Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nvmet-tcp: check INIT_FAILED before nvmet_req_uninit in digest error path In nvmet_tcp_try_recv_ddgst(), when a data digest mismatch is detected, nvmet_req_uninit() is called unconditionally. However, if the command arrived via the nvmet_tcp_handle_req_failure() path, nvmet_req_init() had returned false and percpu_ref_tryget_live() was never executed. The unconditional percpu_ref_put() inside nvmet_req_uninit() then causes a refcount underflow, leading to a WARNING in percpu_ref_switch_to_atomic_rcu, a use-after-free diagnostic, and eventually a permanent workqueue deadlock. Check cmd->flags & NVMET_TCP_F_INIT_FAILED before calling nvmet_req_uninit(), matching the existing pattern in nvmet_tcp_execute_request().
References7
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/22ec7a9fe9153d2737ee9b2fa6d2e43a1491decf
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/2ed3c9d955e8cd6361f130623baa664a75fb345f
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/4606467a75cfc16721937272ed29462a750b60c8
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/ba35b1c674ca3841c0dfadd698f2c1b3ec542d4e
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/c7874dad84b20433c0fe3919f291a762d40de08b
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/d306da8833e75f669d93424fd84940236f3850bc
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/e602c93b25bda4a9d0ff1791a4bdbfdcbb074af1
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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9.8
CRITICAL
Score source: CNA
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - EPSS — exploit probability
- 0% percentile: 26 · as of 13 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-667
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