scsi: core: wake eh reliably when using scsi_schedule_eh
Key facts
- Attack vector
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- Privileges required
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- User interaction
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- Attack complexity
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- Impact type
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- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
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- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 4 without a fix
No CVSS vector from any source. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: core: wake eh reliably when using scsi_schedule_eh Drivers which use the scsi_schedule_eh function to run the error handler currently risk the error handler thread never waking once all commands are timed out or inactive. There is no enforced memory order between setting the host into error recovery state and counting busy commands. This can result in a race with scsi_dec_host_busy where neither CPU sees both conditions of all commands inactive and the host error state to request waking the error handler. To fix this, run the scsi_schedule_eh's scsi_eh_wakeup from a new work item which will use rcu to ensure scsi_schedule_eh's call to scsi_host_busy will occur after the error state is globally visible and will be seen by any current scsi_dec_host_busy callers.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 6.1.191, 6.6.160, 6.12.101, 6.18.42, 7.1.6, 7.2
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
Not affected: 1 product
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-68396
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-g3vc-2pr6-9v45
- 2026-10-21 Fix available: Linux/Linux@4827c824a203eea2c0aa5bfdb13d5c5038cc84da, Linux/[email protected] · CNA
- 2026-10-21 1 new reference · CNA
- 2026-10-30 Fix available: Linux/[email protected], Linux/Linux@d1280822db11c423ad47b43c9d69a5e56199161e · CNA
- 2026-10-30 1 new reference · CNA
- 2026-11-06 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
Other 6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d1280822db11c423ad47b43c9d69a5e56199161e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4827c824a203eea2c0aa5bfdb13d5c5038cc84da
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/866efe8ae8b8b4d095501001b026e1022734be28
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c7a15091237205770bd9bd4d14eb1f3029d97a34
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/24d7abda6a2a19e113334accc10029f6a4b57257
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dccf3b1798b70f94e958b3d00b83010399e6fb05
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Sources
- CVE-2026-68396 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-68396 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-g3vc-2pr6-9v45 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-68396 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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