CVE-2026-74702 (GCVE-0-2026-74702)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2026-08-22 15:33
Modified
2026-08-25 05:41
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: vhost-scsi: reject feature changes after endpoint vhost_scsi_setup_vq_cmds() runs from VHOST_SCSI_SET_ENDPOINT and allocates each command's protection scatterlist array (prot_sgl) according to the acknowledged VIRTIO_SCSI_F_T10_PI bit. The command pools are not rebuilt when VHOST_SET_FEATURES changes that bit later. Although virtio feature bits must not change after feature negotiation, vhost_scsi_set_features() currently accepts such a request after the endpoint is active and updates acked_features. Enabling T10-PI after endpoint setup therefore leaves prot_sgl NULL while the I/O path follows the new feature bit. For a 129-page protection payload, vhost_scsi_mapal() passes the missing first chunk to sg_alloc_table_chained(): sg_alloc_table_chained(table, 129, first_chunk=NULL, nents_first_chunk=inline_sg_cnt) sg_pool_index() then hits: BUG_ON(nents > SG_CHUNK_SIZE); /* 129 > 128 */ The kernel reported the following call trace and register state: Call Trace: <TASK> ? __sg_alloc_table+0x1d8/0x250 ? __pfx_vhost_run_work_list+0x10/0x10 [vhost] sg_alloc_table_chained+0x59/0xf0 ? __pfx_sg_pool_alloc+0x10/0x10 ? vhost_scsi_calc_sgls.constprop.0+0x43/0x60 [vhost_scsi] vhost_scsi_handle_vq+0xf02/0x1700 [vhost_scsi] ? __pfx_vhost_scsi_handle_vq+0x10/0x10 [vhost_scsi] vhost_scsi_handle_kick+0x37/0x50 [vhost_scsi] vhost_run_work_list+0x8e/0xd0 [vhost] vhost_task_fn+0xe1/0x210 ret_from_fork+0x348/0x540 </TASK> RIP: 0010:0x4 CR2 = 0x4 RSP: 0018:ffffc90000dbf940 EFLAGS: 00010202 RAX: ffffffff82396810 RBX: ffff88811dc28b80 RCX: 0000000000000000 RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 0000000000000820 RDI: 0000000000000081 VHOST_F_LOG_ALL is a vhost-specific runtime feature and remains the only exception. Reject changes to any feature other than VHOST_F_LOG_ALL while the endpoint is active. This preserves the existing runtime log toggle while preventing feature-dependent command resources and data-path state from becoming inconsistent. Userspace must clear the endpoint before changing any other negotiated feature and set the endpoint up again afterward.
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Linux Linux Version: bf2d650391be508dd8b5e188b65ed32300cf3489
Version: bf2d650391be508dd8b5e188b65ed32300cf3489
Version: bf2d650391be508dd8b5e188b65ed32300cf3489
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          "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nvhost-scsi: reject feature changes after endpoint\n\nvhost_scsi_setup_vq_cmds() runs from VHOST_SCSI_SET_ENDPOINT and allocates\neach command\u0027s protection scatterlist array (prot_sgl) according to the\nacknowledged VIRTIO_SCSI_F_T10_PI bit.  The command pools are not rebuilt\nwhen VHOST_SET_FEATURES changes that bit later.\n\nAlthough virtio feature bits must not change after feature negotiation,\nvhost_scsi_set_features() currently accepts such a request after the\nendpoint is active and updates acked_features.  Enabling T10-PI after\nendpoint setup therefore leaves prot_sgl NULL while the I/O path follows\nthe new feature bit.