{"cve":"CVE-2025-38658","nvd":{"published":"2025-08-22T16:15:40.907","modified":"2026-07-30T06:23:33.413","status":"Modified","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnvmet: pci-epf: Do not complete commands twice if nvmet_req_init() fails\n\nHave nvmet_req_init() and req->execute() complete failed commands.\n\nDescription of the problem:\nnvmet_req_init() calls __nvmet_req_complete() internally upon failure,\ne.g., unsupported opcode, which calls the \"queue_response\" callback,\nthis results in nvmet_pci_epf_queue_response() being called, which will\ncall nvmet_pci_epf_complete_iod() if data_len is 0 or if dma_dir is\ndifferent from DMA_TO_DEVICE. This results in a double completion as\nnvmet_pci_epf_exec_iod_work() also calls nvmet_pci_epf_complete_iod()\nwhen nvmet_req_init() fails.\n\nSteps to reproduce:\nOn the host send a command with an unsupported opcode with nvme-cli,\nFor example the admin command \"security receive\"\n$ sudo nvme security-recv /dev/nvme0n1 -n1 -x4096\n\nThis triggers a double completion as nvmet_req_init() fails and\nnvmet_pci_epf_queue_response() is called, here iod->dma_dir is still\nin the default state of \"DMA_NONE\" as set by default in\nnvmet_pci_epf_alloc_iod(), so nvmet_pci_epf_complete_iod() is called.\nBecause nvmet_req_init() failed nvmet_pci_epf_complete_iod() is also\ncalled in nvmet_pci_epf_exec_iod_work() leading to a double completion.\nThis not only sends two completions to the host but also corrupts the\nstate of the PCI NVMe target leading to kernel oops.\n\nThis patch lets nvmet_req_init() and req->execute() complete all failed\ncommands, and removes the double completion case in\nnvmet_pci_epf_exec_iod_work() therefore fixing the edge cases where\ndouble completions occurred.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","score":5.5},"cwes":["CWE-908"],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/746d0ac5a07d5da952ef258dd4d75f0b26c96476","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a535c0b10060bc8c174a7964b0f98064ee0c4774"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T22:07:46.309729541+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2025-38658","score":0.00196,"percentile":0.09315,"date":"2026-11-01"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}