CVE-2026-23469 | drm/imagination: Synchronize interrupts before suspending the GPU

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/imagination: Synchronize interrupts before suspending the GPU The runtime PM suspend callback doesn't know whether the IRQ handler is in progress on a different CPU core and doesn't wait for it to finish. Depending on timing, the IRQ handler could be running while the GPU is suspended, leading to kernel crashes when trying to access GPU registers. See example signature below. In a power off sequence initiated by the runtime PM suspend callback, wait for any IRQ handlers in progress on other CPU cores to finish, by calling synchronize_irq(). At the same time, remove the runtime PM resume/put calls in the threaded IRQ handler. On top of not being the right approach to begin with, and being at the wrong place as they should have wrapped all GPU register accesses, the driver would hit a deadlock between synchronize_irq() being called from a runtime PM suspend callback, holding the device power lock, and the resume callback requiring the same. Example crash signature on a TI AM68 SK platform: [ 337.241218] SError Interrupt on CPU0, code 0x00000000bf000000 -- SError [ 337.241239] CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 112 Comm: irq/234-gpu Tainted: G M 6.17.7-B2C-00005-g9c7bbe4ea16c #2 PREEMPT [ 337.241246] Tainted: [M]=MACHINE_CHECK [ 337.241249] Hardware name: Texas Instruments AM68 SK (DT) [ 337.241252] pstate: 60000005 (nZCv daif -PAN -UAO -TCO -DIT -SSBS BTYPE=--) [ 337.241256] pc : pvr_riscv_irq_pending+0xc/0x24 [ 337.241277] lr : pvr_device_irq_thread_handler+0x64/0x310 [ 337.241282] sp : ffff800085b0bd30 [ 337.241284] x29: ffff800085b0bd50 x28: ffff0008070d9eab x27: ffff800083a5ce10 [ 337.241291] x26: ffff000806e48f80 x25: ffff0008070d9eac x24: 0000000000000000 [ 337.241296] x23: ffff0008068e9bf0 x22: ffff0008068e9bd0 x21: ffff800085b0bd30 [ 337.241301] x20: ffff0008070d9e00 x19: ffff0008068e9000 x18: 0000000000000001 [ 337.241305] x17: 637365645f656c70 x16: 0000000000000000 x15: ffff000b7df9ff40 [ 337.241310] x14: 0000a585fe3c0d0e x13: 000000999704f060 x12: 000000000002771a [ 337.241314] x11: 00000000000000c0 x10: 0000000000000af0 x9 : ffff800085b0bd00 [ 337.241318] x8 : ffff0008071175d0 x7 : 000000000000b955 x6 : 0000000000000003 [ 337.241323] x5 : 0000000000000000 x4 : 0000000000000002 x3 : 0000000000000000 [ 337.241327] x2 : ffff800080e39d20 x1 : ffff800080e3fc48 x0 : 0000000000000000 [ 337.241333] Kernel panic - not syncing: Asynchronous SError Interrupt [ 337.241337] CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 112 Comm: irq/234-gpu Tainted: G M 6.17.7-B2C-00005-g9c7bbe4ea16c #2 PREEMPT [ 337.241342] Tainted: [M]=MACHINE_CHECK [ 337.241343] Hardware name: Texas Instruments AM68 SK (DT) [ 337.241345] Call trace: [ 337.241348] show_stack+0x18/0x24 (C) [ 337.241357] dump_stack_lvl+0x60/0x80 [ 337.241364] dump_stack+0x18/0x24 [ 337.241368] vpanic+0x124/0x2ec [ 337.241373] abort+0x0/0x4 [ 337.241377] add_taint+0x0/0xbc [ 337.241384] arm64_serror_panic+0x70/0x80 [ 337.241389] do_serror+0x3c/0x74 [ 337.241392] el1h_64_error_handler+0x30/0x48 [ 337.241400] el1h_64_error+0x6c/0x70 [ 337.241404] pvr_riscv_irq_pending+0xc/0x24 (P) [ 337.241410] irq_thread_fn+0x2c/0xb0 [ 337.241416] irq_thread+0x170/0x334 [ 337.241421] kthread+0x12c/0x210 [ 337.241428] ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20 [ 337.241434] SMP: stopping secondary CPUs [ 337.241451] Kernel Offset: disabled [ 337.241453] CPU features: 0x040000,02002800,20002001,0400421b [ 337.241456] Memory Limit: none [ 337.457921] ---[ end Kernel panic - not syncing: Asynchronous SError Interrupt ]---

Published: 2026-04-03 Last update: 2026-06-17 Assigner: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2026-23469 is rated Low Risk (19.1/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.09%). Low composite risk—no urgent action required; patch on your normal maintenance cycle and revisit priority if CVSS or EPSS increases.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2026-23469

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.02% 0.09% +0.07%
2 2026-04-04 — 0.02% —

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Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2026-23469

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.7 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:H)
Even with access, the exploit needs extra luck, timing, or a fussy environment to actually work.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
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Weakness enumeration for CVE-2026-23469

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2026-23469

GHSA-g8qg-gq79-mx69 · Severity: medium — In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/imagination: Synchronize...

OS Trackers for CVE-2026-23469

vendor priority summary link
debian unimportant CVE-2026-23469 unimportant priority: Debian including 1 source packages (linux), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-23469
redhat — — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-23469
suse medium CVE-2026-23469 severity moderate: SUSE including 25 source package names (cluster-md-kmp-default, dlm-kmp-default, …), 207 product×package rows across 37 product lines (SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15 SP7, SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-LTSS, … (37 product lines)): Known Not Affected 207. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-23469/
ubuntu medium CVE-2026-23469 medium priority: Ubuntu including 157 source packages (linux, linux-allwinner-5.19, …), 1256 status rows across 8 suites (bionic, focal, jammy, noble, questing, trusty, upstream, xenial): DNE 871, ignored 169, released 83, not-affected 79, needed 54. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-23469

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2026-23469

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
linux linux_kernel >= 6.8, < 6.18.20 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel >= 6.19, < 6.19.10 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 7.0 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 7.0 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 7.0 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 7.0 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2026-23469

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