# CVE-2025-40342: nvme-fc: use lock accessing port\_state and rport state

- Severity: CVSS 8.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2025-12-09 · Updated: 2026-08-05

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 4.10

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nvme-fc: use lock accessing port_state and rport state nvme_fc_unregister_remote removes the remote port on a lport object at any point in time when there is no active association. This races with with the reconnect logic, because nvme_fc_create_association is not taking a lock to check the port_state and atomically increase the active count on the rport.

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/de3d91af47bc015031e7721b100a29989f6498a5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e8cde03de8674b05f2c5e0870729049eba517800
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4253e0a4546138a2bf9cb6acf66b32fee677fc7c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/25f4bf1f7979a7871974fd36c79d69ff1cf4b446
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9950af4303942081dc8c7a5fdc3688c17c7eb6c0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a2f7fa75c4a2a07328fa22ccbef461db76790b55
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/891cdbb162ccdb079cd5228ae43bdeebce8597ad

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