In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
scsi: iscsi: iscsi_tcp: Fix null-ptr-deref while calling getpeername()
Fix a NULL pointer crash that occurs when we are freeing the socket at the same time we access it via sysfs.
The problem is that:
1. iscsi_sw_tcp_conn_get_param() and iscsi_sw_tcp_host_get_param() take the frwd_lock and do sock_hold() then drop the frwd_lock. sock_hold() does a get on the "struct sock".
2. iscsi_sw_tcp_release_conn() does sockfd_put() which does the last put on the "struct socket" and that does __sock_release() which sets the sock->ops to NULL.
3. iscsi_sw_tcp_conn_get_param() and iscsi_sw_tcp_host_get_param() then call kernel_getpeername() which accesses the NULL sock->ops.
Above we do a get on the "struct sock", but we needed a get on the "struct socket". Originally, we just held the frwd_lock the entire time but in commit bcf3a2953d36 ("scsi: iscsi: iscsi_tcp: Avoid holding spinlock while calling getpeername()") we switched to refcount based because the network layer changed and started taking a mutex in that path, so we could no longer hold the frwd_lock.
Instead of trying to maintain multiple refcounts, this just has us use a mutex for accessing the socket in the interface code paths.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.8
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | — | Upgrade kernel-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-tools-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade bpftoolUpgrade bpftool-debuginfoUpgrade python-perfUpgrade kernelUpgrade perfUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64Upgrade kernel-headersUpgrade python-perf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-livepatch-5.10.155-138.670Upgrade perf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-tools-devel | May 20, 2026 | May 20, 2026 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux | Oct 3, 2025 | Oct 3, 2025 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp13 | — | Upgrade python3-perfUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-abi-stablelistsUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade bpftoolUpgrade kernel-tools-libs | Feb 3, 2026 | Feb 2, 2026 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 17, 2026 | Oct 1, 2025 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-gcpUpgrade linux-aws-5.15Upgrade linux-intel-iotgUpgrade linux-oracle-5.15Upgrade linux-gkeUpgrade linux-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-nvidiaUpgrade linux-riscv-5.15Upgrade linux-bluefieldUpgrade linux-oracleUpgrade linux-raspiUpgrade linux-intel-iotg-5.15Upgrade linux-ibmUpgrade linux-kvmUpgrade linux-realtimeUpgrade linux-awsUpgrade linuxUpgrade linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15Upgrade linux-gkeopUpgrade linux-azureUpgrade linux-gcp-5.15Upgrade linux-hwe-5.15Upgrade linux-azure-5.15 | Oct 10, 2025 | Oct 1, 2025 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Oct 15, 2025 | Oct 1, 2025 |
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