\n\nFor a 129-page protection payload, vhost_scsi_mapal() passes the missing\nfirst chunk to sg_alloc_table_chained():\n\n  sg_alloc_table_chained(table, 129, first_chunk=NULL,\n                         nents_first_chunk=inline_sg_cnt)\n\nsg_pool_index() then hits:\n\n  BUG_ON(nents \u003e SG_CHUNK_SIZE);   /* 129 \u003e 128 */\n\nThe kernel reported the following call trace and register state:\n\n  Call Trace:\n   \u003cTASK\u003e\n   ? __sg_alloc_table+0x1d8/0x250\n   ? __pfx_vhost_run_work_list+0x10/0x10 [vhost]\n   sg_alloc_table_chained+0x59/0xf0\n   ? __pfx_sg_pool_alloc+0x10/0x10\n   ? vhost_scsi_calc_sgls.constprop.0+0x43/0x60 [vhost_scsi]\n   vhost_scsi_handle_vq+0xf02/0x1700 [vhost_scsi]\n   ? __pfx_vhost_scsi_handle_vq+0x10/0x10 [vhost_scsi]\n   vhost_scsi_handle_kick+0x37/0x50 [vhost_scsi]\n   vhost_run_work_list+0x8e/0xd0 [vhost]\n   vhost_task_fn+0xe1/0x210\n   ret_from_fork+0x348/0x540\n   \u003c/TASK\u003e\n\n  RIP: 0010:0x4\n  CR2 = 0x4\n  RSP: 0018:ffffc90000dbf940 EFLAGS: 00010202\n  RAX: ffffffff82396810 RBX: ffff88811dc28b80 RCX: 0000000000000000\n  RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 0000000000000820 RDI: 0000000000000081\n\nVHOST_F_LOG_ALL is a vhost-specific runtime feature and remains the only\nexception.\n\nReject changes to any feature other than VHOST_F_LOG_ALL while the\nendpoint is active.  This preserves the existing runtime log toggle while\npreventing feature-dependent command resources and data-path state from\nbecoming inconsistent.  Userspace must clear the endpoint before changing\nany other negotiated feature and set the endpoint up again afterward."
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              "value": "AV:L - vhost-scsi is only reachable through virtio-scsi virtqueue kicks and VHOST_* ioctls on /dev/vhost-scsi by the VMM or a VM guest; it is not exposed via any network protocol or remote packet path.\nAC:L - Once VIRTIO_SCSI_F_T10_PI is toggled after VHOST_SCSI_SET_ENDPOINT, a virtio-scsi request with protection data spanning 129+ pages deterministically drives vhost_scsi_mapal() into sg_alloc_table_chained() with NULL prot_sgl and triggers BUG_ON(nents \u003e SG_CHUNK_SIZE); no races or victim-specific memory layout are required.\nPR:L - No host root or CAP_SYS_ADMIN is needed: an unprivileged cloud VM tenant can negotiate virtio-scsi T10-PI (QEMU propagates VHOST_SET_FEATURES) and submit the oversized PI I/O, and vhost ioctls have no capability gate for any process holding the vhost-scsi fd.\nUI:N - Exploitation requires only attacker-controlled virtio-scsi I/O and/or VMM feature updates during normal VM operation; no administrator or end-user action beyond routine VM use is needed.\nS:C - On KVM hosts using virtio-scsi with the vhost backend, a malicious guest reaches host-kernel vhost-scsi worker code and can panic the hypervisor, crossing the guest-to-host virtual machine security boundary.\nC:H - Enabling T10-PI after endpoint setup leaves prot_sgl NULL while the data path allocates and maps protection scatterlists from the shared sg pool; the reporter hit a fault at address 0x4, and smaller requests can complete with mismatched inline/pool metadata that corrupts kernel heap bookkeeping on free.\nI:H - Attacker-controlled protection iterators are mapped into kernel scatterlists passed to the LIO/TCM target stack under inconsistent feature state, yielding heap writes and unreliable sg_free_table_chained() teardown that can be leveraged for control-flow hijack beyond the immediate BUG_ON.\nA:H - The demonstrated path hits BUG_ON(nents \u003e SG_CHUNK_SIZE) in sg_pool_index() from the vhost worker during vhost_scsi_handle_vq(), producing a host kernel oops/panic that terminates the hypervisor and all co-resident VMs."
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