# CVE-2023-52515: RDMA/srp: Do not call scsi\_done() from srp\_abort()

- Severity: CVSS 9.8 (Critical), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 3.1, 3.3, 3.5, 3.6, 3.7
- Published: 2024-03-02 · Updated: 2026-08-05

## Affected

- Linux: from 3.0.45, fixed in 3.1; from 3.2.32, fixed in 3.3; from 3.4.13, fixed in 3.5; from 3.5.6, fixed in 3.6; from 3.6.1, fixed in 3.7
- Linux: 3.7

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: RDMA/srp: Do not call scsi_done() from srp_abort() After scmd_eh_abort_handler() has called the SCSI LLD eh_abort_handler callback, it performs one of the following actions: * Call scsi_queue_insert(). * Call scsi_finish_command(). * Call scsi_eh_scmd_add(). Hence, SCSI abort handlers must not call scsi_done(). Otherwise all the above actions would trigger a use-after-free. Hence remove the scsi_done() call from srp_abort(). Keep the srp_free_req() call before returning SUCCESS because we may not see the command again if SUCCESS is returned.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (3.1, 3.3, 3.5, 3.6, 3.7) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/26788a5b48d9d5cd3283d777d238631c8cd7495a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b9bdffb3f9aaeff8379c83f5449c6b42cb71c2b5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2b298f9181582270d5e95774e5a6c7a7fb5b1206
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/05a10b316adaac1f322007ca9a0383b410d759cc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e193b7955dfad68035b983a0011f4ef3590c85eb

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