# CVE-2026-80687: iommufd/viommu: Release the igroup lock on the vdevice\_size error path

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-08-28 · Updated: 2026-08-28

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 6.17

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: iommufd/viommu: Release the igroup lock on the vdevice_size error path iommufd_vdevice_alloc_ioctl() takes idev->igroup->lock, then validates the driver's vdevice_size against the core structure size with a WARN_ON_ONCE. On failure that guard jumps to out_put_idev, below out_unlock_igroup, so it skips the mutex_unlock(), leaving the igroup lock held and deadlocking the next vDEVICE operation on that group. Jump to out_unlock_igroup instead.

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/294b464b2be7e57872864cb6936e1d9c7294f89d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ca9e49e1c8931a4e6e743a1f1d2e7f977f774b86
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/339bd11591593ab7ce88136ab7fd01ef3813b724

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