Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
nvme: fix SRCU protection of nvme_ns_head list
Walking the nvme_ns_head siblings list is protected by the head's srcu
in nvme_ns_head_submit_bio() but not nvme_mpath_revalidate_paths().
Removing namespaces from the list also fails to synchronize the srcu.
Concurrent scan work can therefore cause use-after-frees.
Hold the head's srcu lock in nvme_mpath_revalidate_paths() and
synchronize with the srcu, not the global RCU, in nvme_ns_remove().
Observed the following panic when making NVMe/RDMA connections
with native multipath on the Rocky Linux 8.6 kernel
(it seems the upstream kernel has the same race condition).
Disassembly shows the faulting instruction is cmp 0x50(%rdx),%rcx;
computing capacity != get_capacity(ns->disk).
Address 0x50 is dereferenced because ns->disk is NULL.
The NULL disk appears to be the result of concurrent scan work
freeing the namespace (note the log line in the middle of the panic).
[37314.206036] BUG: unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at 0000000000000050
[37314.206036] nvme0n3: detected capacity change from 0 to 11811160064
[37314.299753] PGD 0 P4D 0
[37314.299756] Oops: 0000 [#1] SMP PTI
[37314.299759] CPU: 29 PID: 322046 Comm: kworker/u98:3 Kdump: loaded Tainted: G W X --------- - - 4.18.0-372.32.1.el8test86.x86_64 #1
[37314.299762] Hardware name: Dell Inc. PowerEdge R720/0JP31P, BIOS 2.7.0 05/23/2018
[37314.299763] Workqueue: nvme-wq nvme_scan_work [nvme_core]
[37314.299783] RIP: 0010:nvme_mpath_revalidate_paths+0x26/0xb0 [nvme_core]
[37314.299790] Code: 1f 44 00 00 66 66 66 66 90 55 53 48 8b 5f 50 48 8b 83 c8 c9 00 00 48 8b 13 48 8b 48 50 48 39 d3 74 20 48 8d 42 d0 48 8b 50 20 <48> 3b 4a 50 74 05 f0 80 60 70 ef 48 8b 50 30 48 8d 42 d0 48 39 d3
[37315.058803] RSP: 0018:ffffabe28f913d10 EFLAGS: 00010202
[37315.121316] RAX: ffff927a077da800 RBX: ffff92991dd70000 RCX: 0000000001600000
[37315.206704] RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 0000000000000000 RDI: ffff92991b719800
[37315.292106] RBP: ffff929a6b70c000 R08: 000000010234cd4a R09: c0000000ffff7fff
[37315.377501] R10: 0000000000000001 R11: ffffabe28f913a30 R12: 0000000000000000
[37315.462889] R13: ffff92992716600c R14: ffff929964e6e030 R15: ffff92991dd70000
[37315.548286] FS: 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff92b87fb80000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000
[37315.645111] CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033
[37315.713871] CR2: 0000000000000050 CR3: 0000002208810006 CR4: 00000000000606e0
[37315.799267] Call Trace:
[37315.828515] nvme_update_ns_info+0x1ac/0x250 [nvme_core]
[37315.892075] nvme_validate_or_alloc_ns+0x2ff/0xa00 [nvme_core]
[37315.961871] ? __blk_mq_free_request+0x6b/0x90
[37316.015021] nvme_scan_work+0x151/0x240 [nvme_core]
[37316.073371] process_one_work+0x1a7/0x360
[37316.121318] ? create_worker+0x1a0/0x1a0
[37316.168227] worker_thread+0x30/0x390
[37316.212024] ? create_worker+0x1a0/0x1a0
[37316.258939] kthread+0x10a/0x120
[37316.297557] ? set_kthread_struct+0x50/0x50
[37316.347590] ret_from_fork+0x35/0x40
[37316.390360] Modules linked in: nvme_rdma nvme_tcp(X) nvme_fabrics nvme_core netconsole iscsi_tcp libiscsi_tcp dm_queue_length dm_service_time nf_conntrack_netlink br_netfilter bridge stp llc overlay nft_chain_nat ipt_MASQUERADE nf_nat xt_addrtype xt_CT nft_counter xt_state xt_conntrack nf_conntrack nf_defrag_ipv6 nf_defrag_ipv4 xt_comment xt_multiport nft_compat nf_tables libcrc32c nfnetlink dm_multipath tg3 rpcrdma sunrpc rdma_ucm ib_srpt ib_isert iscsi_target_mod target_core_mod ib_iser libiscsi scsi_transport_iscsi ib_umad rdma_cm ib_ipoib iw_cm ib_cm intel_rapl_msr iTCO_wdt iTCO_vendor_support dcdbas intel_rapl_common sb_edac x86_pkg_temp_thermal intel_powerclamp coretemp kvm_intel ipmi_ssif kvm irqbypass crct10dif_pclmul crc32_pclmul mlx5_ib ghash_clmulni_intel ib_uverbs rapl intel_cstate intel_uncore ib_core ipmi_si joydev mei_me pcspkr ipmi_devintf mei lpc_ich wmi ipmi_msghandler acpi_power_meter ex
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Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 5.15 | 5.15.82 |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | linux | 6.0.12-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | linux | 6.0.12-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | linux | 6.0.12-1 | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Nvidia-BlueField 22.04 LTS | linux-bluefield | 5.15.0-1014.16 | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-raspi-realtime | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux +1 | 5.15.0-67.74 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-aws | 5.15.0-1031.35 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-azure | 5.15.0-1034.41 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-azure-fde | 5.15.0-1034.41.1 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-gcp | 5.15.0-1030.37 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-gke | 5.15.0-1028.33 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-gkeop | 5.15.0-1016.21 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-ibm | 5.15.0-1026.29 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-intel-iotg | 5.15.0-1026.31 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-kvm | 5.15.0-1029.34 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-nvidia | 5.15.0-1023.23 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-oracle | 5.15.0-1030.36 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-raspi | 5.15.0-1025.27 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-riscv +31 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-aws-5.15 | 5.15.0-1031.35~20.