# CVE-2026-93822: PCI: iproc: Protect root bus removal with rescan lock

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 5.10.271, 5.15.222, 6.1.189, 6.6.158, 6.12.111, and 1 more
- Published: 2026-09-24 · Updated: 2026-10-03

## Affected

- Linux: from 1fb37a8178da007cad75f48e2355b9dcb0711e06, fixed in e7d9d7be2c1f8d434032983bc86a05805178c9c9; from 1fb37a8178da007cad75f48e2355b9dcb0711e06, fixed in 1618e374ba4c7117c04662422ef985e9d64e2466; from 1fb37a8178da007cad75f48e2355b9dcb0711e06, fixed in 4e1d34d824050a4e700ca442f815a95d9f214b83; from 1fb37a8178da007cad75f48e2355b9dcb0711e06, fixed in aaf4153caed9f1760b9f266612b0599bfd97150c; from 1fb37a8178da007cad75f48e2355b9dcb0711e06, fixed in bd2bf1e0d973c93fc1637b90cbb9a5a5f6884bd3; from 1fb37a8178da007cad75f48e2355b9dcb0711e06, fixed in ee06aafc2d760a4ee023e0b2e95ce1ec71bddc6c; from 1fb37a8178da007cad75f48e2355b9dcb0711e06, fixed in a6a64e150f12ad5391e0a0d60f6a3d119b06ce50
- Linux: 4.1
- Kernel (Linux): from 4.1.0, fixed in 5.10.271; from 5.11.0, fixed in 5.15.222; from 5.16.0, fixed in 6.1.189; from 6.2.0, fixed in 6.6.158; from 6.7.0, fixed in 6.12.111; from 6.13.0, fixed in 6.18.53

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: PCI: iproc: Protect root bus removal with rescan lock Hold the pci_rescan_remove_lock lock while stopping and removing a root bus to avoid racing with concurrent rescan or hotplug operations triggered via sysfs. Such races may lead to use-after-free issues or system crashes. [bhelgaas: commit log]

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (5.10.271, 5.15.222, 6.1.189, 6.6.158, 6.12.111) 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/e7d9d7be2c1f8d434032983bc86a05805178c9c9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1618e374ba4c7117c04662422ef985e9d64e2466
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4e1d34d824050a4e700ca442f815a95d9f214b83
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aaf4153caed9f1760b9f266612b0599bfd97150c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bd2bf1e0d973c93fc1637b90cbb9a5a5f6884bd3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ee06aafc2d760a4ee023e0b2e95ce1ec71bddc6c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a6a64e150f12ad5391e0a0d60f6a3d119b06ce50

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