{ "dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "dataVersion": "5.2", "cveMetadata": { "cveId": "CVE-2026-46304", "assignerOrgId": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "state": "PUBLISHED", "assignerShortName": "Linux", "dateReserved": "2026-05-13T15:03:33.111Z", "datePublished": "2026-06-08T15:46:31.747Z", "dateUpdated": "2026-08-05T12:31:07.655Z" }, "containers": { "cna": { "providerMetadata": { "orgId": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "shortName": "Linux", "dateUpdated": "2026-08-05T12:31:07.655Z" }, "descriptions": [ { "lang": "en", "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnvmet: avoid recursive nvmet-wq flush in nvmet_ctrl_free\n\nnvmet_tcp_release_queue_work() runs on nvmet-wq and can drop the\nfinal controller reference through nvmet_cq_put(). If that triggers\nnvmet_ctrl_free(), the teardown path flushes ctrl->async_event_work on\nthe same nvmet-wq.\n\nCall chain:\n\n nvmet_tcp_schedule_release_queue()\n kref_put(&queue->kref, nvmet_tcp_release_queue)\n nvmet_tcp_release_queue()\n queue_work(nvmet_wq, &queue->release_work) <--- nvmet_wq\n process_one_work()\n nvmet_tcp_release_queue_work()\n nvmet_cq_put(&queue->nvme_cq)\n nvmet_cq_destroy()\n nvmet_ctrl_put(cq->ctrl)\n nvmet_ctrl_free()\n flush_work(&ctrl->async_event_work) <--- nvmet_wq\n\n Previously Scheduled by :-\n\t\t nvmet_add_async_event\n\t\t queue_work(nvmet_wq, &ctrl->async_event_work);\n\nThis trips lockdep with a possible recursive locking warning.\n\n[ 5223.015876] run blktests nvme/003 at 2026-04-07 20:53:55\n[ 5223.061801] loop0: detected capacity change from 0 to 2097152\n[ 5223.072206] nvmet: adding nsid 1 to subsystem blktests-subsystem-1\n[ 5223.088368] nvmet_tcp: enabling port 0 (127.0.0.1:4420)\n[ 5223.126086] nvmet: Created discovery controller 1 for subsystem nqn.2014-08.org.nvmexpress.discovery for NQN nqn.2014-08.org.nvmexpress:uuid:0f01fb42-9f7f-4856-b0b3-51e60b8de349.\n[ 5223.128453] nvme nvme1: new ctrl: NQN \"nqn.2014-08.org.nvmexpress.discovery\", addr 127.0.0.1:4420, hostnqn: nqn.2014-08.org.nvmexpress:uuid:0f01fb42-9f7f-4856-b0b3-51e60b8de349\n[ 5233.199447] nvme nvme1: Removing ctrl: NQN \"nqn.2014-08.org.nvmexpress.discovery\"\n\n[ 5233.227718] ============================================\n[ 5233.231283] WARNING: possible recursive locking detected\n[ 5233.234696] 7.0.0-rc3nvme+ #20 Tainted: G O N\n[ 5233.238434] --------------------------------------------\n[ 5233.241852] kworker/u192:6/2413 is trying to acquire lock:\n[ 5233.245429] ffff888111632548 ((wq_completion)nvmet-wq){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: touch_wq_lockdep_map+0x26/0x90\n[ 5233.251438]\n but task is already holding lock:\n[ 5233.255254] ffff888111632548 ((wq_completion)nvmet-wq){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work+0x5cc/0x6e0\n[ 5233.261125]\n other info that might help us debug this:\n[ 5233.265333] Possible unsafe locking scenario:\n\n[ 5233.269217] CPU0\n[ 5233.270795] ----\n[ 5233.272436] lock((wq_completion)nvmet-wq);\n[ 5233.275241] lock((wq_completion)nvmet-wq);\n[ 5233.278020]\n *** DEADLOCK ***\n\n[ 5233.281793] May be due to missing lock nesting notation\n\n[ 5233.286195] 3 locks held by kworker/u192:6/2413:\n[ 5233.289192] #0: ffff888111632548 ((wq_completion)nvmet-wq){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work+0x5cc/0x6e0\n[ 5233.294569] #1: ffffc9000e2a7e40 ((work_completion)(&queue->release_work)){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work+0x1c5/0x6e0\n[ 5233.300128] #2: ffffffff82d7dc40 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:3}, at: __flush_work+0x62/0x530\n[ 5233.304290]\n stack backtrace:\n[ 5233.306520] CPU: 4 UID: 0 PID: 2413 Comm: kworker/u192:6 Tainted: G O N 7.0.0-rc3nvme+ #20 PREEMPT(full)\n[ 5233.306524] Tainted: [O]=OOT_MODULE, [N]=TEST\n[ 5233.306525] Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS rel-1.17.0-0-gb52ca86e094d-prebuilt.qemu.org 04/01/2014\n[ 5233.306527] Workqueue: nvmet-wq nvmet_tcp_release_queue_work [nvmet_tcp]\n[ 5233.306532] Call Trace:\n[ 5233.306534] \n[ 5233.306536] dump_stack_lvl+0x73/0xb0\n[ 5233.306552] print_deadlock_bug+0x225/0x2f0\n[ 5233.306556] __lock_acquire+0x13f0/0x2290\n[ 5233.306563] lock_acquire+0xd0/0x300\n[ 5233.306565] ? touch_wq_lockdep_map+0x26/0x90\n[ 5233.306571] ? __flush_work+0x20b/0x530\n[ 5233.306573] ? touch_wq_lockdep_map+0x26/0x90\n[ 5233.306577] touch_wq_lockdep_map+0x3b/0x90\n[ 5233.306580] ? touch_wq_lockdep_map+0x26/0x90\n[ 52\n---truncated---" } ], "metrics": [ { "cvssV3_1": { "version": "3.1", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H", "baseScore": 7.5, "baseSeverity": "HIGH" }, "scenarios": [ { "lang": "en", "value": "AV:N - The bug is reached through the NVMe-oF TCP target (nvmet-tcp) disconnect/teardown path; remote peers connect over TCP and closing that connection drives `nvmet_tcp_release_queue_work()` on `nvmet-wq`, which can call the vulnerable `flush_work()` in `nvmet_ctrl_free()`.\nAC:L - An attacker fully controls both sides of the race by connecting, issuing an Async Event Request (which queues `async_event_work` on `nvmet-wq`), and then disconnecting to force controller teardown on the same workqueue.\nPR:N - Exploitation requires only network reachability to an exposed nvmet-tcp port; the discovery subsystem accepts any host NQN without Linux credentials, and no CAP_SYS_ADMIN or other local privileges are needed on the target.\nUI:N - The deadlock is triggered entirely through automated NVMe-oF protocol interaction (connect, admin command, disconnect) with no action required from a local user or administrator.\nS:U - Impact is confined to the kernel NVMe target subsystem (workqueue worker hang and nvmet service disruption); it does not cross a VM, container, or IOMMU security boundary.\nC:N - This is a recursive workqueue flush deadlock, not memory corruption; there is no out-of-bounds access, use-after-free, or information disclosure primitive.\nI:N - The flaw causes a worker to block during teardown but does not modify arbitrary kernel or user data and provides no write or code-execution primitive.\nA:H - Calling `flush_work()` on `nvmet-wq` from `nvmet_tcp_release_queue_work()` running on the same workqueue can permanently hang an nvmet worker (lockdep reports \"DEADLOCK\"), denying NVMe target service and stalling further nvmet workqueue processing." } ] } ], "affected": [ { "product": "Linux", "vendor": "Linux", "defaultStatus": "unaffected", "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git", "programFiles": [ "drivers/nvme/target/core.c" ], "versions": [ { "version": "06406d81a2d7cfb8abcc4fa6cdfeb8e5897007c5", "lessThan": "ae5b0cad163833e10b271e9becc05d81dae56e5f", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git" }, { "version": "06406d81a2d7cfb8abcc4fa6cdfeb8e5897007c5", "lessThan": 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