non-atomic read-modify-write sequence while updating them.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1553ca96e9df158d8f37137cf4bf5fb0dc981d94
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/21a9834f56d6249aaa6ca7c2d8c182d66c48c3e1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2247cc25a91fb1b5b86586ed55fdd5b725a7477c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3ee0f478bb29b4ee892b178179a9a76ddd194149
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8ffba0171c6bbce5f093c6dba5a02c0805b31203
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ddbc4a8a4fe296f1fa2e59f7d176fc7c773df640