CVE-2024-50135: nvme-pci: fix race condition between reset and nvme_dev_disable()

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.7 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2024-11-05 · updated 2026-10-30
Weakness: CWE-362

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nvme-pci: fix race condition between reset and nvme_dev_disable() nvme_dev_disable() modifies the dev->online_queues field, therefore nvme_pci_update_nr_queues() should avoid racing against it, otherwise we could end up passing invalid values to blk_mq_update_nr_hw_queues(). WARNING: CPU: 39 PID: 61303 at drivers/pci/msi/api.c:347 pci_irq_get_affinity+0x187/0x210 Workqueue: nvme-reset-wq nvme_reset_work [nvme] RIP: 0010:pci_irq_get_affinity+0x187/0x210 Call Trace: <TASK> ? blk_mq_pci_map_queues+0x87/0x3c0 ? pci_irq_get_affinity+0x187/0x210 blk_mq_pci_map_queues+0x87/0x3c0 nvme_pci_map_queues+0x189/0x460 [nvme] blk_mq_update_nr_hw_queues+0x2a/0x40 nvme_reset_work+0x1be/0x2a0 [nvme] Fix the bug by locking the shutdown_lock mutex before using dev->online_queues. Give up if nvme_dev_disable() is running or if it has been executed already.

Affected products

Linux kernel: from 4.6 before 6.6.59; from 6.7 before 6.11.6; 6.12-rc1, 6.12-rc2, 6.12-rc3 — fixed in 6.6.59, 6.11.6
Linux: 4.6 — fixed in 6.12

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 6.6.59, 6.11.6; Linux 6.12. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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