Status: UPDATED | Advisory ID: CVE-2026-97409
| CVE | CVE-2026-97409 |
| CVSS Score / Version | 8.8 (High) / CVSS v3.1 |
| Updated | 2026-09-25 |
| CVSS Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| CVSS Prose | attack vector is adjacent; attack complexity is low; privileges required is none; user interaction is none; scope is unchanged; confidentiality impact is high; integrity impact is high; availability impact is high. |
| Affected products | Linux Linux |
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions | Patch Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux |
| Subsystems | General OT |
| Sectors | Multiple |
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
nvme-fc: Do not cancel requests in io target before it is initialized
A new nvme-fc controller in CONNECTING state sees admin request timeout
schedules ctrl->ioerr_work to abort inflight requests. This ends up
calling __nvme_fc_abort_outstanding_ios() which aborts requests in both
admin and io tagsets. In case fc_ctrl->tag_set was not initialized we
see the warning below. This is because ctrl.queue_count is initialized
early in nvme_fc_alloc_ctrl().
nvme nvme0: NVME-FC{0}: starting error recovery Connectivity Loss
INFO: trying to register non-static key.
The code is fine but needs lockdep annotation, or maybe
lpfc 0000:ab:00.0: queue 0 connect admin queue failed (-6).
you didn't initialize this object before use?
turning off the locking correctness validator.
Workqueue: nvme-reset-wq nvme_fc_ctrl_ioerr_work [nvme_fc]
Call Trace:
<TASK>
dump_stack_lvl+0x57/0x80
register_lock_class+0x567/0x580
__lock_acquire+0x330/0xb90
lock_acquire.part.0+0xad/0x210
blk_mq_tagset_busy_iter+0xf9/0xc00
__nvme_fc_abort_outstanding_ios+0x23f/0x320 [nvme_fc]
nvme_fc_ctrl_ioerr_work+0x172/0x210 [nvme_fc]
process_one_work+0x82c/0x1450
worker_thread+0x5ee/0xfd0
kthread+0x3a0/0x750
ret_from_fork+0x439/0x670
ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30
</TASK>
Update the check in __nvme_fc_abort_outstanding_ios() confirm that io
tagset was created before iterating over busy requests. Also make sure
to cancel ctrl->ioerr_work before removing io tagset. (NVD)
Monitor Linux's web page for any future patch releases.
| Source | Reference |
|---|---|
| NVD | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-97409 |
| CVE | https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-97409 |