{"cve":"CVE-2026-23148","nvd":{"published":"2026-02-14T16:15:54.913","modified":"2026-10-19T19:17:39.533","status":"Modified","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnvmet: fix race in nvmet_bio_done() leading to NULL pointer dereference\n\nThere is a race condition in nvmet_bio_done() that can cause a NULL\npointer dereference in blk_cgroup_bio_start():\n\n1. nvmet_bio_done() is called when a bio completes\n2. nvmet_req_complete() is called, which invokes req->ops->queue_response(req)\n3. The queue_response callback can re-queue and re-submit the same request\n4. The re-submission reuses the same inline_bio from nvmet_req\n5. Meanwhile, nvmet_req_bio_put() (called after nvmet_req_complete)\n   invokes bio_uninit() for inline_bio, which sets bio->bi_blkg to NULL\n6. The re-submitted bio enters submit_bio_noacct_nocheck()\n7. blk_cgroup_bio_start() dereferences bio->bi_blkg, causing a crash:\n\n  BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000028\n  #PF: supervisor read access in kernel mode\n  RIP: 0010:blk_cgroup_bio_start+0x10/0xd0\n  Call Trace:\n   submit_bio_noacct_nocheck+0x44/0x250\n   nvmet_bdev_execute_rw+0x254/0x370 [nvmet]\n   process_one_work+0x193/0x3c0\n   worker_thread+0x281/0x3a0\n\nFix this by reordering nvmet_bio_done() to call nvmet_req_bio_put()\nBEFORE nvmet_req_complete(). This ensures the bio is cleaned up before\nthe request can be re-submitted, preventing the race condition.","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-476","CWE-362"],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0fcee2cfc4b2e16e62ff8e0cc2cd8dd24efad65e","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/68207ceefd71cc74ce4e983fa9bd10c3122e349b","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ee10b06980acca1d46e0fa36d6fb4a9578eab6e4"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-21T03:43:09.190223697+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2026-23148","score":0.00302,"percentile":0.22737,"date":"2026-10-25"},"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."]}