# CVE-2026-52952: iommu: Fix WARN_ON in __iommu_group_set_domain_nofail() due to reset

> A race condition in the Linux kernel IOMMU subsystem during device reset can lead to a use-after-free, potentially allowing local attackers to execute code or escalate privileges.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 24 Jun 2026
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2026
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2026-52952, GHSA-xhhc-r2pj-8hh5, UBUNTU-CVE-2026-52952

## What is CVE-2026-52952?

CVE-2026-52952 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 24 Jun 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

iommu: Fix WARN_ON in __iommu_group_set_domain_nofail() due to reset

In __iommu_group_set_domain_internal(), concurrent domain attachments are
rejected when any device in the group is recovering. This is necessary to
fence concurrent attachments to a multi-device group where devices might
share the same RID due to PCI DMA alias quirks, but triggers the WARN_ON in
__iommu_group_set_domain_nofail().

Other IOMMU_SET_DOMAIN_MUST_SUCCEED callers in detach/teardown paths, such
as __iommu_group_set_core_domain and __iommu_release_dma_ownership, should
not be rejected, as the domain would be freed anyway in these nofail paths
while group->domain is still pointing to it. So pci_dev_reset_iommu_done()
could trigger a UAF when re-attaching group->domain.

Honor the IOMMU_SET_DOMAIN_MUST_SUCCEED flag, allowing the callers through
the group->recovery_cnt fence, so as to update the group->domain pointer.
Instead add a gdev->blocked check in the device iteration loop, to prevent
any concurrent per-device detachment.

Weakness: CWE-825 (Expired Pointer Dereference), CWE-617 (Reachable Assertion)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-52952?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2026-52952?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2026-52952 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-52952 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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- [CVE-2026-53362](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-53362/): Linux Kernel Unspecified (high 7.8, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-52952 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-52952 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 24 Jun 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-52952 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Linux kernel. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-52952/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-52952/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-52952
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-52952
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-52952

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