CRITICAL 9.8 NVD
CVE-2026-89970
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nvmet-auth: Synchronize timeout work during SQ teardown nvmet_auth_sq_free() cancels auth_
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
nvmet-auth: Synchronize timeout work during SQ teardown
nvmet_auth_sq_free() cancels auth_expired_work with
cancel_delayed_work(). If the work has already started, cancellation does
not wait for the callback. Transport teardown can consequently free or
reuse the queue containing struct nvmet_sq while
nvmet_auth_expired_work() still accesses that SQ.
Add a teardown-specific helper that synchronously drains the delayed work
before freeing authentication state, and use it from nvmet_sq_destroy().
Keep the non-synchronous helper for in-band authentication state cleanup,
where the SQ owner remains alive.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/664022fa1c93f4eba09ef5ee02411b9709dd7a93
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7555ddd60af72df2862dd8f9b730a9848577edda
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c17c87bde6d6f5252a6a6f0a94b2430164aa28d5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c3c126a6142a1335bc8c34a5607c39cf01daf295
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eaa948c0e19b1bb2d93262207bca0c3d19cc3406
This critical severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.8 was published on 2026-09-16 via NVD.
Risk Timeline
CVE Disclosed2026-09-16 · -1 days ago
Remediation Resources
vulnfeed aggregates 14391 vulnerabilities from NVD, CISA KEV,
Ubuntu, Debian, Red Hat, Kubernetes, Exploit-DB, OSS-Security, GitHub and OpenStack — updated every 4 hours.