In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ata: libata-scsi: fix DSM TRIM for sector sizes larger than 2048 bytes
ata_scsi_write_same_xlat() translates a SCSI WRITE SAME command with the UNMAP bit set into an ATA DATA SET MANAGEMENT TRIM command. The TRIM descriptor is built by ata_format_dsm_trim_descr() into the 2048-byte ata_scsi_rbuf staging buffer, and the number of bytes copied is compared against the logical sector size by the caller:
size = ata_format_dsm_trim_descr(scmd, trmax, block, n_block); if (size != len) /* len == sdp->sector_size */ goto invalid_param_len;
ata_format_dsm_trim_descr() clamps the copy length to ATA_SCSI_RBUF_SIZE (2048). On a device whose logical sector size exceeds that (e.g. a 4Kn device, where sector_size == 4096) the function can never return more than 2048, while the caller expects it to return sector_size. The comparison therefore always fails, so every TRIM is rejected with "Parameter list length error" and WARN_ON() splats on each attempt. TRIM / discard is thus completely broken on such devices.
The descriptor was incorrectly sized from the logical sector size. A DSM TRIM payload is a list of 512-byte pages, each holding up to ATA_MAX_TRIM_RNUM (64) LBA Range Entries, and is independent of the logical sector size. The Block Limits VPD page already advertises a single such page as the maximum WRITE SAME length (65535 * ATA_MAX_TRIM_RNUM logical blocks), so the block layer never sends a request that needs more than one page.
Emit exactly one 512-byte page, independent of the logical sector size, and transfer only that page (COUNT == 1). For a 512-byte-sector device this is unchanged; devices with larger logical sectors now work instead of failing every TRIM.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 8.2
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | — | Upgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-livepatch-5.10.270-271.1109Upgrade bpftoolUpgrade kernel-livepatch-5.15.221-157.262Upgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade perf-debuginfoUpgrade bpftool-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-tools-develUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64Upgrade python-perf-debuginfoUpgrade perfUpgrade kernel-headersUpgrade python-perfUpgrade kernel-tools-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-debuginfo | Oct 19, 2026 | Oct 19, 2026 |
| Amazon_linux_2023 | — | Upgrade bpftoolUpgrade python3-perf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-modules-extra-commonUpgrade kernel-modules-extraUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade kernel-debuginfoUpgrade perfUpgrade kernel-headersUpgrade kernel-tools-debuginfoUpgrade perf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-tools-develUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64Upgrade kernelUpgrade bpftool-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-livepatch-6.1.188-233.385Upgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade python3-perfUpgrade kernel-devel | Oct 13, 2026 | Sep 11, 2026 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux-6.12Upgrade linux | Sep 30, 2026 | Sep 11, 2026 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Sep 16, 2026 | Sep 11, 2026 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-riscv-5.15Upgrade linux-gkeopUpgrade linux-nvidia-tegra-igxUpgrade linux-hwe-7.0Upgrade linux-fipsUpgrade linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15Upgrade linux-azure-fde-5.15Upgrade linux-ibm-5.15Upgrade linux-nvidia-tegraUpgrade linux-gcpUpgrade linux-intel-iot-realtimeUpgrade linux-azure-fipsUpgrade linux-awsUpgrade linuxUpgrade linux-gkeUpgrade linux-riscv-7.0Upgrade linux-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-azureUpgrade linux-aws-fipsUpgrade linux-riscvUpgrade linux-intel-iotgUpgrade linux-realtimeUpgrade linux-kvmUpgrade linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15Upgrade linux-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-oem-7.0Upgrade linux-azure-5.15Upgrade linux-nvidiaUpgrade linux-bluefieldUpgrade linux-intel-iotg-5.15Upgrade linux-oracleUpgrade linux-gcp-fipsUpgrade linux-aws-5.15Upgrade linux-ibmUpgrade linux-gcp-5.15Upgrade linux-oracle-5.15Upgrade linux-hwe-5.15 | Nov 3, 2026 | Sep 11, 2026 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Sep 21, 2026 | Sep 11, 2026 |
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