CVE-2026-43319
spi: spidev: fix lock inversion between spi_lock and buf_lock
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
spi: spidev: fix lock inversion between spi_lock and buf_lock
The spidev driver previously used two mutexes, spi_lock and buf_lock,
but acquired them in different orders depending on the code path:
write()/read(): buf_lock -> spi_lock
ioctl(): spi_lock -> buf_lock
This AB-BA locking pattern triggers lockdep warnings and can
cause real deadlocks:
WARNING: possible circular locking dependency detected
spidev_ioctl() -> mutex_lock(&spidev->buf_lock)
spidev_sync_write() -> mutex_lock(&spidev->spi_lock)
*** DEADLOCK ***
The issue is reproducible with a simple userspace program that
performs write() and SPI_IOC_WR_MAX_SPEED_HZ ioctl() calls from
separate threads on the same spidev file descriptor.
Fix this by simplifying the locking model and removing the lock
inversion entirely. spidev_sync() no longer performs any locking,
and all callers serialize access using spi_lock.
buf_lock is removed since its functionality is fully covered by
spi_lock, eliminating the possibility of lock ordering issues.
This removes the lock inversion and prevents deadlocks without
changing userspace ABI or behaviour.
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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/40534d19ed2afb880ecf202dab26a8e7a5808d16https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/41ccfac7d302968a4f32b5f7b012d066c5f5cdf8https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e341e18215030af2136836b78508e0d798916df7https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f8431b8672231d378b03176fe74c95adfd3522cfhttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fabfed1afe273717ea33b8aee46b767360edbb80