CVE-2023-54060 — iommufd: Set end correctly when doing batch carry
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: iommufd: Set end correctly when doing batch carry Even though the test suite covers this it somehow became obscured that this wasn't working. The test iommufd_ioas.mock_domain.access_domain_destory would blow up rarely. end should be set to 1 because this just pushed an item, the carry, to the pfns list. Sometimes the test would blow up with: BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000000 #PF: supervisor read access in kernel mode #PF: error_code(0x0000) - not-present page PGD 0 P4D 0 Oops: 0000 [#1] SMP CPU: 5 PID: 584 Comm: iommufd Not tainted 6.5.0-rc1-dirty #1236 Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009), BIOS rel-1.13.0-0-gf21b5a4aeb02-prebuilt.qemu.org 04/01/2014 RIP: 0010:batch_unpin+0xa2/0x100 [iommufd] Code: 17 48 81 fe ff ff 07 00 77 70 48 8b 15 b7 be 97 e2 48 85 d2 74 14 48 8b 14 fa 48 85 d2 74 0b 40 0f b6 f6 48 c1 e6 04 48 01 f2 <48> 8b 3a 48 c1 e0 06 89 ca 48 89 de 48 83 e7 f0 48 01 c7 e8 96 dc RSP: 0018:ffffc90001677a58 EFLAGS: 00010246 RAX: 00007f7e2646f000 RBX: 0000000000000000 RCX: 0000000000000001 RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 00000000fefc4c8d RDI: 0000000000fefc4c RBP: ffffc90001677a80 R08: 0000000000000048 R09: 0000000000000200 R10: 0000000000030b98 R11: ffffffff81f3bb40 R12: 0000000000000001 R13: ffff888101f75800 R14: ffffc90001677ad0 R15: 00000000000001fe FS: 00007f9323679740(0000) GS:ffff8881ba540000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 CR2: 0000000000000000 CR3: 0000000105ede003 CR4: 00000000003706a0 DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000 DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000fffe0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400 Call Trace: <TASK> ? show_regs+0x5c/0x70 ? __die+0x1f/0x60 ? page_fault_oops+0x15d/0x440 ? lock_release+0xbc/0x240 ? exc_page_fault+0x4a4/0x970 ? asm_exc_page_fault+0x27/0x30 ? batch_unpin+0xa2/0x100 [iommufd] ? batch_unpin+0xba/0x100 [iommufd] __iopt_area_unfill_domain+0x198/0x430 [iommufd] ? __mutex_lock+0x8c/0xb80 ? __mutex_lock+0x6aa/0xb80 ? xa_erase+0x28/0x30 ? iopt_table_remove_domain+0x162/0x320 [iommufd] ? lock_release+0xbc/0x240 iopt_area_unfill_domain+0xd/0x10 [iommufd] iopt_table_remove_domain+0x195/0x320 [iommufd] iommufd_hw_pagetable_destroy+0xb3/0x110 [iommufd] iommufd_object_destroy_user+0x8e/0xf0 [iommufd] iommufd_device_detach+0xc5/0x140 [iommufd] iommufd_selftest_destroy+0x1f/0x70 [iommufd] iommufd_object_destroy_user+0x8e/0xf0 [iommufd] iommufd_destroy+0x3a/0x50 [iommufd] iommufd_fops_ioctl+0xfb/0x170 [iommufd] __x64_sys_ioctl+0x40d/0x9a0 do_syscall_64+0x3c/0x80 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x46/0xb0
Who exploits it and how urgent it is
A 0–100 score combining confirmed exploitation, ransomware and APT use, public exploits, EPSS and severity.
How the score was calculated
- EPSS 0.2% (30-day exploitation probability)+1
- Technical severity (high)+6
The score orders the patch queue; it does not replace your asset context (internet exposure, criticality, compensating controls).
Triage
Is it exploited, how likely is exploitation, what does it touch, and how severe do the sources call it.
Remediation
Fixes and mitigations documented by the sources — linked to the original advisory.
No fix documented by the sources we poll. That does not mean none exists: check the vendor advisory.
First 24 hours
Ordered from the record’s own fields — exposure first, because you cannot patch what you have not found. A rule-generated starting point.
- Identify exposed assets running the affected vendor/product/version combinations (Linux Linux).
- No fix documented in the sources: reduce exposure and monitor the vendor advisory.
- Search available logs for exploit probes, errors and authentication anomalies.
Affected scope
Vendor, product and versions as the sources word them.
Attack characteristics
The CVSS vector, decoded. It describes the attack, not your exposure to it.
Every base score collected
Sources score independently and may disagree; each row says who scored it and under which version.
| Score | Version | Severity | Expl. | Impact | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.8 | CVSS 3.1 | High | 2.0 | 6.0 | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 via NIST National Vulnerability Database |
| 8.8 | CVSS 3.1 | High | — | — | Linux via CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP |
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H (score shown at the top: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67) EPSS over time FIRST
Oct 13, 2026 → Oct 14, 2026 · 2 reading(s) · max 0.18%
Detection
Read off the CVSS vector and the weakness class. Starting points, not tested rules.
- Local/physical vector: focus on endpoint telemetry (EDR) from affected hosts.
Timeline
What happened to this CVE, newest first.
- 2026
- Affected products added · linux/linux
- Record published
- CVSS changed · 8.8
- Source status changed · → Deferred
- Record created in this database
- 2025
- CVE published
Source activity
Repeated readings are counted rather than listed.
- 1× Official description updated · Oct 13, 2026 – Oct 13, 2026
References
2 on the record
Elsewhere on this site
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Not in any source we poll
Listed rather than left blank: an empty field and an unmeasured one look identical on screen, and only one is a reason to look elsewhere.
- No fixed version, patch or mitigation documented.
- No CISA SSVC assessment.
- No CWE classification.
- No confirmed IOCs, IP addresses, domains, file hashes, or malware artifacts supplied.
- No organization-specific asset inventory, compensating-control status, or patch deployment evidence supplied.
- No exploit packet captures, log samples, or incident case IDs supplied.
Answered from this record
Text assembled only from the fields above — no additional claims.
What should defenders know first?
CVE-2023-54060 is "iommufd: Set end correctly when doing batch carry", rated High. It affects Linux (Linux); versions are in the scope table. It is not in CISA KEV, which does not rule out exploitation. CVSS 8.8 describes technical severity. EPSS 0.18% estimates the probability of exploitation in 30 days; neither replaces your asset context. First verify whether exposed or business-critical assets run the affected versions, apply vendor fixes or mitigations, and preserve logs for review.
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