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-azure-5.15 | 5.15.0-1034.41~20.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-azure-fde-5.15 | 5.15.0-1034.41~20.04.1.2 | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-gcp-5.15 | 5.15.0-1030.37~20.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-gke +26 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-gkeop-5.15 | 5.15.0-1016.21~20.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-hwe-5.15 +1 | 5.15.0-67.74~20.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-intel-iotg-5.15 | 5.15.0-1026.31~20.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-oracle-5.15 | 5.15.0-1030.36~20.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-riscv-5.15 | 5.15.0-1030.34~20.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | linux-gcp +13 | No fix yet | — |
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| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | linux-hwe-edge | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro Realtime 22.04 LTS | linux-intel-iot-realtime | 5.15.0-1022.27 | — |
| Ubuntu Pro Realtime 22.04 LTS | linux-realtime | 5.15.0-1033.36 | — |
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES 15 SP5 | kernel-64kb +6 | 5.14.21-150500.55.88.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:4364-1 |
| SLES 15 SP5 | kernel-azure +2 | 5.14.21-150500.33.72.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:3983-1 |
| SLES 15 SP5 | kernel-default-base | 5.14.21-150500.55.88.1.150500.6.39.4 | SUSE-SU-2024:4364-1 |
| SLES 15 SP4 | kernel-64kb +6 | 5.14.21-150400.24.141.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:4131-1 |
| SLES 15 SP4 | kernel-default-base | 5.14.21-150400.24.141.1.150400.24.68.2 | SUSE-SU-2024:4131-1 |
| SLES 15 SP3 | kernel-64kb +6 | 5.3.18-150300.59.182.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:4140-1 |
| SLES 15 SP3 | kernel-default-base | 5.3.18-150300.59.182.1.150300.18.107.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:4140-1 |
| SLES 15 SP3 | kernel-docs | 5.3.18-150300.59.182.2 | SUSE-SU-2024:4140-1 |
| SLES 15 SP2 | kernel-default-base | 5.3.18-150200.24.209.1.150200.9.109.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:4103-1 |
| SLES 15 SP2 | kernel-docs | 5.3.18-150200.24.209.2 | SUSE-SU-2024:4103-1 |
| SLES 15 SP2 | kernel-syms +4 | 5.3.18-150200.24.209.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:4103-1 |
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| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES for SAP 15 SP4 | kernel-default-base | 5.14.21-150400.24.141.1.150400.24.68.2 | SUSE-SU-2024:4131-1 |
| SLES for SAP 15 SP4 | kernel-docs +4 | 5.14.21-150400.24.141.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:4131-1 |
| SLES for SAP 15 SP3 | kernel-default-base | 5.3.18-150300.59.182.1.150300.18.107.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:4140-1 |
| SLES for SAP 15 SP3 | kernel-docs | 5.3.18-150300.59.182.2 | SUSE-SU-2024:4140-1 |
| SLES for SAP 15 SP3 | kernel-syms +4 | 5.3.18-150300.59.182.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:4140-1 |
| SLES for SAP 15 SP2 | kernel-default-base | 5.3.18-150200.24.209.1.150200.9.109.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:4103-1 |
| SLES for SAP 15 SP2 | kernel-docs | 5.3.18-150200.24.209.2 | SUSE-SU-2024:4103-1 |
| SLES for SAP 15 SP2 | kernel-syms +4 | 5.3.18-150200.24.209.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:4103-1 |
| SLE Micro 5.5 | kernel-default | 5.14.21-150500.55.88.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:4364-1 |
| SLE Micro 5.5 | kernel-default-base | 5.14.21-150500.55.88.1.150500.6.39.4 | SUSE-SU-2024:4364-1 |
| SLE Micro 5.5 | kernel-rt +1 | 5.14.21-150500.13.76.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:3985-1 |
| SLE Micro 5.4 | kernel-default | 5.14.21-150400.24.141.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:4131-1 |
| SLE Micro 5.4 | kernel-default-base | 5.14.21-150400.24.141.1.150400.24.68.2 | SUSE-SU-2024:4131-1 |
| SLE Micro 5.4 | kernel-rt +1 | 5.14.21-150400.15.100.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:4082-1 |
| SLE Micro 5.3 | kernel-default | 5.14.21-150400.24.141.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:4131-1 |
| SLE Micro 5.3 | kernel-default-base | 5.14.21-150400.24.141.1.150400.24.68.2 | SUSE-SU-2024:4131-1 |
| SLE Micro 5.3 | kernel-rt +1 | 5.14.21-150400.15.100.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:4082-1 |
| SLE Micro 5.2 | kernel-default | 5.3.18-150300.59.182.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:4140-1 |
| SLE Micro 5.2 | kernel-default-base | 5.3.18-150300.59.182.1.150300.18.107.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:4140-1 |
