CVE-2026-93202: i3c: master: Fix recursive locking during device registration
Noroxi assessment
Priority: Monitor (action score 0/100)
- The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.20% (FIRST EPSS).
- Fixed version: Linux Linux 015fcf330c29803bbf92b719b4889ba74ecbbc71, 0200dc55e68cc0177b6e60919de415cc96fdd4e1, 456f832e5fc26fbfd3b8200fd4553eee520cc377; azl3 kernel 6.6.152.1-1 on Azure Linux 3.0 Release Notes; azl3 kernel 6.6.157.1-1 on Azure Linux 3.0 Release Notes.
Low priority for now. Upgrade to Linux Linux 015fcf330c29803bbf92b719b4889ba74ecbbc71, 0200dc55e68cc0177b6e60919de415cc96fdd4e1, 456f832e5fc26fbfd3b8200fd4553eee520cc377; azl3 kernel 6.6.152.1-1 on Azure Linux 3.0 Release Notes; azl3 kernel 6.6.157.1-1 on Azure Linux 3.0 Release Notes or later.
Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it
Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: i3c: master: Fix recursive locking during device registration i3c_master_register_new_i3c_devs() registers newly discovered devices while holding i3c_bus_normaluse_lock(), a down_read(). device_register() can immediately probe the device, and probe callbacks typically invoke I3C helpers that take i3c_bus_normaluse_lock() again, leading to a recursive acquisition of the same rwsem. rwsems do not support recursive read locking and can deadlock when a writer is waiting. See the "Recursive read locks" section of Documentation/locking/lockdep-design.rst. For example, with Intel LPSS I3C, LOCKDEP generates a WARNING like: # echo intel-lpss-i3c.0 > /sys/bus/platform/drivers/mipi-i3c-hci/unbind # echo intel-lpss-i3c.0 > /sys/bus/platform/drivers/mipi-i3c-hci/bind WARNING: possible recursive locking detected kworker/5:1/94 is trying to acquire lock: ffff88811c810d78 (&i3cbus->lock){++++}-{4:4}, at: i3c_device_match_id+0x45/0x370 but task is already holding lock: ffff88811c810d78 (&i3cbus->lock){++++}-{4:4}, at: i3c_master_reg_work_fn+0x21/0x5f0 Fix this by separating device creation from device registration. Populate desc->dev under the maintenance lock, collect the devices that still need registration into a local list, then release the lock before calling device_register(). Finally retake the lock and clean up any devices that failed to register. Use the maintenance lock rather than the normal-use lock while adding device objects. A write-side maintenance lock prevents readers from observing a partially initialized desc->dev during initial device population, or desc->dev disappearing if registration fails. The local list requires a list node, so add a list node member to struct i3c_device.
- Published
- Sep 17, 2026
- Updated
- Oct 30, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.2% · 11th percentile
- CWE
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Action score
0
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 0 / 40 · —
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.2%
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Linux Linux
- 5.0affected
- 3a379bbcea0af6280e1ca0d1edfcf4e68cde6ee0 and later · before 015fcf330c29803bbf92b719b4889ba74ecbbc71affected · git
- 3a379bbcea0af6280e1ca0d1edfcf4e68cde6ee0 and later · before 6640f778aa3d430e67171f8d17fe4a35bb44b578affected · git
- 3a379bbcea0af6280e1ca0d1edfcf4e68cde6ee0 and later · before 0200dc55e68cc0177b6e60919de415cc96fdd4e1affected · git
- 3a379bbcea0af6280e1ca0d1edfcf4e68cde6ee0 and later · before b25232f66e8cd653d0c6bfdbe534e62a2f9d6a1baffected · git
- 3a379bbcea0af6280e1ca0d1edfcf4e68cde6ee0 and later · before 9dc73c51ed3ee965c3ddb0ac31cf5c3eea68fa0caffected · git
- 3a379bbcea0af6280e1ca0d1edfcf4e68cde6ee0 and later · before 456f832e5fc26fbfd3b8200fd4553eee520cc377affected · git
- before 5.0not affected · semver
- 6.1.191 and later · up to and including 6.1.*not affected · semver
- 6.6.160 and later · up to and including 6.6.*not affected · semver
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | linux | from 0 | — |
| Debian:14 | linux | before 7.2.6-1 | 7.2.6-1 |
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Published before and after this one in the same product
- ← EarlierCVE-2026-93200Sep 17, 2026 · i3c: master: Fix use-after-free of master->this0Monitor
- ← EarlierCVE-2026-93201Sep 17, 2026 · dm-pcache: validate seg_id fields from persistent memory31Monitor
- Later →CVE-2026-93203Sep 17, 2026 · batman-adv: bla: avoid CRC corruption due to parallel claim add28Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Linux Linux | 015fcf330c29803bbf92b719b4889ba74ecbbc71 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | 0200dc55e68cc0177b6e60919de415cc96fdd4e1 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | 456f832e5fc26fbfd3b8200fd4553eee520cc377 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | 6640f778aa3d430e67171f8d17fe4a35bb44b578 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | 9dc73c51ed3ee965c3ddb0ac31cf5c3eea68fa0c | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | b25232f66e8cd653d0c6bfdbe534e62a2f9d6a1b | Vendor (CNA) |
| azl3 kernel 6.6.150.1-1 on Azure Linux 3.0 | — | Microsoft (MSRC) |
| azl3 kernel 6.6.152.1-1 on Azure Linux 3.0 | Release Notes | Microsoft (MSRC) |
| 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) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
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References
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- git.kernel.org/stable/c/0200dc55e68cc0177b6e60919de415cc96fdd4e1
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/456f832e5fc26fbfd3b8200fd4553eee520cc377
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/6640f778aa3d430e67171f8d17fe4a35bb44b578
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/9dc73c51ed3ee965c3ddb0ac31cf5c3eea68fa0c
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/b25232f66e8cd653d0c6bfdbe534e62a2f9d6a1b
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