CVE-2026-43363

x86/apic: Disable x2apic on resume if the kernel expects so

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: May 8, 2026 at 02:21 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 10:49 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.1%

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: x86/apic: Disable x2apic on resume if the kernel expects so When resuming from s2ram, firmware may re-enable x2apic mode, which may have been disabled by the kernel during boot either because it doesn't support IRQ remapping or for other reasons. This causes the kernel to continue using the xapic interface, while the hardware is in x2apic mode, which causes hangs. This happens on defconfig + bare metal + s2ram. Fix this in lapic_resume() by disabling x2apic if the kernel expects it to be disabled, i.e. when x2apic_mode = 0. The ACPI v6.6 spec, Section 16.3 [1] says firmware restores either the pre-sleep configuration or initial boot configuration for each CPU, including MSR state: When executing from the power-on reset vector as a result of waking from an S2 or S3 sleep state, the platform firmware performs only the hardware initialization required to restore the system to either the state the platform was in prior to the initial operating system boot, or to the pre-sleep configuration state. In multiprocessor systems, non-boot processors should be placed in the same state as prior to the initial operating system boot. (further ahead) If this is an S2 or S3 wake, then the platform runtime firmware restores minimum context of the system before jumping to the waking vector. This includes: CPU configuration. Platform runtime firmware restores the pre-sleep configuration or initial boot configuration of each CPU (MSR, MTRR, firmware update, SMBase, and so on). Interrupts must be disabled (for IA-32 processors, disabled by CLI instruction). (and other things) So at least as per the spec, re-enablement of x2apic by the firmware is allowed if "x2apic on" is a part of the initial boot configuration. [1] https://uefi.org/specs/ACPI/6.6/16_Waking_and_Sleeping.html#initialization [ bp: Massage. ]

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

2.6.28 ≤ v < 5.10.2532.6.28 ≤ v < 5.15.2032.6.28 ≤ v < 6.1.1672.6.28 ≤ v < 6.12.782.6.28 ≤ v < 6.18.192.6.28 ≤ v < 6.19.92.6.28 ≤ v < 6.6.1302.6.28 ≤ v < 7.05.11 ≤ v < 5.15.2035.16 ≤ v < 6.1.1676.13 ≤ v < 6.18.196.19 ≤ v < 6.19.96.2 ≤ v < 6.6.1306.7 ≤ v < 6.12.782.6.286e1cb38a2aef7680975e71f23de187859ee8b1587.0 rc17.0 rc27.0 rc3
Vendor states this is fixed in 11712c4eb384098db4cb08792e223c818b908c1a (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 1a85f84214f9d790216547ac6086bf8033cd9e5a (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 1d8440c1e7c49715f937416ac90cf260f1f1712c (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 3dd0812a7c764cd8f3b0182441ac22da0a7f3b09 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 8cc7dd77a1466f0ec58c03478b2e735a5b289b96 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 965289b120cc68cca886c75219c68b8c15751d73 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in a6ad6f2e31b524cbb66b2f370bad0cf17d327e6c (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in f591938072115bf08730b8530c67fab189cc6308 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 2.6.28 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.10.253 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15.203 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.1.167 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.12.78 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.18.19 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.19.9 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.6.130 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.0 (unaffected)

CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
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