{"id":"CVE-2025-68371","title":"scsi: smartpqi: Fix device resources accessed after device removal","summary":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nscsi: smartpqi: Fix device resources accessed after device removal\n\nCorrect possible race conditions during device removal.\n\nPreviously, a scheduled work item to reset …","severity":"none","vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","affected":["Linux >= 2d80f4054f7f901b8ad97358a9069616ac8524c7 < 7dfa5a5516ec3c6b9b6c22ee18f0eb2df3f38ef2","Linux >= 2d80f4054f7f901b8ad97358a9069616ac8524c7 < 6d2390653d82cad0e1ba2676e536dd99678f6ef1","Linux >= 2d80f4054f7f901b8ad97358a9069616ac8524c7 < eccc02ba1747501d92bb2049e3ce378ba372f641","Linux >= 2d80f4054f7f901b8ad97358a9069616ac8524c7 < 4e1acf1b6dd6dd0495bda139daafd7a403ae2dc1","Linux >= 2d80f4054f7f901b8ad97358a9069616ac8524c7 < 1a5c5a2f88e839af5320216a02ffb075b668596a","Linux >= 2d80f4054f7f901b8ad97358a9069616ac8524c7 < b518e86d1a70a88f6592a7c396cf1b93493d1aab","Linux 6.0"],"published":"2025-12-24","updated":"2026-09-08","sourceUpdated":"2026-09-08T08:43:17.357Z","source":"CVEORG","sourceUrl":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-68371","references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7dfa5a5516ec3c6b9b6c22ee18f0eb2df3f38ef2"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6d2390653d82cad0e1ba2676e536dd99678f6ef1"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eccc02ba1747501d92bb2049e3ce378ba372f641"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4e1acf1b6dd6dd0495bda139daafd7a403ae2dc1"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1a5c5a2f88e839af5320216a02ffb075b668596a"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b518e86d1a70a88f6592a7c396cf1b93493d1aab"}],"tags":["cve.org"],"epss":0.00193,"epssPercentile":0.09293,"ingestedAt":"2026-09-08T15:33:26.996Z","slug":"CVE-2025-68371","body":"## Overview\n\nIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nscsi: smartpqi: Fix device resources accessed after device removal\n\nCorrect possible race conditions during device removal.\n\nPreviously, a scheduled work item to reset a LUN could still execute\nafter the device was removed, leading to use-after-free and other\nresource access issues.\n\nThis race condition occurs because the abort handler may schedule a LUN\nreset concurrently with device removal via sdev_destroy(), leading to\nuse-after-free and improper access to freed resources.\n\n  - Check in the device reset handler if the device is still present in\n    the controller's SCSI device list before running; if not, the reset\n    is skipped.\n\n  - Cancel any pending TMF work that has not started in sdev_destroy().\n\n  - Ensure device freeing in sdev_destroy() is done while holding the\n    LUN reset mutex to avoid races with ongoing resets.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `Linux >= 2d80f4054f7f901b8ad97358a9069616ac8524c7 < 7dfa5a5516ec3c6b9b6c22ee18f0eb2df3f38ef2`\n- `Linux >= 2d80f4054f7f901b8ad97358a9069616ac8524c7 < 6d2390653d82cad0e1ba2676e536dd99678f6ef1`\n- `Linux >= 2d80f4054f7f901b8ad97358a9069616ac8524c7 < eccc02ba1747501d92bb2049e3ce378ba372f641`\n- `Linux >= 2d80f4054f7f901b8ad97358a9069616ac8524c7 < 4e1acf1b6dd6dd0495bda139daafd7a403ae2dc1`\n- `Linux >= 2d80f4054f7f901b8ad97358a9069616ac8524c7 < 1a5c5a2f88e839af5320216a02ffb075b668596a`\n- `Linux >= 2d80f4054f7f901b8ad97358a9069616ac8524c7 < b518e86d1a70a88f6592a7c396cf1b93493d1aab`\n- `Linux 6.0`\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":3,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":2.8,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}