Goal Reached Thanks to every supporter — we hit 100%!

Goal: 1000 CNY · Raised: 1336 CNY

100%
Buy Us a Coffee

CVE-2026-72085— scsi: xen: scsiback: Free unsubmitted command instead of double-putting it

Quick assessment

Affected
Linux Linux
Exploitation
No confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; assess based on exposure
Recommended action
Check the vendor advisory and references for a fixed version. If immediate upgrade is impossible, restrict exposure and increase monitoring.

Linux kernel是美国Linux基金会开源的一个操作系统内核。 Linux kernel存在安全漏洞，该漏洞源于scsiback_get_pend_req()函数对命令标签引用计数处理不当，在未提交命令时错误调用transport_generic_free_cmd，导致引用计数下溢，造成释放后重用，可能允许攻击者通过提交恶意请求导致命令标签泄漏，从而停止LUN或导致主机崩溃。

CVSS 9.3 · Critical EPSS 0.18% · P8

Affected Version Matrix 16

VendorProduct Version RangeStatus
Linux Linux 2dbcdf33dbf61f44b29adb52338282c3d7840d0e< 9c0f6894982b1f13bda220707497b25ac9c95bdb affected
2dbcdf33dbf61f44b29adb52338282c3d7840d0e< a13b789497a7fdd27d4d63f5c69d23db706ef0fe affected
2dbcdf33dbf61f44b29adb52338282c3d7840d0e< fa588f28401102652068c4cc75e135507f4b5106 affected
2dbcdf33dbf61f44b29adb52338282c3d7840d0e< fcd64d4d97af5d9736f31040f8ed8cd4c17e4c45 affected
2dbcdf33dbf61f44b29adb52338282c3d7840d0e< f1516c56ac540da1769f264c3cfefe4499548a5d affected
2dbcdf33dbf61f44b29adb52338282c3d7840d0e< 1e97c404e44991fb087c38ccd7414f2d326f9b74 affected
2dbcdf33dbf61f44b29adb52338282c3d7840d0e< ca978f8a93d4d36841839bf2847d29b88c2591d6 affected
4.6 affected
… +8 more rows
Get alerts for future matching vulnerabilities Log in to subscribe

I. Basic Information for CVE-2026-72085

Vulnerability Information
Have questions about the vulnerability? See if Shenlong's analysis helps!
View Shenlong Deep Dive ↗

Although we use advanced large model technology, its output may still contain inaccurate or outdated information.Shenlong tries to ensure data accuracy, but please verify and judge based on the actual situation.

Vulnerability Title
scsi: xen: scsiback: Free unsubmitted command instead of double-putting it
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: xen: scsiback: Free unsubmitted command instead of double-putting it scsiback_get_pend_req() obtains a command tag and returns a vscsibk_pend whose embedded se_cmd has only been memset to 0, so its cmd_kref is 0; the se_cmd is initialised (kref_init() via target_init_cmd()) only later, in scsiback_cmd_exec(), on the successful VSCSIIF_ACT_SCSI_CDB path. The two error paths in scsiback_do_cmd_fn() taken before the command is submitted -- a failed scsiback_gnttab_data_map() and an unknown ring_req.act -- call transport_generic_free_cmd(&pending_req->se_cmd, 0), which kref_put()s a refcount of 0. That underflows it ("refcount_t: underflow; use-after-free") and, as the release function is not run, leaks the command tag. Impact: a pvSCSI guest can leak every command tag of a LUN's session, stopping the LUN, by submitting requests with a bad grant reference or an unknown request type; under panic_on_warn the refcount underflow panics the host. Add a helper that just returns the tag with target_free_tag() and sends the error response. It frees the tag while the v2p reference still pins the session, and snapshots the response fields beforehand because freeing the tag can let another ring reuse the pending_req slot.
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
CVSS Information
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Type
N/A
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Title
Linux kernel 安全漏洞
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Description
Linux kernel是美国Linux基金会开源的一个操作系统内核。 Linux kernel存在安全漏洞，该漏洞源于scsiback_get_pend_req()函数对命令标签引用计数处理不当，在未提交命令时错误调用transport_generic_free_cmd，导致引用计数下溢，造成释放后重用，可能允许攻击者通过提交恶意请求导致命令标签泄漏，从而停止LUN或导致主机崩溃。
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
CVSS Information
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Type
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)

Affected Products

Vendor Product Affected Versions CPE Subscribe
Linux Linux 2dbcdf33dbf61f44b29adb52338282c3d7840d0e ~ 9c0f6894982b1f13bda220707497b25ac9c95bdb -
Linux Linux 4.6 -

II. Public POCs for CVE-2026-72085

# POC Description Source Link Shenlong Link
AI-Generated POC Premium

No public POC found.

Login to generate AI POC

III. Intelligence Information for CVE-2026-72085

请登录查看更多情报信息。

Patches & Fixes for CVE-2026-72085 (7)

Same Patch Batch · Linux · 2026-08-15 · 845 CVEs total

CVE-2026-74475 10.0 CRITICAL vxlan: use neigh_ha_snapshot() in route_shortcircuit()
CVE-2026-72421 10.0 CRITICAL ipv4: fib: Don't ignore error route in local/main tables.
CVE-2026-74279 10.0 CRITICAL crypto: cavium/cpt - fix DMA cleanup using wrong loop index
CVE-2026-74280 10.0 CRITICAL crypto: marvell/octeontx - fix DMA cleanup using wrong loop index
CVE-2026-74309 10.0 CRITICAL vdpa/octeon_ep: fix IRQ-to-ring mapping in interrupt handler
CVE-2026-72408 10.0 CRITICAL geneve: gate GRO hint in geneve_gro_complete() on gs->gro_hint
CVE-2026-72407 10.0 CRITICAL geneve: validate inner network offset in geneve_gro_complete()
CVE-2026-72493 9.9 CRITICAL net: serialize netif_running() check in enqueue_to_backlog()
CVE-2026-74433 9.8 CRITICAL rxrpc: Fix UAF in rxgk_issue_challenge()
CVE-2026-72208 9.8 CRITICAL ntfs: add bounds check before accessing EA entries
CVE-2026-72065 9.8 CRITICAL net: mana: Validate the packet length reported by the NIC
CVE-2026-72064 9.8 CRITICAL net: mana: Sync page pool RX frags for CPU
CVE-2026-72317 9.8 CRITICAL SUNRPC: pin upper rpc_clnt across the TLS connect_worker
CVE-2026-74427 9.8 CRITICAL afs: Fix netns teardown to cancel the preallocation charger
CVE-2026-72137 9.8 CRITICAL xfrm: nat_keepalive: avoid double free on send error
CVE-2026-72429 9.8 CRITICAL ipv6: ioam: fix type confusion of dst_entry
CVE-2026-74428 9.8 CRITICAL rxrpc: Fix double unlock in rxrpc_recvmsg()
CVE-2026-72139 9.8 CRITICAL tcp: defer md5sig_info kfree past RCU grace period in tcp_connect
CVE-2026-72436 9.8 CRITICAL netfilter: ipset: Don't use test_bit() in lockless RCU readers in hash types
CVE-2026-72046 9.8 CRITICAL gve: fix header buffer corruption with header-split and HW-GRO

Showing top 20 of 845 CVEs. View all on vendor page &rarr; →

IV. Related Vulnerabilities

Same product: Linux
Same vendor: Linux

V. Comments for CVE-2026-72085

No comments yet

Leave a comment