| SLE Micro 5.2 | kernel-rt +1 | 5.3.18-150300.191.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:4081-1 |
| SLE Micro 5.1 | kernel-default | 5.3.18-150300.59.182.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:4140-1 |
| SLE Micro 5.1 | kernel-default-base | 5.3.18-150300.59.182.1.150300.18.107.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:4140-1 |
| SLE Micro 5.1 | kernel-rt +1 | 5.3.18-150300.191.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:4081-1 |
| SLE Live Patching 15 SP5 | kernel-default | 5.14.21-150500.55.88.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:4364-1 |
| SLE Live Patching 15 SP5 | kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5-RT_Update_22 | 1-150500.11.3.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:3985-1 |
| SLE Live Patching 15 SP5 | kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_21 | 1-150500.11.5.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:4364-1 |
| SLE Live Patching 15 SP4 | kernel-default | 5.14.21-150400.24.141.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:4131-1 |
| SLE Live Patching 15 SP4 | kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP4_Update_33 | 1-150400.9.5.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:4131-1 |
| SLE Live Patching 15 SP3 | kernel-default | 5.3.18-150300.59.182.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:4140-1 |
| SLE Live Patching 15 SP3 | kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP3_Update_50 | 1-150300.7.3.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:4140-1 |
| SLE Live Patching 15 SP2 | kernel-default | 5.3.18-150200.24.209.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:4103-1 |
| SLE Live Patching 15 SP2 | kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP2_Update_54 | 1-150200.5.3.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:4103-1 |
| SLE HPC 15 SP4 | kernel-64kb +5 | 5.14.21-150400.24.141.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:4131-1 |
| SLE HPC 15 SP4 | kernel-default-base | 5.14.21-150400.24.141.1.150400.24.68.2 | SUSE-SU-2024:4131-1 |
| SLE HPC 15 SP3 | kernel-64kb +5 | 5.3.18-150300.59.182.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:4140-1 |
| SLE HPC 15 SP3 | kernel-default-base | 5.3.18-150300.59.182.1.150300.18.107.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:4140-1 |
| SLE HPC 15 SP3 | kernel-docs | 5.3.18-150300.59.182.2 | SUSE-SU-2024:4140-1 |
| SLE HPC 15 SP2 | kernel-default-base | 5.3.18-150200.24.209.1.150200.9.109.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:4103-1 |
| SLE HPC 15 SP2 | kernel-docs | 5.3.18-150200.24.209.2 | SUSE-SU-2024:4103-1 |
| SLE HPC 15 SP2 | kernel-syms +4 | 5.3.18-150200.24.209.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:4103-1 |
| SUSE Real Time Module 15 SP5 | kernel-rt +3 | 5.14.21-150500.13.76.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:3985-1 |
| SUSE Manager Server 4.3 | kernel-default-base | 5.14.21-150400.24.141.1.150400.24.68.2 | SUSE-SU-2024:4131-1 |
| SUSE Manager Server 4.3 | kernel-syms +3 | 5.14.21-150400.24.141.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:4131-1 |
| SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3 | kernel-default-base | 5.14.21-150400.24.141.1.150400.24.68.2 | SUSE-SU-2024:4131-1 |
| SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3 | kernel-syms +2 | 5.14.21-150400.24.141.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:4131-1 |
| SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1 | kernel-64kb +5 | 5.3.18-150300.59.182.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:4140-1 |
| SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1 | kernel-default-base | 5.3.18-150300.59.182.1.150300.18.107.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:4140-1 |
| SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1 | kernel-docs | 5.3.18-150300.59.182.2 | SUSE-SU-2024:4140-1 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Leap 15.5 | kernel-azure +2 | 5.14.21-150500.33.72.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:3983-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 15.5 | kernel-rt +3 | 5.14.21-150500.13.76.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:3985-1 |
Show 1 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Leap Micro 5.5 | kernel-rt | 5.14.21-150500.13.76.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:3985-1 |
Advisories 9
- WID-SEC-2024-3251 Linux Kernel: Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen Denial of Service BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Nov 11, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2024:3985-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2024:4081-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2024:4103-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2024:4140-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2024:4131-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2024:4364-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2024:4082-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2024:3983-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026