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

iommu/vt-d: Flush cache for PASID table before using it

When writing the address of a freshly allocated zero-initialized PASID
table to a PASID directory entry, do that after the CPU cache flush for
this PASID table, not before it, to avoid the time window when this
PASID table may be already used by non-coherent IOMMU hardware while
its contents in RAM is still some random old data, not zero-initialized.

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Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-4606-1 linux security update
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Thu, 28 May 2026 14:30:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-362

Thu, 28 May 2026 12:15:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-821
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cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

threat_severity

Moderate


Wed, 27 May 2026 16:00:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-362

Wed, 27 May 2026 14:15:00 +0000

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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: iommu/vt-d: Flush cache for PASID table before using it When writing the address of a freshly allocated zero-initialized PASID table to a PASID directory entry, do that after the CPU cache flush for this PASID table, not before it, to avoid the time window when this PASID table may be already used by non-coherent IOMMU hardware while its contents in RAM is still some random old data, not zero-initialized.
Title iommu/vt-d: Flush cache for PASID table before using it
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-27T12:15:41.903Z

Reserved: 2026-05-13T15:03:33.080Z

Link: CVE-2026-45862

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No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-05-27T14:16:58.430

Modified: 2026-05-27T14:48:31.480

Link: CVE-2026-45862

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2026-05-27T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2026-45862 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-05-28T17:00:13Z

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