# CVE-2024-26769: nvmet-fc: avoid deadlock on delete association path

- Severity: CVSS 7.5 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2024-04-03 · Updated: 2026-08-05

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 4.8

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nvmet-fc: avoid deadlock on delete association path When deleting an association the shutdown path is deadlocking because we try to flush the nvmet_wq nested. Avoid this by deadlock by deferring the put work into its own work item.

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## Related

- Browse: [Linux kernel](https://cve.now/tech/linux-kernel.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5e0bc09a52b6169ce90f7ac6e195791adb16cec4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9e6987f8937a7bd7516aa52f25cb7e12c0c92ee8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eaf0971fdabf2a93c1429dc6bedf3bbe85dffa30
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1d86f79287206deec36d63b89c741cf542b6cadd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/710c69dbaccdac312e32931abcb8499c1525d397

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