IRQ imbalance via failed TPM status wait
Published Sep 11, 2026 · Updated Sep 11, 2026
Incorrect IRQ handling in the Nuvoton I2C TPM driver in Linux allows attackers to cause unspecified impact after a failed wait. The i2c_nuvoton_wait_for_stat() helper enables the IRQ, then returns on timeout or interruption before the handler runs without disabling it. The affected path requires the Nuvoton I2C TPM driver and a failed or interrupted status wait; public sources disclose the resulting IRQ imbalance but no further security consequence.
Summary
What happened
Incorrect IRQ handling in the Nuvoton I2C TPM driver in Linux allows attackers to cause unspecified impact after a failed wait. The i2c_nuvoton_wait_for_stat() helper enables the IRQ, then returns on timeout or interruption before the handler runs without disabling it. The affected path requires the Nuvoton I2C TPM driver and a failed or interrupted status wait; public sources disclose the resulting IRQ imbalance but no further security consequence.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-80930
- Published
- Sep 11, 2026
- Updated
- Sep 11, 2026
- Vendor
- The Linux Kernel Organization
- Product
- Linux
- Classifications
- Unavailable
- Attack vector
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- Sep 11, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Sep 11, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=3.13
- Affected versionversion=4c336e4b1556f4b722ba597bc6e3df786968a600 <705c4ed0643366963547b2616d53165f2519c81f
- Affected versionversion=4c336e4b1556f4b722ba597bc6e3df786968a600 <73e89faee1f9b9119fa70b679058b045168ae633
- Affected versionversion=4c336e4b1556f4b722ba597bc6e3df786968a600 <aee2296d09f6aeff41db369c6fd2dcaea3ee302c
- Affected versionversion=4c336e4b1556f4b722ba597bc6e3df786968a600 <cde2d927c29e82380851f209222256c607969a1f
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