CVE-2026-43147

Revert "PCI/IOV: Add PCI rescan-remove locking when enabling/disabling SR-IOV"

Published May 6, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 5.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

Revert "PCI/IOV: Add PCI rescan-remove locking when enabling/disabling SR-IOV"

This reverts commit 05703271c3cd ("PCI/IOV: Add PCI rescan-remove locking
when enabling/disabling SR-IOV"), which causes a deadlock by recursively
taking pci_rescan_remove_lock when sriov_del_vfs() is called as part of
pci_stop_and_remove_bus_device(). For example with the following sequence
of commands:

$ echo <NUM> > /sys/bus/pci/devices/<pf>/sriov_numvfs
$ echo 1 > /sys/bus/pci/devices/<pf>/remove

A trimmed trace of the deadlock on a mlx5 device is as below:

zsh/5715 is trying to acquire lock:
000002597926ef50 (pci_rescan_remove_lock){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: sriov_disable+0x34/0x140

but task is already holding lock:
000002597926ef50 (pci_rescan_remove_lock){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: pci_stop_and_remove_bus_device_locked+0x24/0x80
...
Call Trace:
[<00000259778c4f90>] dump_stack_lvl+0xc0/0x110
[<00000259779c844e>] print_deadlock_bug+0x31e/0x330
[<00000259779c1908>] __lock_acquire+0x16c8/0x32f0
[<00000259779bffac>] lock_acquire+0x14c/0x350
[<00000259789643a6>] __mutex_lock_common+0xe6/0x1520
[<000002597896413c>] mutex_lock_nested+0x3c/0x50
[<00000259784a07e4>] sriov_disable+0x34/0x140
[<00000258f7d6dd80>] mlx5_sriov_disable+0x50/0x80 [mlx5_core]
[<00000258f7d5745e>] remove_one+0x5e/0xf0 [mlx5_core]
[<00000259784857fc>] pci_device_remove+0x3c/0xa0
[<000002597851012e>] device_release_driver_internal+0x18e/0x280
[<000002597847ae22>] pci_stop_bus_device+0x82/0xa0
[<000002597847afce>] pci_stop_and_remove_bus_device_locked+0x5e/0x80
[<00000259784972c2>] remove_store+0x72/0x90
[<0000025977e6661a>] kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x15a/0x200
[<0000025977d7241c>] vfs_write+0x24c/0x300
[<0000025977d72696>] ksys_write+0x86/0x110
[<000002597895b61c>] __do_syscall+0x14c/0x400
[<000002597896e0ee>] system_call+0x6e/0x90

This alone is not a complete fix as it restores the issue the cited commit
tried to solve. A new fix will be provided as a follow on.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-4606-1 linux security update
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8492-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8492-2 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8497-1 Linux kernel (Low Latency) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8498-1 Linux kernel (NVIDIA Tegra) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8499-1 Linux kernel (Xilinx) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8492-3 Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi Real-time) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8492-4 Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8492-5 Linux kernel (FIPS) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8575-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8576-1 Linux kernel (NVIDIA Tegra) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8575-2 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8576-2 Linux kernel (NVIDIA Tegra) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8597-1 Linux kernel (IBM) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8575-3 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8606-1 Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8607-1 Linux kernel (Azure CVM) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8609-1 Linux kernel (Azure CVM) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8610-1 Linux kernel (Azure CVM) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8619-1 Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8620-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8620-2 Linux kernel (Azure FIPS) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8620-3 Linux kernel (Intel IoTG) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8620-4 Linux kernel (Intel IoTG) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8668-1 Linux kernel (GCP) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8668-2 Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi) vulnerabilities
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-667
Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-833
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

threat_severity

Low

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Revert "PCI/IOV: Add PCI rescan-remove locking when enabling/disabling SR-IOV" This reverts commit 05703271c3cd ("PCI/IOV: Add PCI rescan-remove locking when enabling/disabling SR-IOV"), which causes a deadlock by recursively taking pci_rescan_remove_lock when sriov_del_vfs() is called as part of pci_stop_and_remove_bus_device(). For example with the following sequence of commands: $ echo <NUM> > /sys/bus/pci/devices/<pf>/sriov_numvfs $ echo 1 > /sys/bus/pci/devices/<pf>/remove A trimmed trace of the deadlock on a mlx5 device is as below: zsh/5715 is trying to acquire lock: 000002597926ef50 (pci_rescan_remove_lock){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: sriov_disable+0x34/0x140 but task is already holding lock: 000002597926ef50 (pci_rescan_remove_lock){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: pci_stop_and_remove_bus_device_locked+0x24/0x80 ... Call Trace: [<00000259778c4f90>] dump_stack_lvl+0xc0/0x110 [<00000259779c844e>] print_deadlock_bug+0x31e/0x330 [<00000259779c1908>] __lock_acquire+0x16c8/0x32f0 [<00000259779bffac>] lock_acquire+0x14c/0x350 [<00000259789643a6>] __mutex_lock_common+0xe6/0x1520 [<000002597896413c>] mutex_lock_nested+0x3c/0x50 [<00000259784a07e4>] sriov_disable+0x34/0x140 [<00000258f7d6dd80>] mlx5_sriov_disable+0x50/0x80 [mlx5_core] [<00000258f7d5745e>] remove_one+0x5e/0xf0 [mlx5_core] [<00000259784857fc>] pci_device_remove+0x3c/0xa0 [<000002597851012e>] device_release_driver_internal+0x18e/0x280 [<000002597847ae22>] pci_stop_bus_device+0x82/0xa0 [<000002597847afce>] pci_stop_and_remove_bus_device_locked+0x5e/0x80 [<00000259784972c2>] remove_store+0x72/0x90 [<0000025977e6661a>] kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x15a/0x200 [<0000025977d7241c>] vfs_write+0x24c/0x300 [<0000025977d72696>] ksys_write+0x86/0x110 [<000002597895b61c>] __do_syscall+0x14c/0x400 [<000002597896e0ee>] system_call+0x6e/0x90 This alone is not a complete fix as it restores the issue the cited commit tried to solve. A new fix will be provided as a follow on.
Title Revert "PCI/IOV: Add PCI rescan-remove locking when enabling/disabling SR-IOV"
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
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Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Linux
Published
Updated
Nov 6, 2026, 3:32 PM
Reserved
May 1, 2026, 2:12 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
May 6, 2026, 12:16 PM
Modified
Nov 11, 2026, 9:10 PM
Severity
Low
Public date
May 6, 2026, 12:00 AM