# CVE-2026-97948: powerpc/eeh: Fix recursive locking on devices without EEH sensitive driver

- 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 4 more
- Published: 2026-09-25 · Updated: 2026-10-19

## Affected

- Linux: from 502f08831a9afb72dc98a56ae6504da43e93b250, fixed in 3833dfae0680b6b16e2469fbc90aa48376311cd8; from f56e004b781719d8fdf6c9619b15caf2579bc1f2, fixed in 24524fca27da674668941440e8e05cdfec0b0222; from 59c6d3d81d42bf543c90597b4f38c53d6874c5a1, fixed in a58531181363219fa5de2b53d5d7274dcdfca98b; from a426e8a6ae161f51888585b065db0f8f93ab2e16, fixed in 460fab22b65138531082910702f74b048b25237b; from d2c60a8a387e9fcc28447ef36c03f8e49fd052a6, fixed in 102e3dc5ab5ba052e294819e83384166b242c1ec; from 1010b4c012b0d78dfb9d3132b49aa2ef024a07a7, fixed in 2920af33d097ca335e492b346af70b72986ad6dc; from 1010b4c012b0d78dfb9d3132b49aa2ef024a07a7, fixed in 85d8eaefc052cf3e5ae2c7bafeda2db68b8898b4; from 1010b4c012b0d78dfb9d3132b49aa2ef024a07a7, fixed in c5e68706527968282e49de205cc2b935823cb88a; from 5.10.241, fixed in 5.10.271; from 5.15.190, fixed in 5.15.222; from 6.1.148, fixed in 6.1.189; from 6.6.102, fixed in 6.6.158; from 6.12.42, fixed in 6.12.111; from 6.15.10, fixed in 6.16; from 6.16.1, fixed in 6.17
- Linux: 6.17
- Kernel (Linux): 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; from 6.17.0, fixed in 7.2.7

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: powerpc/eeh: Fix recursive locking on devices without EEH sensitive driver The commit 1010b4c012b0 ("powerpc/eeh: Make EEH driver device hotplug safe") refactored the EEH code such that the pci_rescan_remove_lock is held at the beginning of eeh_handle_normal_event() and the eeh_reset_device() is called with that lock being held. Looks like the commit missed to remove the existing lock/unlock inside eeh_rmv_device() which is no longer necessary. This is causing the eehd to hang on the lock which it actually holds when that code path is taken. [<0>] 0xc00000011c78f870 [<0>] __switch_to+0xfc/0x1a0 [<0>] pci_lock_rescan_remove+0x30/0x44 [<0>] eeh_rmv_device+0x290/0x2e0 [<0>] eeh_pe_dev_traverse+0x80/0x130 [<0>] eeh_reset_device+0xcc/0x23c [<0>] eeh_handle_normal_event+0x830/0xa80 [<0>] eeh_event_handler+0xf8/0x190 [<0>] kthread+0x194/0x1b0 [<0>] start_kernel_thread+0x14/0x18 The issue is seen for cases where the errors are detected on the PHB directly AND|OR for devices where the driver error_detected() returns PCI_ERS_RESULT_NEED_RESET, and driver being not EEH sensitive(i.e no error handlers like slot_reset(), resume() etc defined).

## 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

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3833dfae0680b6b16e2469fbc90aa48376311cd8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/24524fca27da674668941440e8e05cdfec0b0222
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a58531181363219fa5de2b53d5d7274dcdfca98b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/460fab22b65138531082910702f74b048b25237b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/102e3dc5ab5ba052e294819e83384166b242c1ec
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2920af33d097ca335e492b346af70b72986ad6dc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/85d8eaefc052cf3e5ae2c7bafeda2db68b8898b4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c5e68706527968282e49de205cc2b935823cb88a

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