PT-2026-37593 · Linux+3 · Linux+156

Published 2026-05-06 · Updated 2026-05-07 · CVE-2026-43253

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CVSS v3.1

7.5

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel (affected versions not specified)

Description When iommu.strict is set to 1, the completion wait path can cause soft lockups in stressed environments. This occurs because the wait on sem() function busy-waits while holding a spinlock with interrupts disabled. The wait on sem() function only polls the hardware-updated cmd sem and does not require the iommu->lock, meaning holding the lock during this process unnecessarily increases contention and extends the duration that interrupts remain disabled. The issue is addressed by moving the completion wait in the iommu completion wait() function outside of the spinlock.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Improper Locking

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-667

Related Identifiers

CVE-2026-43253

Affected Products

Linux

Linux-Allwinner-5.19

Linux-Aws

Linux-Aws-5.0

Linux-Aws-5.11

Linux-Aws-5.13

Linux-Aws-5.15

Linux-Aws-5.19

Linux-Aws-5.3

Linux-Aws-5.4

Linux-Aws-5.8

Linux-Aws-6.14

Linux-Aws-6.17

Linux-Aws-6.2

Linux-Aws-6.5

Linux-Aws-6.8

Linux-Aws-Fips

Linux-Aws-Hwe

Linux-Azure

Linux-Azure-4.15

Linux-Azure-5.11

Linux-Azure-5.13

Linux-Azure-5.15

Linux-Azure-5.19

Linux-Azure-5.3

Linux-Azure-5.4

Linux-Azure-5.8

Linux-Azure-6.11

Linux-Azure-6.14

Linux-Azure-6.17

Linux-Azure-6.2

Linux-Azure-6.5

Linux-Azure-6.8

Linux-Azure-Edge

Linux-Azure-Fde

Linux-Azure-Fde-5.15

Linux-Azure-Fde-5.19

Linux-Azure-Fde-6.14

Linux-Azure-Fde-6.17

Linux-Azure-Fde-6.2

Linux-Azure-Fde-6.8

Linux-Azure-Fips

Linux-Azure-Nvidia

Linux-Azure-Nvidia-6.14

Linux-Bluefield

Linux-Fips

Linux-Gcp

Linux-Gcp-4.15

Linux-Gcp-5.11

Linux-Gcp-5.13

Linux-Gcp-5.15

Linux-Gcp-5.19

Linux-Gcp-5.3

Linux-Gcp-5.4

Linux-Gcp-5.8

Linux-Gcp-6.11

Linux-Gcp-6.14

Linux-Gcp-6.17

Linux-Gcp-6.2

Linux-Gcp-6.5

Linux-Gcp-6.8

Linux-Gcp-Fips

Linux-Gke

Linux-Gke-4.15

Linux-Gkeop-5.15

Linux-Gke-5.4

Linux-Gkeop

Linux-Hwe

Linux-Hwe-5.11

Linux-Hwe-5.13

Linux-Hwe-5.15

Linux-Hwe-5.19

Linux-Hwe-5.4

Linux-Hwe-5.8

Linux-Hwe-6.11

Linux-Hwe-6.14

Linux-Hwe-6.17

Linux-Hwe-6.2

Linux-Hwe-6.5

Linux-Hwe-6.8

Linux-Hwe-Edge

Linux-Ibm

Linux-Ibm-5.15

Linux-Ibm-5.4

Linux-Ibm-6.8

Linux-Intel-5.13

Linux-Intel-Iot-Realtime

Linux-Intel-Iotg

Linux-Intel-Iotg-5.15

Linux-Iot

Linux-Kvm

Linux-Lowlatency

Linux-Lowlatency-Hwe-5.15

Linux-Lowlatency-Hwe-5.19

Linux-Lowlatency-Hwe-6.11

Linux-Lowlatency-Hwe-6.2

Linux-Lowlatency-Hwe-6.5

Linux-Lowlatency-Hwe-6.8

Linux-Lts

Linux-Lts-Xenial

Linux-Nvidia

Linux-Nvidia-6.11

Linux-Nvidia-6.2

Linux-Nvidia-6.5

Linux-Nvidia-6.8

Linux-Nvidia-Lowlatency

Linux-Nvidia-Tegra

Linux-Nvidia-Tegra-5.15

Linux-Nvidia-Tegra-Igx

Linux-Oem

Linux-Oem-5.10

Linux-Oem-5.13

Linux-Oem-5.14

Linux-Oem-5.17

Linux-Oem-5.6

Linux-Oem-6.0

Linux-Oem-6.1

Linux-Oem-6.11

Linux-Oem-6.14

Linux-Oem-6.17

Linux-Oem-6.5

Linux-Oem-6.8

Linux-Oracle

Linux-Oracle-5.0

Linux-Oracle-5.11

Linux-Oracle-5.13

Linux-Oracle-5.15

Linux-Oracle-5.3

Linux-Oracle-5.4

Linux-Oracle-5.8

Linux-Oracle-6.14

Linux-Oracle-6.17

Linux-Oracle-6.5

Linux-Oracle-6.8

Linux-Raspi

Linux-Raspi-5.4

Linux-Raspi-Realtime

Linux-Raspi2

Linux-Realtime

Linux-Realtime-6.14

Linux-Realtime-6.17

Linux-Realtime-6.8

Linux-Riscv

Linux-Riscv-5.11

Linux-Riscv-5.15

Linux-Riscv-5.19

Linux-Riscv-5.8

Linux-Riscv-6.14

Linux-Riscv-6.17

Linux-Riscv-6.5

Linux-Riscv-6.8

Linux-Starfive-5.19

Linux-Starfive-6.2

Linux-Starfive-6.5

Linux-Xilinx

Linux-Xilinx-Zynqmp

Linux Kernel

References · 14

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-43253 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-43253 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2026-43253 · Vendor Advisory
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f2f65b28d802a667119147444ec2ae33eebf9a58 · Patch
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-43253 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/BELL-CVE-2026-43253 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-43253 · Vendor Advisory
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e15768e68820142077bbca402d8e902f64ade1b0 · Patch
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/715c263119fd1b918a9fcbd8a36ea5b604a46324 · Patch
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/496269d12072ecb219826485bdbec70c92a8eef5 · Patch
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d2a0cac10597068567d336e85fa3cbdbe8ca62bf · Patch
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-43253 · Vendor Advisory
• https://git.kernel.org/linus/d2a0cac10597068567d336e85fa3cbdbe8ca62bf · Note
• https://docs.bell-sw.com/security/cves/CVE-2026-43253 · Note