Bug 2451174 (CVE-2026-23296)

Summary:	CVE-2026-23296 kernel: scsi: core: Fix refcount leak for tagset_refcnt
Product:	[Other] Security Response	Reporter:	OSIDB Bzimport <bzimport>
Component:	vulnerability	Assignee:	Product Security DevOps Team <prodsec-dev>
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Doc Text:	A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's SCSI core. A reference count leak, a type of resource management issue, occurs when tearing down a SCSI host due to an error in the `tagset_refcnt` mechanism. This can cause the system to hang, leading to a Denial of Service (DoS) for the affected system.	Story Points:	---
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-03-25 11:02:42 UTC

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

scsi: core: Fix refcount leak for tagset_refcnt

This leak will cause a hang when tearing down the SCSI host. For example,
iscsid hangs with the following call trace:

[130120.652718] scsi_alloc_sdev: Allocation failure during SCSI scanning, some SCSI devices might not be configured

PID: 2528     TASK: ffff9d0408974e00  CPU: 3    COMMAND: "iscsid"
 #0 [ffffb5b9c134b9e0] __schedule at ffffffff860657d4
 #1 [ffffb5b9c134ba28] schedule at ffffffff86065c6f
 #2 [ffffb5b9c134ba40] schedule_timeout at ffffffff86069fb0
 #3 [ffffb5b9c134bab0] __wait_for_common at ffffffff8606674f
 #4 [ffffb5b9c134bb10] scsi_remove_host at ffffffff85bfe84b
 #5 [ffffb5b9c134bb30] iscsi_sw_tcp_session_destroy at ffffffffc03031c4 [iscsi_tcp]
 #6 [ffffb5b9c134bb48] iscsi_if_recv_msg at ffffffffc0292692 [scsi_transport_iscsi]
 #7 [ffffb5b9c134bb98] iscsi_if_rx at ffffffffc02929c2 [scsi_transport_iscsi]
 #8 [ffffb5b9c134bbf0] netlink_unicast at ffffffff85e551d6
 #9 [ffffb5b9c134bc38] netlink_sendmsg at ffffffff85e554ef

Comment 1 Alexander B 2026-03-25 18:10:10 UTC

Upstream advisory:
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2026032526-CVE-2026-23296-eb4a@gregkh/T