CVE-2026-90315

PCI/sysfs: Add lockdown checks to legacy I/O and memory handlers

Published Sep 17, 2026 CVSS n/a EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

PCI/sysfs: Add lockdown checks to legacy I/O and memory handlers

Currently, the legacy I/O and memory sysfs handlers do not check
security_locked_down(LOCKDOWN_PCI_ACCESS), leaving the legacy_io and
legacy_mem files unprotected when the kernel is locked down.

Commit eb627e17727e ("PCI: Lock down BAR access when the kernel is locked
down") added the check to pci_write_config(), pci_mmap_resource(), and
pci_write_resource_io() to prevent userspace from programming DMA-capable
hardware that could be used to modify kernel code, but did not cover the
legacy handlers.

As a result, root can still write arbitrary I/O ports and map the legacy
I/O and memory spaces while the kernel is locked down, which is the same
capability the lockdown is meant to remove.

Add the same check to pci_write_legacy_io(), pci_mmap_legacy_mem(), and
pci_mmap_legacy_io().

These generic handlers cover both architectures that define HAVE_PCI_LEGACY
(such as Alpha and PowerPC).

[bhelgaas: add Link]

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-9019-1 Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-9020-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Linux kernel
Vendors & Products Linux kernel
Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-284
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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: PCI/sysfs: Add lockdown checks to legacy I/O and memory handlers Currently, the legacy I/O and memory sysfs handlers do not check security_locked_down(LOCKDOWN_PCI_ACCESS), leaving the legacy_io and legacy_mem files unprotected when the kernel is locked down. Commit eb627e17727e ("PCI: Lock down BAR access when the kernel is locked down") added the check to pci_write_config(), pci_mmap_resource(), and pci_write_resource_io() to prevent userspace from programming DMA-capable hardware that could be used to modify kernel code, but did not cover the legacy handlers. As a result, root can still write arbitrary I/O ports and map the legacy I/O and memory spaces while the kernel is locked down, which is the same capability the lockdown is meant to remove. Add the same check to pci_write_legacy_io(), pci_mmap_legacy_mem(), and pci_mmap_legacy_io(). These generic handlers cover both architectures that define HAVE_PCI_LEGACY (such as Alpha and PowerPC). [bhelgaas: add Link]
Title PCI/sysfs: Add lockdown checks to legacy I/O and memory handlers
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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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Linux
Published
Updated
Oct 19, 2026, 9:01 AM
Reserved
Sep 11, 2026, 7:38 PM
Status
Received
Published
Sep 17, 2026, 5:17 PM
Modified
Oct 19, 2026, 9:19 AM