# CVE-2026-80633: iommufd: Take dma_resv lock before dma_buf_unpin() in release path

> A missing lock in the Linux kernel iommufd release path causes a warning and potential instability when releasing DMABUF-backed pages.

- **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:** 28 Aug 2026
- **Updated:** 29 Aug 2026
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2026-80633, GHSA-xcxf-f2jh-rfhm, UBUNTU-CVE-2026-80633

## What is CVE-2026-80633?

CVE-2026-80633 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux, published on 28 Aug 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:

iommufd: Take dma_resv lock before dma_buf_unpin() in release path

dma_buf_unpin() requires the caller to hold the exporter's dma_resv
lock:

  void dma_buf_unpin(struct dma_buf_attachment *attach)
  {
          ...
          dma_resv_assert_held(dmabuf->resv);
          ...
  }

iopt_release_pages() calls dma_buf_unpin() without taking that lock,
so every iommufd_ioas_destroy()/iommufd_ioas_unmap() that releases
the last reference on a DMABUF-backed iopt_pages triggers a WARN.
This was hit while running tools/testing/selftests/iommu/iommufd:

  WARNING: drivers/dma-buf/dma-buf.c:1137 at dma_buf_unpin+0x62/0x70
  RIP: 0010:dma_buf_unpin+0x62/0x70
  Call Trace:
   <TASK>
   dma_buf_unpin+0x62/0x70
   iopt_release_pages+0xe4/0x190
   iopt_unmap_iova_range+0x1c7/0x290
   iopt_unmap_all+0x1a/0x30
   iommufd_ioas_destroy+0x1d/0x50
   iommufd_fops_release+0x93/0x150
   __fput+0xfc/0x2c0
   __x64_sys_close+0x3d/0x80
   do_syscall_64+0x65/0x180
   </TASK>

Take the dma_resv lock around dma_buf_unpin() in iopt_release_pages(),
matching the iopt_map_dmabuf() convention. dma_buf_detach() acquires the
reservation lock internally, so it must remain outside the locked region.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-80633?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-80633?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2026-80633 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-80633 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-80633 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-80633 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux, published on 28 Aug 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-2026-80633 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Linux. 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-2026-80633/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-80633/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-80633
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-80633
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-80633

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-80633/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.