Vulnerability · Published Sep 16, 2026 · Assigned by Linux

CVE-2026-89847scsi: qla2xxx: Avoid double completion in async IOCB timeout

Critical 9.8

In plain English

A critical-severity security flaw 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 0.7% (higher than 53% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)9.8Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)0.7%top 46.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: qla2xxx: Avoid double completion in async IOCB timeout qla2x00_async_iocb_timeout() tries to abort a timed-out async IOCB. When qla24xx_async_abort_cmd() fails, both the SRB_LOGIN_CMD path and the SRB_CTRL_VP/default path scan outstanding_cmds[] for the SRB and then call sp->done(sp, QLA_FUNCTION_TIMEOUT) unconditionally, without checking whether the SRB was actually found and removed. If the response ISR completes the same handle first, it removes the SRB under qp_lock_ptr and runs sp->done() -> complete(sp->comp). The submitter qla24xx_control_vp() wakes from wait_for_completion(), clears sp->comp, drops its reference and returns, reclaiming the on-stack completion. The timer reference keeps the SRB alive across the timeout handler, but not the submitter's stack. The timeout then issues a second sp->done() -> qla_ctrlvp_sp_done(), which evaluates "if (sp->comp) complete(sp->comp)"; with the pointer loaded before the submitter's NULL store, complete() writes into the freed stack frame, a use-after-free. Track whether this path removed the SRB from outstanding_cmds and only call sp->done() when it did, so the command is completed exactly once by whichever path owns it. This mirrors the sp_found guard already used in qla24xx_abort_iocb_timeout().

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:12linux6.1.190-1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-89847
Debian:13linux6.12.111-1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-89847
Debian:14linux7.2.6-1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-89847
Debian:12linux-6.126.12.111-1~deb12u1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-89847
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux5.15.0-202.212UBUNTU-CVE-2026-89847
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinuxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89847
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux7.0.0-42.42UBUNTU-CVE-2026-89847
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-allwinner-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89847
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws5.15.0-1119.126UBUNTU-CVE-2026-89847
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-awsno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89847
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-aws7.0.0-1016.17UBUNTU-CVE-2026-89847
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89847
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89847
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89847
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89847
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89847
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89847
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89847
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure5.15.0-1125.134UBUNTU-CVE-2026-89847
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azureno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89847
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-azureno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89847
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89847
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89847
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89847
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89847
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89847
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89847
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89847
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89847
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde5.15.0-1124.133UBUNTU-CVE-2026-89847
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fdeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89847
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-azure-fdeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89847
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89847
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89847
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89847
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89847
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89847
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89847
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89847
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-nvidia-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89847
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp5.15.0-1120.130UBUNTU-CVE-2026-89847
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcpno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89847
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-gcp7.0.0-1016.18UBUNTU-CVE-2026-89847
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89847
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89847
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89847
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89847
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89847
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89847
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89847
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89847
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gke5.15.0-1115.121UBUNTU-CVE-2026-89847
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gkeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89847
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-gkeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89847
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gkeop5.15.0-1102.110UBUNTU-CVE-2026-89847
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gkeopno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89847
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89847
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89847
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89847
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89847
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89847
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89847
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89847
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-7.07.0.0-42.42~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-89847
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm5.15.0-1113.117UBUNTU-CVE-2026-89847
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-ibmno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89847
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-ibm7.0.0-1017.17UBUNTU-CVE-2026-89847
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89847
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iot-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89847
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iotg5.15.0-1114.120UBUNTU-CVE-2026-89847
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-kvm5.15.0-1111.116UBUNTU-CVE-2026-89847
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency5.15.0-197.207UBUNTU-CVE-2026-89847
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatencyno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89847
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89847
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89847
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89847
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89847
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89847
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia5.15.0-1114.115UBUNTU-CVE-2026-89847
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89847
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89847
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89847
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89847
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89847
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89847
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89847
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89847
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-bosno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89847
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-lowlatencyno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89847
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra5.15.0-1070.72UBUNTU-CVE-2026-89847
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra6.8.0-1038.42UBUNTU-CVE-2026-89847
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra-igx5.15.0-1059.59UBUNTU-CVE-2026-89847
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-5.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89847
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89847
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.1no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89847
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89847
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89847
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89847
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89847
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89847
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-oem-7.07.0.0-1017.17UBUNTU-CVE-2026-89847
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle5.15.0-1116.122UBUNTU-CVE-2026-89847
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracleno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89847
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-oracle7.0.0-1015.16UBUNTU-CVE-2026-89847
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89847
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89847
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89847
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89847
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89847
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-raspino fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89847
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspino fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89847
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-raspino fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89847
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89847
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89847
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89847
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89847
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89847
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89847
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-riscv7.0.0-42.42.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-89847
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89847
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89847
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89847
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89847
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89847
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-7.07.0.0-42.42.1~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-89847
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89847
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89847
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89847
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-vmwareno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89847
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-xilinxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89847
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-xilinx-zynqmpno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89847

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Linux Linux f6145e86d21fccd59bbb87bc1e1eb076658fd79a – before 71a7b6e3c7f121439f51a058e53d4a8e05b63decf6145e86d21fccd59bbb87bc1e1eb076658fd79a – before 7257b5e1fb6c9387714f66e01b79ec82b717eedef6145e86d21fccd59bbb87bc1e1eb076658fd79a – before f5b660e0b0d9190d8853c795c2522cc5f8c93003f6145e86d21fccd59bbb87bc1e1eb076658fd79a – before 6e217a9482eabbd8b29847be334c74cf468d3544f6145e86d21fccd59bbb87bc1e1eb076658fd79a – before d6d856c722f40f0694ff755208552e658db6dd42f6145e86d21fccd59bbb87bc1e1eb076658fd79a – before 9fa1d71233a82416492d9c9de9756ebe140fe714f6145e86d21fccd59bbb87bc1e1eb076658fd79a – before 845d4abd92cd2f97551356c8b281ad6e197acb07f6145e86d21fccd59bbb87bc1e1eb076658fd79a – before bb45bc4bd53c95a7bf6f782577b5ede94c0f8aa8
Linux Linux 4.19

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