# CVE-2026-23470: drm/imagination: Fix deadlock in soft reset sequence

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-04-03 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 6.8

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/imagination: Fix deadlock in soft reset sequence The soft reset sequence is currently executed from the threaded IRQ handler, hence it cannot call disable_irq() which internally waits for IRQ handlers, i.e. itself, to complete. Use disable_irq_nosync() during a soft reset instead.

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f99e8b813ae5ce8ffd62c33f5753bf0a008af4b1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9497b1f309436971726e229aa6026954ea7c28e9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6f39b48a2d3b1fe83f99477250cd0cd67ca1e1c6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a55c2a5c8d680156495b7b1e2a9f5a3e313ba524

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