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DEBIAN-CVE-2026-23292

DEBIAN-CVE-2026-23292 PUBLISHED

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: target: Fix recursive locking in __configfs_open_file() In flush_write_buffer, &p->frag_sem is acquired and then the loaded store function is called, which, here, is target_core_item_dbroot_store(). This function called filp_open(), following which these functions were called (in reverse order), according to the call trace: down_read __configfs_open_file do_dentry_open vfs_open do_open path_openat do_filp_open file_open_name filp_open target_core_item_dbroot_store flush_write_buffer configfs_write_iter target_core_item_dbroot_store() tries to validate the new file path by trying to open the file path provided to it; however, in this case, the bug report shows: db_root: not a directory: /sys/kernel/config/target/dbroot indicating that the same configfs file was tried to be opened, on which it is currently working on. Thus, it is trying to acquire frag_sem semaphore of the same file of which it already holds the semaphore obtained in flush_write_buffer(), leading to acquiring the semaphore in a nested manner and a possibility of recursive locking. Fix this by modifying target_core_item_dbroot_store() to use kern_path() instead of filp_open() to avoid opening the file using filesystem-specific function __configfs_open_file(), and further modifying it to make this fix compatible.

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Debian:12linux6.1.106-1, 6.12.57-1~bpo12+1, 6.12.6-1
Debian:13linux0, 6.12.38-1, 6.12.41-1
Debian:11linux-6.16.1.164-1, 0, 6.1.106-3
Debian:14linux6.13.4-1, 6.13.5-1, 6.13.6-1
Debian:11linux6.1.37-1, 6.1.38-1, 6.1.38-2

Exploit Intelligence

Timeline

  • Mar 25, 2026 CVE Published
  • May 2, 2026 CVE Updated
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