# CVE-2026-64152: iommu: Handle unmap error when iommu_debug is enabled

> A bug in the Linux kernel IOMMU subsystem causes unbalanced tracking and potential crashes when debug features are enabled during map error handling.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/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:** 19 Jul 2026
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2026
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2026-64152, GHSA-2cx2-4725-6r7g, UBUNTU-CVE-2026-64152

## What is CVE-2026-64152?

CVE-2026-64152 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 19 Jul 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: Handle unmap error when iommu_debug is enabled

Sashiko noticed a latent bug where the map error flow called iommu_unmap()
which calls iommu_debug_unmap_begin()/iommu_debug_unmap_end() however
since this is an error path the map flow never actually established the
original iommu_debug_map() it will malfunction.

Lift the unmap error handling into iommu_map_nosync() and reorder it so
the trace_map()/iommu_debug_map() records the partial mapping and then
immediately unmaps it. This avoid creating the unbalanced tracking and
provides saner tracing instead of a unmap unmatched to any map.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-64152?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2026-64152?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2026-64152 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-64152 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-64152 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-64152 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 19 Jul 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-2026-64152 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-2026-64152/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-64152/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-64152
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-64152
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-64152

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-64152/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.