Critical severity · published Dec 4, 2025
CVE-2025-40261
nvme: nvme-fc: Ensure ->ioerr_work is cancelled in nvme_fc_delete_ctrl()
9.8
CVSS
0.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
nvme: nvme-fc: Ensure ->ioerr_work is cancelled in nvme_fc_delete_ctrl()
nvme_fc_delete_assocation() waits for pending I/O to complete before
returning, and an error can cause ->ioerr_work to be queued after
cancel_work_sync() had been called. Move the call to cancel_work_sync() to
be after nvme_fc_delete_association() to ensure ->ioerr_work is not running
when the nvme_fc_ctrl object is freed. Otherwise the following can occur:
[ 1135.911754] list_del corruption, ff2d24c8093f31f8->next is NULL
[ 1135.917705] ------------[ cut here ]------------
[ 1135.922336] kernel BUG at lib/list_debug.c:52!
[ 1135.926784] Oops: invalid opcode: 0000 [#1] SMP NOPTI
[ 1135.931851] CPU: 48 UID: 0 PID: 726 Comm: kworker/u449:23 Kdump: loaded Not tainted 6.12.0 #1 PREEMPT(voluntary)
[ 1135.943490] Hardware name: Dell Inc. PowerEdge R660/0HGTK9, BIOS 2.5.4 01/16/2025
[ 1135.950969] Workqueue: 0x0 (nvme-wq)
[ 1135.954673] RIP: 0010:__list_del_entry_valid_or_report.cold+0xf/0x6f
[ 1135.961041] Code: c7 c7 98 68 72 94 e8 26 45 fe ff 0f 0b 48 c7 c7 70 68 72 94 e8 18 45 fe ff 0f 0b 48 89 fe 48 c7 c7 80 69 72 94 e8 07 45 fe ff <0f> 0b 48 89 d1 48 c7 c7 a0 6a 72 94 48 89 c2 e8 f3 44 fe ff 0f 0b
[ 1135.979788] RSP: 0018:ff579b19482d3e50 EFLAGS: 00010046
[ 1135.985015] RAX: 0000000000000033 RBX: ff2d24c8093f31f0 RCX: 0000000000000000
[ 1135.992148] RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: ff2d24d6bfa1d0c0 RDI: ff2d24d6bfa1d0c0
[ 1135.999278] RBP: ff2d24c8093f31f8 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: ffffffff951e2b08
[ 1136.006413] R10: ffffffff95122ac8 R11: 0000000000000003 R12: ff2d24c78697c100
[ 1136.013546] R13: fffffffffffffff8 R14: 0000000000000000 R15: ff2d24c78697c0c0
[ 1136.020677] FS: 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ff2d24d6bfa00000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000
[ 1136.028765] CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033
[ 1136.034510] CR2: 00007fd207f90b80 CR3: 000000163ea22003 CR4: 0000000000f73ef0
[ 1136.041641] DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000
[ 1136.048776] DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000fffe07f0 DR7: 0000000000000400
[ 1136.055910] PKRU: 55555554
[ 1136.058623] Call Trace:
[ 1136.061074] <TASK>
[ 1136.063179] ? show_trace_log_lvl+0x1b0/0x2f0
[ 1136.067540] ? show_trace_log_lvl+0x1b0/0x2f0
[ 1136.071898] ? move_linked_works+0x4a/0xa0
[ 1136.075998] ? __list_del_entry_valid_or_report.cold+0xf/0x6f
[ 1136.081744] ? __die_body.cold+0x8/0x12
[ 1136.085584] ? die+0x2e/0x50
[ 1136.088469] ? do_trap+0xca/0x110
[ 1136.091789] ? do_error_trap+0x65/0x80
[ 1136.095543] ? __list_del_entry_valid_or_report.cold+0xf/0x6f
[ 1136.101289] ? exc_invalid_op+0x50/0x70
[ 1136.105127] ? __list_del_entry_valid_or_report.cold+0xf/0x6f
[ 1136.110874] ? asm_exc_invalid_op+0x1a/0x20
[ 1136.115059] ? __list_del_entry_valid_or_report.cold+0xf/0x6f
[ 1136.120806] move_linked_works+0x4a/0xa0
[ 1136.124733] worker_thread+0x216/0x3a0
[ 1136.128485] ? __pfx_worker_thread+0x10/0x10
[ 1136.132758] kthread+0xfa/0x240
[ 1136.135904] ? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10
[ 1136.139657] ret_from_fork+0x31/0x50
[ 1136.143236] ? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10
[ 1136.146988] ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30
[ 1136.150915] </TASK>
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.6% · higher than 47% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
LI
Linux · Linux
f1cd8c40936ff2b560e1f35159dd6a4602b558e5 before 3f48cd7f35da07fc067cef926bb7f6f4735de37b; 19fce0470f05031e6af36e49ce222d0f0050d432 before a9b1315ed428239612601e9e188329e7cefa32fd; 19fce0470f05031e6af36e49ce222d0f0050d432 before 9610a2c162ef729a3988213a4604376e492f6f44; 19fce0470f05031e6af36e49ce222d0f0050d432 before 33f64600a12055219bda38b55320c62cdeda9167; 19fce0470f05031e6af36e49ce222d0f0050d432 before 48ae433c6cc6985f647b1b37d8bb002972cf9bdb; 19fce0470f05031e6af36e49ce222d0f0050d432 before fbd5741a556eaaa63d0908132ca79d335b58b1cd; +3 more · source: vendor
RR
RUGGEDCOM RST2428P · Siemens
before V4.0 · source: CISA
SS
SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP · Siemens
V3.1.6; V3.1.5; V3.1.7; V3.1.6; V3.1.5; V3.1.7 · source: CISA
SS
SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518F-4 PN/DP MFP · Siemens
V3.1.6; V3.1.5; V3.1.7; V3.1.6; V3.1.5; V3.1.7 · source: CISA
SS
SIPLUS S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP · Siemens
V3.1.6; V3.1.5; V3.1.7 · source: CISA
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-40261
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-40261
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0a2c5495b6d1ecb0fa18ef6631450f391a888256
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/33f64600a12055219bda38b55320c62cdeda9167
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3f48cd7f35da07fc067cef926bb7f6f4735de37b
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/48ae433c6cc6985f647b1b37d8bb002972cf9bdb
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9610a2c162ef729a3988213a4604376e492f6f44
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a9b1315ed428239612601e9e188329e7cefa32fd
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