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🛡️ CVE-2026-64100 — kernel

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

drm/msm: Fix shrinker deadlock

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

drm/msm: Fix shrinker deadlock

With PROVE_LOCKING on an Snapdragon X1 and VM reclaim pressure, we see:

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WARNING: possible circular locking dependency detected

7.0.0-debug+ #43 Tainted: G W

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kswapd0/82 is trying to acquire lock:

ffff800080ec3870 (reservation_ww_class_acquire){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: msm_gem_shrinker_scan+0x17c/0x400 [msm]

but task is already holding lock:

ffffc31709b263b8 (fs_reclaim){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: balance_pgdat+0x88/0x988

which lock already depends on the new lock.

the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is:

-> #2 (fs_reclaim){+.+.}-{0:0}:

__lock_acquire+0x4d0/0xad0

lock_acquire.part.0+0xc4/0x248

lock_acquire+0x8c/0x248

fs_reclaim_acquire+0xd0/0xf0

dma_resv_lockdep+0x224/0x348

do_one_initcall+0x84/0x5d0

do_initcalls+0x194/0x1d8

kernel_init_freeable+0x128/0x180

kernel_init+0x2c/0x160

ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20

-> #1 (reservation_ww_class_mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}:

__lock_acquire+0x4d0/0xad0

lock_acquire.part.0+0xc4/0x248

lock_acquire+0x8c/0x248

dma_resv_lockdep+0x1a8/0x348

do_one_initcall+0x84/0x5d0

do_initcalls+0x194/0x1d8

kernel_init_freeable+0x128/0x180

kernel_init+0x2c/0x160

ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20

-> #0 (reservation_ww_class_acquire){+.+.}-{0:0}:

check_prev_add+0x114/0x790

validate_chain+0x594/0x6f0

__lock_acquire+0x4d0/0xad0

lock_acquire.part.0+0xc4/0x248

lock_acquire+0x8c/0x248

drm_gem_lru_scan+0x1ac/0x440

msm_gem_shrinker_scan+0x17c/0x400 [msm]

do_shrink_slab+0x150/0x4a0

shrink_slab+0x144/0x460

shrink_one+0x9c/0x1b0

shrink_many+0x27c/0x5c0

shrink_node+0x344/0x550

balance_pgdat+0x2c0/0x988

kswapd+0x11c/0x318

kthread+0x10c/0x128

ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20

other info that might help us debug this:

Chain exists of:

reservation_ww_class_acquire --> reservation_ww_class_mutex --> fs_reclaim

Possible unsafe locking scenario:

CPU0 CPU1

---- ----

lock(fs_reclaim);

lock(reservation_ww_class_mutex);

lock(fs_reclaim);

lock(reservation_ww_class_acquire);

* DEADLOCK *

1 lock held by kswapd0/82:

#0: ffffc31709b263b8 (fs_reclaim){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: balance_pgdat+0x88/0x988

stack backtrace:

CPU: 4 UID: 0 PID: 82 Comm: kswapd0 Tainted: G W 7.0.0-debug+ #43 PREEMPT(full)

Tainted: [W]=WARN

Hardware name: LENOVO 21BX0016US/21BX0016US, BIOS N3HET94W (1.66 ) 09/15/2025

Call trace:

show_stack+0x20/0x40 (C)

dump_stack_lvl+0x9c/0xd0

dump_stack+0x18/0x30

print_circular_bug+0x114/0x120

check_noncircular+0x178/0x198

check_prev_add+0x114/0x790

validate_chain+0x594/0x6f0

__lock_acquire+0x4d0/0xad0

lock_acquire.part.0+0xc4/0x248

lock_acquire+0x8c/0x248

drm_gem_lru_scan+0x1ac/0x440

msm_gem_shrinker_scan+0x17c/0x400 [msm]

do_shrink_slab+0x150/0x4a0

shrink_slab+0x144/0x460

shrink_one+0x9c/0x1b0

shrink_many+0x27c/0x5c0

shrink_node+0x344/0x550

balance_pgdat+0x2c0/0x988

kswapd+0x11c/0x318

kthread+0x10c/0x128

ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20

kswapd0 holding fs_reclaim calls the MSM shrinker, which calls

dma_resv_lock. This in turn acquires fs_reclaim.

Fix this deadlock by using dma_resv_trylock() instead, dropping the

subsequently unused passed wait-wound lock 'ticket'.

Patchwork: https://patchwork.freedesktop.org/patch/723564/

[rob: fixup compile errors, replace lockdep splat with somethin

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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.

CVSS metrics in full

The score comes from this vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

  • Attack vector: Local — a local account, shell or session on the host is needed.
  • Attack complexity: Low — the attack works reliably, with no preparation.
  • Privileges required: Low — an ordinary user account is enough.
  • User interaction: None — nobody has to be tricked into anything.
  • Scope: Unchanged — the damage stays inside the vulnerable component.
  • Confidentiality impact: None.
  • Integrity impact: None.
  • Availability impact: High — total loss, or loss the attacker controls.

Affected software

CVE-2026-64100 is recorded against 2 packages.

  • kernel (from 6.19.0 up to 7.0.11)
  • linux-kernel

Timeline and source

Published on 19 July 2026 and last revised on 13 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)
github.com (Advisory)
nvd.nist.gov (Advisory)
git.kernel.org (Package)

Other advisories for this package

kernel has other advisories on record. If you are patching this one, these are worth checking on the same host:

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 2026-07-19
Updated 2026-08-20
Modified 2026-08-13

Affected Packages

Software From version Fixed in
kernel 6.19.0 7.0.11
linux-kernel — —

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