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CVE-2026-23148
published 2026-02-14

CVE-2026-23148: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nvmet: fix race in nvmet_bio_done() leading to NULL pointer dereference There is a race…

PriorityP422medium5.5CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRLUINSUCNINAH
EPSS
0.27%
19.1th percentile
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nvmet: fix race in nvmet_bio_done() leading to NULL pointer dereference There is a race condition in nvmet_bio_done() that can cause a NULL pointer dereference in blk_cgroup_bio_start(): 1. nvmet_bio_done() is called when a bio completes 2. nvmet_req_complete() is called, which invokes req->ops->queue_response(req) 3. The queue_response callback can re-queue and re-submit the same request 4. The re-submission reuses the same inline_bio from nvmet_req 5. Meanwhile, nvmet_req_bio_put() (called after nvmet_req_complete) invokes bio_uninit() for inline_bio, which sets bio->bi_blkg to NULL 6. The re-submitted bio enters submit_bio_noacct_nocheck() 7. blk_cgroup_bio_start() dereferences bio->bi_blkg, causing a crash: BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000028 #PF: supervisor read access in kernel mode RIP: 0010:blk_cgroup_bio_start+0x10/0xd0 Call Trace: submit_bio_noacct_nocheck+0x44/0x250 nvmet_bdev_execute_rw+0x254/0x370 [nvmet] process_one_work+0x193/0x3c0 worker_thread+0x281/0x3a0 Fix this by reordering nvmet_bio_done() to call nvmet_req_bio_put() BEFORE nvmet_req_complete(). This ensures the bio is cleaned up before the request can be re-submitted, preventing the race condition.

Affected

45 ranges· showing 25
VendorProductVersion rangeFixed in
debianlinux< linux 6.18.9-1 (forky)linux 6.18.9-1 (forky)
linuxlinux
linuxlinux
linuxlinux>= 190f4c2c863af7cc5bb354b70e0805f06419c038 < 68207ceefd71cc74ce4e983fa9bd10c3122e349b68207ceefd71cc74ce4e983fa9bd10c3122e349b
linuxlinux>= 190f4c2c863af7cc5bb354b70e0805f06419c038 < 0fcee2cfc4b2e16e62ff8e0cc2cd8dd24efad65e0fcee2cfc4b2e16e62ff8e0cc2cd8dd24efad65e
linuxlinux>= 431e58d56fcb5ff1f9eb630724a922e0d2a941df < ee10b06980acca1d46e0fa36d6fb4a9578eab6e4ee10b06980acca1d46e0fa36d6fb4a9578eab6e4
linuxlinux>= 6.12.37 < 6.12.696.12.69
linuxlinux>= 6.15.6 < 6.166.16
linuxlinux_kernel
linuxlinux_kernel
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 6.12.69-16.12.69-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 6.18.9-16.18.9-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 6.12.37 < 6.12.696.12.69
linuxlinux_kernel>= 6.15.6 < 6.166.16
linuxlinux_kernel>= 6.16.1 < 6.18.96.18.9
ubuntulinux
ubuntulinux-aws
ubuntulinux-aws-fips
ubuntulinux-azure
ubuntulinux-azure-6.17
ubuntulinux-azure-6.8
ubuntulinux-azure-fde-6.17
ubuntulinux-azure-fips
ubuntulinux-fips
ubuntulinux-gcp

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.15.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
osv5.5MEDIUM
vendor_ubuntu7.8HIGH
vendor_debian7.5LOW
vendor_redhat7.5HIGH
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