i3c: master: svc: Prevent IRQ storm from false SLVSTART on NPCM845
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: i3c: master: svc: Prevent IRQ storm from false SLVSTART on NPCM845 On NPCM845, when a target on the I3C bus gets stuck holding SDA low, the controller reports a false Master Request (MR) in-band interrupt event. The driver handles this by emitting a STOP condition to restore the bus. However, the hardware quirk SVC_I3C_QUIRK_FALSE_SLVSTART indicates that emitting a STOP condition may spuriously set the SLVSTART interrupt status bit. In the Master Request case, this creates a feedback loop: the STOP triggers a new SLVSTART event, the IRQ handler fires again, the controller still reports an MR type, another STOP is emitted, and the cycle repeats indefinitely, resulting in an IRQ storm that can lock up the CPU. Clear the SLVSTART status bit explicitly after emitting the STOP in the Master Request IBI handler when the SVC_I3C_QUIRK_FALSE_SLVSTART quirk is set. This breaks the feedback loop without affecting normal SLVSTART processing, which is already guarded in the top-level IRQ handler by checking that MSTATUS is in SLVREQ state.
- Published
- Sep 24, 2026
- Updated
- Sep 28, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.1% · 3th percentile
- CWE
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- CVSS
- 0 / 40 · —
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.1%
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Linux Linux
- 30748ce7e156f221fb91689b338a0d7df77b732a, f2985a1de6f53abbc42c7a696ee6ba8bdecc9426, 0541822045ae043d62c941ca31fa76871e436b5e, 1ea4653cff35c29d1dd0b14ad9c8245e7318f337, d231fb443d8d4042f0dd705b93beba8c916a7344, 6.15affected
- 0430bf9bc1ac068c8b8c540eb93e5751872efc51 and later · before e9b139c4684ed8593a0b779ca02ea05f460b2eecaffected · git
- 0430bf9bc1ac068c8b8c540eb93e5751872efc51 and later · before 1effa3adfe53cb2bb28bf5640a676b791d5ab405affected · git
- 5.15.185 and later · before 5.16affected · semver
- 6.1.141 and later · before 6.2affected · semver
- 6.6.93 and later · before 6.7affected · semver
- 6.12.31 and later · before 6.13affected · semver
- 6.14.9 and later · before 6.15affected · semver
- before 6.15not affected · semver
- 6.18.53 and later · up to and including 6.18.*not affected · semver
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| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | linux | all versions | — |
| Debian:14 | linux | before 7.2.6-1 | 7.2.6-1 |
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| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
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| Linux Linux | 1effa3adfe53cb2bb28bf5640a676b791d5ab405 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | 5.16 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | 6.13 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | 6.15 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | 6.2 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | 6.7 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | e9b139c4684ed8593a0b779ca02ea05f460b2eec | Vendor (CNA) |
| azl3 kernel 6.6.157.1-1 on Azure Linux 3.0 | Release Notes | Microsoft (MSRC) |
| debian:linux | 7.2.6-1 · Debian:14 | Package registry (OSV) |
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References
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/1effa3adfe53cb2bb28bf5640a676b791d5ab405
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/e9b139c4684ed8593a0b779ca02ea05f460b2eec
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