In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
serial: 8250: fix possible ISR soft lockup
There are rare cases in which the host gets stuck in the ISR because it
is flooded with messages during the startup phase.
The reason for the soft lockup in the ISR is the missing FIFO error IRQ
(FIFOE) handling. Not handling it and reporting IRQ_HANDLED triggers
the IRQ immediately again.
Fix this by adding a check for the FIFOE status and clearing the FIFO
if no data is ready (DR).
This behavior was observed on an AM62L device which uses the OMAP 8250
driver. Fix it for all 8250 drivers, since the OMAP driver's special
IRQ setup handling may trigger this behavior more frequently, but it
is not ensured that other 8250 drivers aren't affected.
serial: 8250: fix possible ISR soft lockup
There are rare cases in which the host gets stuck in the ISR because it
is flooded with messages during the startup phase.
The reason for the soft lockup in the ISR is the missing FIFO error IRQ
(FIFOE) handling. Not handling it and reporting IRQ_HANDLED triggers
the IRQ immediately again.
Fix this by adding a check for the FIFOE status and clearing the FIFO
if no data is ready (DR).
This behavior was observed on an AM62L device which uses the OMAP 8250
driver. Fix it for all 8250 drivers, since the OMAP driver's special
IRQ setup handling may trigger this behavior more frequently, but it
is not ensured that other 8250 drivers aren't affected.
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: serial: 8250: fix possible ISR soft lockup There are rare cases in which the host gets stuck in the ISR because it is flooded with messages during the startup phase. The reason for the soft lockup in the ISR is the missing FIFO error IRQ (FIFOE) handling. Not handling it and reporting IRQ_HANDLED triggers the IRQ immediately again. Fix this by adding a check for the FIFOE status and clearing the FIFO if no data is ready (DR). This behavior was observed on an AM62L device which uses the OMAP 8250 driver. Fix it for all 8250 drivers, since the OMAP driver's special IRQ setup handling may trigger this behavior more frequently, but it is not ensured that other 8250 drivers aren't affected. | |
| Title | serial: 8250: fix possible ISR soft lockup | |
| First Time appeared |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| Vendors & Products |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-09-24T16:04:23.958Z
Reserved: 2026-09-24T16:01:01.149Z
Link: CVE-2026-97481
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NVD
Status : Received
Published: 2026-09-24T17:17:25.583
Modified: 2026-09-24T17:17:25.583
Link: CVE-2026-97481
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