scsi: storvsc: Remove WQ_MEM_RECLAIM from storvsc_error_wq
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 5 fixed, 4 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-667 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: storvsc: Remove WQ_MEM_RECLAIM from storvsc_error_wq storvsc_error_wq workqueue should not be marked as WQ_MEM_RECLAIM as it doesn't need to make forward progress under memory pressure. Marking this workqueue as WQ_MEM_RECLAIM may cause deadlock while flushing a non-WQ_MEM_RECLAIM workqueue. In the current state it causes the following warning: [ 14.506347] ------------[ cut here ]------------ [ 14.506354] workqueue: WQ_MEM_RECLAIM storvsc_error_wq_0:storvsc_remove_lun is flushing !WQ_MEM_RECLAIM events_freezable_power_:disk_events_workfn [ 14.506360] WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 8 at <-snip->kernel/workqueue.c:2623 check_flush_dependency+0xb5/0x130 [ 14.506390] CPU: 0 PID: 8 Comm: kworker/u4:0 Not tainted 5.4.0-1086-azure #91~18.04.1-Ubuntu [ 14.506391] Hardware name: Microsoft Corporation Virtual Machine/Virtual Machine, BIOS Hyper-V UEFI Release v4.1 05/09/2022 [ 14.506393] Workqueue: storvsc_error_wq_0 storvsc_remove_lun [ 14.506395] RIP: 0010:check_flush_dependency+0xb5/0x130 <-snip-> [ 14.506408] Call Trace: [ 14.506412] __flush_work+0xf1/0x1c0 [ 14.506414] __cancel_work_timer+0x12f/0x1b0 [ 14.506417] ? kernfs_put+0xf0/0x190 [ 14.506418] cancel_delayed_work_sync+0x13/0x20 [ 14.506420] disk_block_events+0x78/0x80 [ 14.506421] del_gendisk+0x3d/0x2f0 [ 14.506423] sr_remove+0x28/0x70 [ 14.506427] device_release_driver_internal+0xef/0x1c0 [ 14.506428] device_release_driver+0x12/0x20 [ 14.506429] bus_remove_device+0xe1/0x150 [ 14.506431] device_del+0x167/0x380 [ 14.506432] __scsi_remove_device+0x11d/0x150 [ 14.506433] scsi_remove_device+0x26/0x40 [ 14.506434] storvsc_remove_lun+0x40/0x60 [ 14.506436] process_one_work+0x209/0x400 [ 14.506437] worker_thread+0x34/0x400 [ 14.506439] kthread+0x121/0x140 [ 14.506440] ? process_one_work+0x400/0x400 [ 14.506441] ? kthread_park+0x90/0x90 [ 14.506443] ret_from_fork+0x35/0x40 [ 14.506445] ---[ end trace 2d9633159fdc6ee7 ]---
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 4.15 and later | 4.19.257, 5.4.212, 5.10.140, 5.15.64, 5.19.6, 6.0 | Patch available | CNA |
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 4.15 and later Fixed in 4.19.257, 5.4.212, 5.10.140, 5.15.64, 5.19.6, 6.0 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 3
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.15 to before 4.19.257; 4.20 to before 5.4.212; 5.5 to before 5.10.140; 5.11 to before 5.15.64; 5.16 to before 5.19.6 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0 rc1 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0 rc2 | Vulnerable | Linux |
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.15 to before 4.19.257; 4.20 to before 5.4.212; 5.5 to before 5.10.140; 5.11 to before 5.15.64; 5.16 to before 5.19.6 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 rc1 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 rc2 Vulnerable ·Linux
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 4.19.257, 5.4.212, 5.10.140, 5.15.64, 5.19.6, 6.0
Red Hat 2 advisories
- RHSA-2023:2951 Released 2023-05-16 · Red Hat rating Importantkernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8) bpftool-4.18.0-477.10.1.el8_8, kernel-4.18.0-477.10.1.el8_8, kernel-abi-stablelists-4.18.0-477.10.1.el8_8 +19
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 8) kernel-tools-libs-devel-4.18.0-477.10.1.el8_8
- RHSA-2023:2458 Released 2023-05-09 · Red Hat rating Importantkernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) kernel-64k-debug-devel-5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2, kernel-64k-debug-devel-matched-5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2, kernel-64k-devel-5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2 +10
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9) bpftool-7.0.0-284.11.1.el9_2, kernel-5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2, kernel-64k-5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2 +29
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 9) kernel-tools-libs-devel-5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) | Fixed | RHSA-2023:2458 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8) | Fixed | RHSA-2023:2951 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9) | Fixed | RHSA-2023:2458 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 8) | Fixed | RHSA-2023:2951 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 9) | Fixed | RHSA-2023:2458 |
Not affected: 1 product
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-49986
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-w6q8-wf67-mw74
References
Patch 6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b692c238ddfa61f00d97c4c1f021425d132ba96f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b4c928ace9a123629eeb14ec5d7ee8f73e5ac668
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/46fcb0fc884db78a0384be92cc2a51927e6581b8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cd2a50d0a097a42b6de283377da98ff757505120
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/828f57ac75eaccd6607ee4d1468d34e983e32c68
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d957e7ffb2c72410bcc1a514153a46719255a5da
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Sources
- CVE-2022-49986 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-49986 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-w6q8-wf67-mw74 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2022-49986 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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