CVE-2026-43054

scsi: target: tcm_loop: Drain commands in target_reset handler

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: May 1, 2026 at 02:15 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 10:48 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.1%

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: target: tcm_loop: Drain commands in target_reset handler tcm_loop_target_reset() violates the SCSI EH contract: it returns SUCCESS without draining any in-flight commands. The SCSI EH documentation (scsi_eh.rst) requires that when a reset handler returns SUCCESS the driver has made lower layers "forget about timed out scmds" and is ready for new commands. Every other SCSI LLD (virtio_scsi, mpt3sas, ipr, scsi_debug, mpi3mr) enforces this by draining or completing outstanding commands before returning SUCCESS. Because tcm_loop_target_reset() doesn't drain, the SCSI EH reuses in-flight scsi_cmnd structures for recovery commands (e.g. TUR) while the target core still has async completion work queued for the old se_cmd. The memset in queuecommand zeroes se_lun and lun_ref_active, causing transport_lun_remove_cmd() to skip its percpu_ref_put(). The leaked LUN reference prevents transport_clear_lun_ref() from completing, hanging configfs LUN unlink forever in D-state: INFO: task rm:264 blocked for more than 122 seconds. rm D 0 264 258 0x00004000 Call Trace: __schedule+0x3d0/0x8e0 schedule+0x36/0xf0 transport_clear_lun_ref+0x78/0x90 [target_core_mod] core_tpg_remove_lun+0x28/0xb0 [target_core_mod] target_fabric_port_unlink+0x50/0x60 [target_core_mod] configfs_unlink+0x156/0x1f0 [configfs] vfs_unlink+0x109/0x290 do_unlinkat+0x1d5/0x2d0 Fix this by making tcm_loop_target_reset() actually drain commands: 1. Issue TMR_LUN_RESET via tcm_loop_issue_tmr() to drain all commands that the target core knows about (those not yet CMD_T_COMPLETE). 2. Use blk_mq_tagset_busy_iter() to iterate all started requests and flush_work() on each se_cmd — this drains any deferred completion work for commands that already had CMD_T_COMPLETE set before the TMR (which the TMR skips via __target_check_io_state()). This is the same pattern used by mpi3mr, scsi_debug, and libsas to drain outstanding commands during reset.

Affected

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

5.13 ≤ v < 5.15.2035.13 ≤ v < 6.1.1685.13 ≤ v < 6.12.815.13 ≤ v < 6.18.225.13 ≤ v < 6.19.125.13 ≤ v < 6.6.1345.13 ≤ v < 7.05.16 ≤ v < 6.1.1686.13 ≤ v < 6.18.226.19 ≤ v < 6.19.126.2 ≤ v < 6.6.1346.7 ≤ v < 6.12.815.137.0 rc17.0 rc27.0 rc37.0 rc47.0 rc5e0eb5d38b732b011cd9ed5b1bf9f59b83c2500d3
Vendor states this is fixed in 05ac3754467363558a0a54ae4bb7c89b2c9574cf (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 103f79e4949513247d763c6e7f3cbbf62017afdf (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 1333eee56cdf3f0cf67c6ab4114c2c9e0a952026 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 15f5241d5a52364a7e7867b49128b0442dbcad9d (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 757c43c692294cdfad31390accc0e90429b2ef8a (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7cbd69aaa507b1245240a28022bf5da0f07c68d9 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in a836054ea81014117ec6b73529a21626a9e1f829 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.13 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15.203 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.1.168 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.12.81 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.18.22 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.19.12 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.6.134 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.0 (unaffected)

CVSS

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

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-772

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