# CVE-2026-23429: iommu/sva: Fix crash in iommu\_sva\_unbind\_device()

- Severity: CVSS 7.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.18.20
- Published: 2026-04-03 · Updated: 2026-08-05

## Affected

- Linux: from 6.18.7, fixed in 6.18.20
- Linux: 6.19

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: iommu/sva: Fix crash in iommu_sva_unbind_device() domain->mm->iommu_mm can be freed by iommu_domain_free(): iommu_domain_free() mmdrop() __mmdrop() mm_pasid_drop() After iommu_domain_free() returns, accessing domain->mm->iommu_mm may dereference a freed mm structure, leading to a crash. Fix this by moving the code that accesses domain->mm->iommu_mm to before the call to iommu_domain_free().

## What to do

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/58abeb7b9562f25bdfa2f5ae5ce803eb02e74433
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f5daaa2c959d9f894fb5b1ab76da8612dd220a0d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/06e14c36e20b48171df13d51b89fe67c594ed07a

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