CVE-2023-53586

scsi: target: Fix multiple LUN_RESET handling

MEDIUM
4.7
CVSS Score
Published: October 4, 2025 at 03:44 PM UTC
Updated: August 5, 2026 at 10:24 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
MEDIUM4.7
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: target: Fix multiple LUN_RESET handling This fixes a bug where an initiator thinks a LUN_RESET has cleaned up running commands when it hasn't. The bug was added in commit 51ec502a3266 ("target: Delete tmr from list before processing"). The problem occurs when: 1. We have N I/O cmds running in the target layer spread over 2 sessions. 2. The initiator sends a LUN_RESET for each session. 3. session1's LUN_RESET loops over all the running commands from both sessions and moves them to its local drain_task_list. 4. session2's LUN_RESET does not see the LUN_RESET from session1 because the commit above has it remove itself. session2 also does not see any commands since the other reset moved them off the state lists. 5. sessions2's LUN_RESET will then complete with a successful response. 6. sessions2's inititor believes the running commands on its session are now cleaned up due to the successful response and cleans up the running commands from its side. It then restarts them. 7. The commands do eventually complete on the backend and the target starts to return aborted task statuses for them. The initiator will either throw a invalid ITT error or might accidentally lookup a new task if the ITT has been reallocated already. Fix the bug by reverting the patch, and serialize the execution of LUN_RESETs and Preempt and Aborts. Also prevent us from waiting on LUN_RESETs in core_tmr_drain_tmr_list, because it turns out the original patch fixed a bug that was not mentioned. For LUN_RESET1 core_tmr_drain_tmr_list can see a second LUN_RESET and wait on it. Then the second reset will run core_tmr_drain_tmr_list and see the first reset and wait on it resulting in a deadlock.

Affected

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

4.11 ≤ v < 5.10.1804.11 ≤ v < 5.15.1114.11 ≤ v < 6.1.284.11 ≤ v < 6.2.154.11 ≤ v < 6.3.24.11 ≤ v < 6.45.11 ≤ v < 5.15.1115.16 ≤ v < 6.1.286.2 ≤ v < 6.2.156.3 ≤ v < 6.3.24.1151ec502a32665fed66c7f03799ede4023b212536
Vendor states this is fixed in 2c43de56f9220dca3e28c774d1c5e2cab574223a (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 673db054d7a2b5a470d7a25baf65956d005ad729 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 9158c86fd3237acaea8f0181c7836d90fd6eea10 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in e1f59cd18a10969d08a082264b557876ca38766e (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in eacfe32c3650bfd0e54224d160c431013d7f6998 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in ed18526289b5603bf2253dee50f1d7ec245cf397 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4.11 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.10.180 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15.111 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.1.28 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.2.15 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.3.2 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.4 (unaffected)

CVSS

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

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-415

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