CVE-2026-89970

critical

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nvmet-auth: Synchronize timeout work during SQ teardown nvmet_auth_sq_free() cancels auth_expired_work with cancel_delayed_work(). If the work has already started, cancellation does not wait for the callback. Transport teardown can consequently free or reuse the queue containing struct nvmet_sq while nvmet_auth_expired_work() still accesses that SQ. Add a teardown-specific helper that synchronously drains the delayed work before freeing authentication state, and use it from nvmet_sq_destroy(). Keep the non-synchronous helper for in-band authentication state cleanup, where the SQ owner remains alive.

References

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eb4f9127a2b8a152743f1ee597627e2f69cb54fe

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eaa948c0e19b1bb2d93262207bca0c3d19cc3406

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c3c126a6142a1335bc8c34a5607c39cf01daf295

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c17c87bde6d6f5252a6a6f0a94b2430164aa28d5

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7555ddd60af72df2862dd8f9b730a9848577edda

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/664022fa1c93f4eba09ef5ee02411b9709dd7a93

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2026-09-16

Updated: 2026-09-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 10

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: Critical

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00782