Vulnerability · Published Sep 16, 2025 · Assigned by Linux

CVE-2022-50350scsi: target: iscsi: Fix a race condition between login_work and the login thread

Critical 9.8

In plain English

A critical-severity race condition in Linux from Linux. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 20% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)9.8Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 80.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: target: iscsi: Fix a race condition between login_work and the login thread In case a malicious initiator sends some random data immediately after a login PDU; the iscsi_target_sk_data_ready() callback will schedule the login_work and, at the same time, the negotiation may end without clearing the LOGIN_FLAGS_INITIAL_PDU flag (because no additional PDU exchanges are required to complete the login). The login has been completed but the login_work function will find the LOGIN_FLAGS_INITIAL_PDU flag set and will never stop from rescheduling itself; at this point, if the initiator drops the connection, the iscsit_conn structure will be freed, login_work will dereference a released socket structure and the kernel crashes. BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000230 PF: supervisor write access in kernel mode PF: error_code(0x0002) - not-present page Workqueue: events iscsi_target_do_login_rx [iscsi_target_mod] RIP: 0010:_raw_read_lock_bh+0x15/0x30 Call trace: iscsi_target_do_login_rx+0x75/0x3f0 [iscsi_target_mod] process_one_work+0x1e8/0x3c0 Fix this bug by forcing login_work to stop after the login has been completed and the socket callbacks have been restored. Add a comment to clearify the return values of iscsi_target_do_login()

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:12linux6.1.4-1DEBIAN-CVE-2022-50350
Debian:13linux6.1.4-1DEBIAN-CVE-2022-50350
Debian:14linux6.1.4-1DEBIAN-CVE-2022-50350
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinuxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50350
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-allwinner-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50350
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-awsno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50350
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50350
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50350
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50350
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azureno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50350
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50350
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50350
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50350
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50350
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fdeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50350
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50350
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50350
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcpno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50350
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50350
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50350
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50350
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50350
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gkeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50350
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gkeopno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50350
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50350
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50350
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50350
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50350
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibmno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50350
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-intelno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50350
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iot-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50350
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iotgno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50350
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-kvmno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50350
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatencyno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50350
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50350
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50350
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50350
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50350
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50350
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50350
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50350
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegrano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50350
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra-igxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50350
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-5.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50350
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50350
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.1no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50350
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50350
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50350
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50350
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracleno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50350
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50350
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-raspino fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50350
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50350
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50350
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50350
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50350
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50350
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50350
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50350
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50350
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50350
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50350
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-xilinx-zynqmpno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50350

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Linux Linux d381a8010a052813a88e20e089be4a58aad8b40a – before 1533b8b3058db618409f41554ebe768c2e3acfaed381a8010a052813a88e20e089be4a58aad8b40a – before 3ecdca49ca49d4770639d81503c873b6d25887c4d381a8010a052813a88e20e089be4a58aad8b40a – before fec1b2fa62c162d03f5dcd7b03e3c89d3116d49f
Linux Linux 3.12

Weakness: CWE-362 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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