# CVE-2026-64429: gpio: eic-sprd: use raw_spinlock_t in the irq startup path

> A race condition in the Spreadtrum EIC GPIO driver causes a kernel panic on PREEMPT_RT systems due to sleeping locks in atomic contexts.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/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:** 25 Jul 2026
- **Updated:** 17 Aug 2026
- **Also known as:** AZL-93677, BELL-CVE-2026-64429, DEBIAN-CVE-2026-64429, GHSA-6pwp-xwgp-j72q, ROOT-OS-UBUNTU-2204-CVE-2026-64429, UBUNTU-CVE-2026-64429

## What is CVE-2026-64429?

CVE-2026-64429 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 25 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:

gpio: eic-sprd: use raw_spinlock_t in the irq startup path

sprd_eic_irq_unmask() enables the GPIO IRQ and then updates controller
state through sprd_eic_update(), which takes sprd_eic->lock with
spin_lock_irqsave().  The callback can be reached from irq_startup()
while setting up a requested IRQ.  That path is not sleepable, but on
PREEMPT_RT a regular spinlock_t becomes a sleeping lock.

This issue was found by our static analysis tool and then manually
reviewed against the current tree.

The grounded PoC kept the request_threaded_irq() -> __setup_irq() ->
irq_startup() -> sprd_eic_irq_unmask() -> sprd_eic_update() carrier and
used the original spin_lock_irqsave(&sprd_eic->lock) edge.  Lockdep

  BUG: sleeping function called from invalid context
  hardirqs last disabled at ... __setup_irq.constprop.0 ... [vuln_msv]
  sprd_rt_spin_lock_irqsave+0x1c/0x30 [vuln_msv]
  sprd_eic_update.constprop.0+0x48/0x90 [vuln_msv]
  sprd_eic_irq_unmask.constprop.0+0x35/0x50 [vuln_msv]
  __setup_irq.constprop.0+0xd/0x30 [vuln_msv]

Convert the Spreadtrum EIC controller lock to raw_spinlock_t.  The
locked section only serializes MMIO register updates and does not contain
sleepable operations, so keeping it non-sleeping is appropriate for the
irqchip callbacks.

Weakness: CWE-667 (Improper Locking)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-64429?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2026-64429?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2026-64429 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-64429 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-64429 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-64429 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 25 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-2026-64429 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-2026-64429/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-64429/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-64429
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-64429
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-64429

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