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🛡️ CVE-2026-43227 — kernel

🟡 CVSS 5.5 — Medium ✅ No Known Exploit NVD
5.5
CVSS Score
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Description

clocksource/drivers/sh_tmu: Always leave device running after probe

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

clocksource/drivers/sh_tmu: Always leave device running after probe

The TMU device can be used as both a clocksource and a clockevent

provider. The driver tries to be smart and power itself on and off, as

well as enabling and disabling its clock when it's not in operation.

This behavior is slightly altered if the TMU is used as an early

platform device in which case the device is left powered on after probe,

but the clock is still enabled and disabled at runtime.

This has worked for a long time, but recent improvements in PREEMPT_RT

and PROVE_LOCKING have highlighted an issue. As the TMU registers itself

as a clockevent provider, clockevents_register_device(), it needs to use

raw spinlocks internally as this is the context of which the clockevent

framework interacts with the TMU driver. However in the context of

holding a raw spinlock the TMU driver can't really manage its power

state or clock with calls to pm_runtime_*() and clk_*() as these calls

end up in other platform drivers using regular spinlocks to control

power and clocks.

This mix of spinlock contexts trips a lockdep warning.

=============================

[ BUG: Invalid wait context ]

6.18.0-arm64-renesas-09926-gee959e7c5e34 #1 Not tainted

-----------------------------

swapper/0/0 is trying to lock:

ffff000008c9e180 (&dev->power.lock){-...}-{3:3}, at: __pm_runtime_resume+0x38/0x88

other info that might help us debug this:

context-{5:5}

1 lock held by swapper/0/0:

ccree e6601000.crypto: ARM CryptoCell 630P Driver: HW version 0xAF400001/0xDCC63000, Driver version 5.0

#0: ffff8000817ec298

ccree e6601000.crypto: ARM ccree device initialized

(tick_broadcast_lock){-...}-{2:2}, at: __tick_broadcast_oneshot_control+0xa4/0x3a8

stack backtrace:

CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 0 Comm: swapper/0 Not tainted 6.18.0-arm64-renesas-09926-gee959e7c5e34 #1 PREEMPT

Hardware name: Renesas Salvator-X 2nd version board based on r8a77965 (DT)

Call trace:

show_stack+0x14/0x1c (C)

dump_stack_lvl+0x6c/0x90

dump_stack+0x14/0x1c

__lock_acquire+0x904/0x1584

lock_acquire+0x220/0x34c

_raw_spin_lock_irqsave+0x58/0x80

__pm_runtime_resume+0x38/0x88

sh_tmu_clock_event_set_oneshot+0x84/0xd4

clockevents_switch_state+0xfc/0x13c

tick_broadcast_set_event+0x30/0xa4

__tick_broadcast_oneshot_control+0x1e0/0x3a8

tick_broadcast_oneshot_control+0x30/0x40

cpuidle_enter_state+0x40c/0x680

cpuidle_enter+0x30/0x40

do_idle+0x1f4/0x280

cpu_startup_entry+0x34/0x40

kernel_init+0x0/0x130

do_one_initcall+0x0/0x230

__primary_switched+0x88/0x90

For non-PREEMPT_RT builds this is not really an issue, but for

PREEMPT_RT builds where normal spinlocks can sleep this might be an

issue. Be cautious and always leave the power and clock running after

probe.

How this vulnerability can be exploited

This issue can be reached with local access to the system, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs low-level privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality none, integrity none, availability high.

Affected software

CVE-2026-43227 is recorded against 2 packages.

  • kernel (from 6.19.0 up to 6.19.6)
  • linux-kernel (from 6.19 up to 6.19.6)

Timeline and source

Published on 6 May 2026 and last revised on 12 August 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. A vendor advisory or fix has been published. Record sourced from NVD.

References

git.kernel.org (Web)
git.kernel.org (Web)
git.kernel.org (Web)
git.kernel.org (Web)
git.kernel.org (Web)
git.kernel.org (Web)
git.kernel.org (Web)
git.kernel.org (Web)
github.com (Advisory)
nvd.nist.gov (Advisory)
git.kernel.org (Package)

CVE-2026-43227 on other distributions

Each distribution ships its own build and its own fixed version. Pick the one you run:

Details

Severity Medium
CVSS Score 5.5
CVSS Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE N/A
Public Exploit ✅ No
Source NVD
Published 2026-05-06
Updated 2026-08-20
Modified 2026-08-12

Affected Packages

Software From version Fixed in
kernel 6.19.0 6.19.6
linux-kernel 6.19 6.19.6

References

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