CVE-2026-98903
kernel: mailbox: imx: Add a channel shutdown field
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · October 23, 2026
Updated · October 27, 2026
Description
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's i.MX Messaging Unit (MU) mailbox driver. A local user could exploit a race condition during channel shutdown to cause a Denial of Service (DoS). When a mailbox channel is closed while an interrupt is actively being processed, the receive event can be inadvertently re-enabled after shutdown. On systems with shared interrupt lines, subsequent unhandled interrupts can prompt the kernel to shut down the interrupt line, disrupting dependent hardware services.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 4.1CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE-366 · Race Condition within a Thread