CVE Catalog

CVE-2025-68371

Low risk· EPSS 6%
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.16%

6th percentile - higher than 6% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel, a race condition in the smartpqi driver was found where a LUN reset work item could execute after device removal, causing use-after-free and improper resource access.

Risk Assessment

The risk includes potential system instability, data leaks, or privilege escalation due to accessing freed memory structures. This could lead to system crashes or data integrity violations.

Recommendation

Immediately update the Linux kernel to a version containing the fix (commit addressing the issue). Also monitor systems for unusual events related to SmartPQI controllers.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: smartpqi: Fix device resources accessed after device removal Correct possible race conditions during device removal. Previously, a scheduled work item to reset a LUN could still execute after the device was removed, leading to use-after-free and other resource access issues. This race condition occurs because the abort handler may schedule a LUN reset concurrently with device removal via sdev_destroy(), leading to use-after-free and improper access to freed resources. - Check in the device reset handler if the device is still present in the controller's SCSI device list before running; if not, the reset is skipped. - Cancel any pending TMF work that has not started in sdev_destroy(). - Ensure device freeing in sdev_destroy() is done while holding the LUN reset mutex to avoid races with ongoing resets.

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