In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
scsi: ufs: core: Fix ufshcd_clear_cmd racing issue
When ufshcd_clear_cmd is racing with the completion ISR, the completed tag of the request's mq_hctx pointer will be set to NULL by the ISR. And ufshcd_clear_cmd's call to ufshcd_mcq_req_to_hwq will get NULL pointer KE. Return success when the request is completed by ISR because sq does not need cleanup.
The racing flow is:
Thread A ufshcd_err_handler step 1 ufshcd_try_to_abort_task ufshcd_cmd_inflight(true) step 3 ufshcd_clear_cmd ... ufshcd_mcq_req_to_hwq blk_mq_unique_tag rq->mq_hctx->queue_num step 5
Thread B ufs_mtk_mcq_intr(cq complete ISR) step 2 scsi_done ... __blk_mq_free_request rq->mq_hctx = NULL; step 4
Below is KE back trace:
ufshcd_try_to_abort_task: cmd pending in the device. tag = 6 Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 0000000000000194 pc : [0xffffffd589679bf8] blk_mq_unique_tag+0x8/0x14 lr : [0xffffffd5862f95b4] ufshcd_mcq_sq_cleanup+0x6c/0x1cc [ufs_mediatek_mod_ise] Workqueue: ufs_eh_wq_0 ufshcd_err_handler [ufs_mediatek_mod_ise] Call trace: dump_backtrace+0xf8/0x148 show_stack+0x18/0x24 dump_stack_lvl+0x60/0x7c dump_stack+0x18/0x3c mrdump_common_die+0x24c/0x398 [mrdump] ipanic_die+0x20/0x34 [mrdump] notify_die+0x80/0xd8 die+0x94/0x2b8 __do_kernel_fault+0x264/0x298 do_page_fault+0xa4/0x4b8 do_translation_fault+0x38/0x54 do_mem_abort+0x58/0x118 el1_abort+0x3c/0x5c el1h_64_sync_handler+0x54/0x90 el1h_64_sync+0x68/0x6c blk_mq_unique_tag+0x8/0x14 ufshcd_clear_cmd+0x34/0x118 [ufs_mediatek_mod_ise] ufshcd_try_to_abort_task+0x2c8/0x5b4 [ufs_mediatek_mod_ise] ufshcd_err_handler+0xa7c/0xfa8 [ufs_mediatek_mod_ise] process_one_work+0x208/0x4fc worker_thread+0x228/0x438 kthread+0x104/0x1d4 ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux | Jul 27, 2026 | Jul 27, 2026 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1015-oracleUpgrade linux-image-oracleUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1016-gcpUpgrade linux-image-virtualUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1016-oemUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1017-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-image-awsUpgrade linux-image-gkeUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-48-genericUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1018-awsUpgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-oem-22.04bUpgrade linux-image-oem-24.04Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-64k-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1002-gkeopUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1017-nvidia-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-kvmUpgrade linux-image-gcpUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1017-nvidia-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-oem-24.04aUpgrade linux-image-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-oem-22.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1014-ibmUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1017-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1016-azureUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-48-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-ibm-classicUpgrade linux-image-oem-22.04cUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-48-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1013-gkeUpgrade linux-image-genericUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1017-gcpUpgrade linux-image-raspiUpgrade linux-image-gkeop-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1016-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-6.8Upgrade linux-image-gkeopUpgrade linux-image-oem-22.04aUpgrade linux-image-azureUpgrade linux-image-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1017-nvidia-64kUpgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-ibmUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1017-azureUpgrade linux-image-oem-22.04dUpgrade linux-image-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-ibm-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-48-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1014-raspiUpgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1015-oracle-64k | Nov 4, 2024 | Jul 29, 2024 |
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