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CVE-2026-23292
published 2026-03-25

CVE-2026-23292: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: target: Fix recursive locking in __configfs_open_file() In flush_write_buffer…

PriorityP422medium5.5CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRLUINSUCNINAH
EPSS
0.12%
2.4th percentile
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: target: Fix recursive locking in __configfs_open_file() In flush_write_buffer, &p->frag_sem is acquired and then the loaded store function is called, which, here, is target_core_item_dbroot_store(). This function called filp_open(), following which these functions were called (in reverse order), according to the call trace: down_read __configfs_open_file do_dentry_open vfs_open do_open path_openat do_filp_open file_open_name filp_open target_core_item_dbroot_store flush_write_buffer configfs_write_iter target_core_item_dbroot_store() tries to validate the new file path by trying to open the file path provided to it; however, in this case, the bug report shows: db_root: not a directory: /sys/kernel/config/target/dbroot indicating that the same configfs file was tried to be opened, on which it is currently working on. Thus, it is trying to acquire frag_sem semaphore of the same file of which it already holds the semaphore obtained in flush_write_buffer(), leading to acquiring the semaphore in a nested manner and a possibility of recursive locking. Fix this by modifying target_core_item_dbroot_store() to use kern_path() instead of filp_open() to avoid opening the file using filesystem-specific function __configfs_open_file(), and further modifying it to make this fix compatible.

Affected

54 ranges· showing 25
VendorProductVersion rangeFixed in
debianlinux< linux 6.19.8-1 (forky)linux 6.19.8-1 (forky)
linuxlinux
linuxlinux
linuxlinux
linuxlinux
linuxlinux>= 4.14.154 < 4.154.15
linuxlinux>= 4.19.84 < 4.204.20
linuxlinux>= 4.9.201 < 4.104.10
linuxlinux>= b0841eefd9693827afb9888235e26ddd098f9cef < 3161ef61f121d4573cad5b57c92188dcd9b284b33161ef61f121d4573cad5b57c92188dcd9b284b3
linuxlinux>= b0841eefd9693827afb9888235e26ddd098f9cef < e8ef82cb6443d5f3260b1b830e17f03dda4229eae8ef82cb6443d5f3260b1b830e17f03dda4229ea
linuxlinux>= b0841eefd9693827afb9888235e26ddd098f9cef < 4fcfa424a581d823cb1a9676e3eefe6ca17e453a4fcfa424a581d823cb1a9676e3eefe6ca17e453a
linuxlinux>= b0841eefd9693827afb9888235e26ddd098f9cef < 9a5641024fbfd9b24fe65984ad85fea10a3ae4389a5641024fbfd9b24fe65984ad85fea10a3ae438
linuxlinux>= b0841eefd9693827afb9888235e26ddd098f9cef < 142eacb50fb903a4c10dee7e67b6e79ebb36a582142eacb50fb903a4c10dee7e67b6e79ebb36a582
linuxlinux>= b0841eefd9693827afb9888235e26ddd098f9cef < 14d4ac19d1895397532eec407433c5d74d9da53b14d4ac19d1895397532eec407433c5d74d9da53b
linuxlinux_kernel
linuxlinux_kernel
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 6.19.8-16.19.8-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 4.14.154 < 4.154.15
linuxlinux_kernel>= 4.19.84 < 4.204.20
linuxlinux_kernel>= 4.9.201 < 4.104.10
linuxlinux_kernel>= 5.3.0 < 6.1.1676.1.167
linuxlinux_kernel>= 5.3.1 < 6.1.1676.1.167
linuxlinux_kernel>= 6.13 < 6.18.176.18.17
linuxlinux_kernel>= 6.13.0 < 6.18.176.18.17
linuxlinux_kernel>= 6.19 < 6.19.76.19.7

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.15.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
vendor_msrc5.5MEDIUM
vendor_redhat5.5MEDIUM
vendor_ubuntu2.0LOW
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