scsi: core: Wake up the error handler when final completions race against each other

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Summary

CVECVE-2026-23110
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerLinux
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-02-04 17:16:21 UTC
Updated2026-04-18 09:16:13 UTC
DescriptionIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: core: Wake up the error handler when final completions race against each other The fragile ordering between marking commands completed or failed so that the error handler only wakes when the last running command completes or times out has race conditions. These race conditions can cause the SCSI layer to fail to wake the error handler, leaving I/O through the SCSI host stuck as the error state cannot advance. First, there is an memory ordering issue within scsi_dec_host_busy(). The write which clears SCMD_STATE_INFLIGHT may be reordered with reads counting in scsi_host_busy(). While the local CPU will see its own write, reordering can allow other CPUs in scsi_dec_host_busy() or scsi_eh_inc_host_failed() to see a raised busy count, causing no CPU to see a host busy equal to the host_failed count. This race condition can be prevented with a memory barrier on the error path to force the write to be visible before counting host busy commands. Second, there is a general ordering issue with scsi_eh_inc_host_failed(). By counting busy commands before incrementing host_failed, it can race with a final command in scsi_dec_host_busy(), such that scsi_dec_host_busy() does not see host_failed incremented but scsi_eh_inc_host_failed() counts busy commands before SCMD_STATE_INFLIGHT is cleared by scsi_dec_host_busy(), resulting in neither waking the error handler task. This needs the call to scsi_host_busy() to be moved after host_failed is incremented to close the race condition.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 4.7 MEDIUM from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Problem Types: CWE-362

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Linux Linux affected 6eb045e092efefafc6687409a6fa6d1dabf0fb69 48cbc304c5ea796421f7d10b7798fa581970c080 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 6eb045e092efefafc6687409a6fa6d1dabf0fb69 6d9a367be356101963c249ebf10ea10b32886607 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 6eb045e092efefafc6687409a6fa6d1dabf0fb69 9fdc6f28d5e81350ab1d2cac8389062bd09e61e1 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 6eb045e092efefafc6687409a6fa6d1dabf0fb69 64ae21b9c4f0c7e60cf47a53fa7ab68852079ef0 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 6eb045e092efefafc6687409a6fa6d1dabf0fb69 219f009ebfd1ef3970888ee9eef4c8a06357f862 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 6eb045e092efefafc6687409a6fa6d1dabf0fb69 fe2f8ad6f0999db3b318359a01ee0108c703a8c3 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 5.5 Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 5.5 semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 5.10.253 5.10.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.1.162 6.1.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.6.122 6.6.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.12.68 6.12.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.18.8 6.18.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.19 * original_commit_for_fix Not specified

References

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git.kernel.org/stable/c/fe2f8ad6f0999db3b318359a01ee0108c703a8c3 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org Patch
git.kernel.org/stable/c/219f009ebfd1ef3970888ee9eef4c8a06357f862 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org Patch
git.kernel.org/stable/c/6d9a367be356101963c249ebf10ea10b32886607 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org Patch
git.kernel.org/stable/c/48cbc304c5ea796421f7d10b7798fa581970c080 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org
git.kernel.org/stable/c/9fdc6f28d5e81350ab1d2cac8389062bd09e61e1 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org Patch
git.kernel.org/stable/c/64ae21b9c4f0c7e60cf47a53fa7ab68852079ef0 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org Patch
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