CVE-2026-80896

Source
https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-80896
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2026-80896.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2026-80896
Downstream
Published
2026-09-04T17:11:11Z
Modified
2026-09-06T03:46:55Z
Summary
mshv: Fix race in mshv_irqfd_deassign
Details

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

mshv: Fix race in mshv_irqfd_deassign

mshv_irqfd_deactivate() and the hlist traversal of pt_irqfds_list require pt->pt_irqfds_lock to be held, but mshv_irqfd_deassign() omits it. This races with the EPOLLHUP path in mshv_irqfd_wakeup(), which does take the lock before calling mshv_irqfd_deactivate().

Additionally, mshv_irqfd_deactivate() uses hlist_del() which poisons the node pointers rather than resetting them. Since mshv_irqfd_is_active() relies on hlist_unhashed() (checks pprev == NULL), a poisoned node still appears active. If a concurrent path calls mshv_irqfd_deactivate() again on the same irqfd, the guard fails to prevent a double hlist_del() on poisoned pointers.

Fix both issues:

  • Add the missing spin_lock_irq/spin_unlock_irq around the list traversal in mshv_irqfd_deassign(), matching mshv_irqfd_release().
  • Use hlist_del_init() instead of hlist_del() so the node is properly marked as unhashed after removal, making the is_active guard reliable.
Database specific
{
    "cna_assigner": "Linux",
    "osv_generated_from": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/80xxx/CVE-2026-80896.json"
}
References

Affected packages

Git / git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git

Affected ranges

Type
GIT
Repo
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
Events
Introduced
621191d709b14882270dfd8ea5d7d6cdfebe2c35
Fixed
72a90ce4918b5a2d4820fe20677ba9af780d8826
Fixed
4529a41a675b96e0f876eef1cc93a31a57cb4d18
Fixed
0762262ac3e70f65b3bb843fe892f8bac1562d08

Database specific

source
"https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2026-80896.json"

Linux / Kernel

Package

Name
Kernel

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
6.15.0
Fixed
6.18.44
Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
6.19.0
Fixed
7.1.8

Database specific

source
"https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2026-80896.json"