CVE-2022-50215

scsi: sg: Allow waiting for commands to complete on removed device

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: June 18, 2025 at 11:03 AM UTC
Updated: October 15, 2026 at 10:17 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: sg: Allow waiting for commands to complete on removed device When a SCSI device is removed while in active use, currently sg will immediately return -ENODEV on any attempt to wait for active commands that were sent before the removal. This is problematic for commands that use SG_FLAG_DIRECT_IO since the data buffer may still be in use by the kernel when userspace frees or reuses it after getting ENODEV, leading to corrupted userspace memory (in the case of READ-type commands) or corrupted data being sent to the device (in the case of WRITE-type commands). This has been seen in practice when logging out of a iscsi_tcp session, where the iSCSI driver may still be processing commands after the device has been marked for removal. Change the policy to allow userspace to wait for active sg commands even when the device is being removed. Return -ENODEV only when there are no more responses to read.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 4.9.3264.10 ≤ v < 4.14.2914.15 ≤ v < 4.19.2564.20 ≤ v < 5.4.2115.11 ≤ v < 5.15.615.16 ≤ v < 5.18.185.19 ≤ v < 5.19.25.5 ≤ v < 5.10.1372.6.28.102.6.29.22.6.30a0fe972f78eaaf352d593f9ed9079de590ceb286b21c6d2897cd455fa396f4041a0c8165784e949fc6517b7942fad663cc1cf3235cbe4207cf769332
Vendor states this is fixed in 03d8241112d5e3cccce1a01274a221099f07d2e1 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 3455607fd7be10b449f5135c00dc306b85dc0d21 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 35e60ec39e862159cb92923eefd5230d4a873cb9 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 408bfa1489a3cfe7150b81ab0b0df99b23dd5411 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 8c004b7dbb340c1e5889f5fb9e5baa6f6e5303e8 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in bbc118acf7baf9e93c5e1314d14f481301af4d0f (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in ed9afd967cbfe7da2dc0d5e52c62a778dfe9f16b (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in f135c65085eed869d10e4e7923ce1015288618da (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in f5e61d9b4a699dd16f32d5f39eb1cf98d84c92ed (fixed)
Affected range stops below 2.6.29, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Vendor states this is fixed in 2.6.30 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4.14.291 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4.19.256 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4.9.326 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.10.137 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15.61 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.18.18 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.19.2 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.4.211 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.0 (unaffected)

References (9)

Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/03d8241112d5e3cccce1a01274a221099f07d2e1
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3455607fd7be10b449f5135c00dc306b85dc0d21
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/35e60ec39e862159cb92923eefd5230d4a873cb9
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/408bfa1489a3cfe7150b81ab0b0df99b23dd5411
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8c004b7dbb340c1e5889f5fb9e5baa6f6e5303e8
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bbc118acf7baf9e93c5e1314d14f481301af4d0f
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ed9afd967cbfe7da2dc0d5e52c62a778dfe9f16b
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f135c65085eed869d10e4e7923ce1015288618da

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

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CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

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