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CVE-2026-23306

HighCVSS 7.8
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

In the Linux kernel, the scsi: pm8001 driver has a use-after-free/double free in pm8001_queue_command(). When the phy is down or the device is gone, the function returns -ENODEV after freeing the SAS task, causing libsas to free the same task again.

Risk Assessment

A double free can lead to kernel memory corruption, system crash (panic), or potentially kernel-level code execution, threatening server stability and security.

Recommendation

Update the Linux kernel to a version containing the fix for pm8001_queue_command() to eliminate the double free.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: pm8001: Fix use-after-free in pm8001_queue_command() Commit e29c47fe8946 ("scsi: pm8001: Simplify pm8001_task_exec()") refactors pm8001_queue_command(), however it introduces a potential cause of a double free scenario when it changes the function to return -ENODEV in case of phy down/device gone state. In this path, pm8001_queue_command() updates task status and calls task_done to indicate to upper layer that the task has been handled. However, this also frees the underlying SAS task. A -ENODEV is then returned to the caller. When libsas sas_ata_qc_issue() receives this error value, it assumes the task wasn't handled/queued by LLDD and proceeds to clean up and free the task again, resulting in a double free. Since pm8001_queue_command() handles the SAS task in this case, it should return 0 to the caller indicating that the task has been handled.

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