CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-89594

HighCVSS 7.8
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.16%

6th percentile - higher than 6% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel's hsi omap_ssi_core driver, the OMAP SSI driver uses a synthetic HSI controller device allocated via hsi_alloc_controller(), which does not go through the normal OF/platform device initialization path. As a result, the embedded struct device does not have a DMA mask initialized by default. After recent DMA API hardening changes, dma_map_sg() and related helpers require a valid dma_mask, otherwise the driver may crash or trigger warnings.

Risk Assessment

Kernel crashes or warnings may occur during DMA mapping operations on platforms using the OMAP SSI controller. This affects system stability and can lead to denial of service.

Recommendation

Update the Linux kernel to a version containing the fix that explicitly initializes the DMA mask for the SSI controller device and sets a 32-bit DMA mask matching the hardware capabilities.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: hsi: omap_ssi_core: fix missing DMA mask setup for SSI controller device The OMAP SSI driver uses a synthetic HSI controller device allocated via hsi_alloc_controller(), which does not go through the normal OF/platform device initialization path. As a result, the embedded struct device does not have a DMA mask initialized by default. After recent DMA API hardening changes, dma_map_sg() and related helpers now require a valid dma_mask to be present, otherwise the driver may crash or trigger warnings when attempting DMA mapping operations. Fix this by explicitly initializing the DMA mask for the SSI controller device and setting a 32-bit DMA mask, which matches the hardware capabilities.

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