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scsi: pm8001: Fix use-after-free in pm8001_queue_command()

Type: advisorySources: OSV

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.

Products
Kernel
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
6.1.167, 6.12.77, 6.18.17, 6.19.7, 6.6.130
CVEs
CVE-2026-23306
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
4 Nov 2026, 16:13 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

scsi: pm8001: Fix use-after-free in pm8001_queue_command()

core-osv · Original source

Published 25 Mar 2026, 10:27 UTC

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.

osv:CVE-2026-23306

Kernel

Fixed versions: 6.1.167, 6.6.130, 6.12.77, 6.18.17, 6.19.7

Complete source record
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