# CVE-2026-80930: tpm: tpm\_i2c\_nuvoton: disable IRQ on wait timeout

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 5.10.270, 5.15.221, 6.1.188, 6.6.157, 6.12.109, and 2 more
- Published: 2026-09-11 · Updated: 2026-10-19

## Affected

- Linux: from 4c336e4b1556f4b722ba597bc6e3df786968a600, fixed in 007c9e637e0e0b9d946b7f0e8a42f1f1aca48d7a; from 4c336e4b1556f4b722ba597bc6e3df786968a600, fixed in 2c9147b2c0d75091ab451c2461d1c91788a7e60b; from 4c336e4b1556f4b722ba597bc6e3df786968a600, fixed in 07c2544a47da481043e945322b1bef71cdd7af79; from 4c336e4b1556f4b722ba597bc6e3df786968a600, fixed in b0dc3f18af01ba9f157b7d810cb22d3752d244ef; from 4c336e4b1556f4b722ba597bc6e3df786968a600, fixed in 73e89faee1f9b9119fa70b679058b045168ae633; from 4c336e4b1556f4b722ba597bc6e3df786968a600, fixed in cde2d927c29e82380851f209222256c607969a1f; from 4c336e4b1556f4b722ba597bc6e3df786968a600, fixed in aee2296d09f6aeff41db369c6fd2dcaea3ee302c; from 4c336e4b1556f4b722ba597bc6e3df786968a600, fixed in 705c4ed0643366963547b2616d53165f2519c81f
- Linux: 3.13
- Kernel (Linux): from 3.13.0, fixed in 5.10.270; from 5.11.0, fixed in 5.15.221; from 5.16.0, fixed in 6.1.188; from 6.2.0, fixed in 6.6.157; from 6.7.0, fixed in 6.12.109; from 6.13.0, fixed in 6.18.50; from 6.19.0, fixed in 7.2.4

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tpm: tpm_i2c_nuvoton: disable IRQ on wait timeout i2c_nuvoton_wait_for_stat() enables the IRQ before waiting for the interrupt handler to report a status change. If the wait times out, or is interrupted before the handler runs, the function returns without balancing the enable_irq() call. Disable the IRQ before leaving the failed wait path. Also preserve an interrupted wait's original error code instead of converting it to -ETIMEDOUT inside the helper.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (5.10.270, 5.15.221, 6.1.188, 6.6.157, 6.12.109) per the references below.
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## Related

- Browse: [Linux kernel](https://cve.now/tech/linux-kernel.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/007c9e637e0e0b9d946b7f0e8a42f1f1aca48d7a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2c9147b2c0d75091ab451c2461d1c91788a7e60b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/07c2544a47da481043e945322b1bef71cdd7af79
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b0dc3f18af01ba9f157b7d810cb22d3752d244ef
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/73e89faee1f9b9119fa70b679058b045168ae633
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cde2d927c29e82380851f209222256c607969a1f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aee2296d09f6aeff41db369c6fd2dcaea3ee302c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/705c4ed0643366963547b2616d53165f2519c81f

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