# CVE-2025-68371: scsi: smartpqi: Fix device resources accessed after device removal

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.1.160, 6.6.120, 6.12.63, 6.17.13, 6.18.2
- Published: 2025-12-24 · Updated: 2026-10-15

## Affected

- Linux: from 2d80f4054f7f901b8ad97358a9069616ac8524c7, fixed in 7dfa5a5516ec3c6b9b6c22ee18f0eb2df3f38ef2; from 2d80f4054f7f901b8ad97358a9069616ac8524c7, fixed in 6d2390653d82cad0e1ba2676e536dd99678f6ef1; from 2d80f4054f7f901b8ad97358a9069616ac8524c7, fixed in eccc02ba1747501d92bb2049e3ce378ba372f641; from 2d80f4054f7f901b8ad97358a9069616ac8524c7, fixed in 4e1acf1b6dd6dd0495bda139daafd7a403ae2dc1; from 2d80f4054f7f901b8ad97358a9069616ac8524c7, fixed in 1a5c5a2f88e839af5320216a02ffb075b668596a; from 2d80f4054f7f901b8ad97358a9069616ac8524c7, fixed in b518e86d1a70a88f6592a7c396cf1b93493d1aab
- Linux: 6.0
- Kernel (Linux): from 6.0.0, fixed in 6.1.160; from 6.2.0, fixed in 6.6.120; from 6.7.0, fixed in 6.12.63; from 6.13.0, fixed in 6.17.13; from 6.18.0, fixed in 6.18.2

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: smartpqi: Fix device resources accessed after device removal Correct possible race conditions during device removal. Previously, a scheduled work item to reset a LUN could still execute after the device was removed, leading to use-after-free and other resource access issues. This race condition occurs because the abort handler may schedule a LUN reset concurrently with device removal via sdev_destroy(), leading to use-after-free and improper access to freed resources. - Check in the device reset handler if the device is still present in the controller's SCSI device list before running; if not, the reset is skipped. - Cancel any pending TMF work that has not started in sdev_destroy(). - Ensure device freeing in sdev_destroy() is done while holding the LUN reset mutex to avoid races with ongoing resets.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (6.1.160, 6.6.120, 6.12.63, 6.17.13, 6.18.2) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7dfa5a5516ec3c6b9b6c22ee18f0eb2df3f38ef2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6d2390653d82cad0e1ba2676e536dd99678f6ef1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eccc02ba1747501d92bb2049e3ce378ba372f641
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4e1acf1b6dd6dd0495bda139daafd7a403ae2dc1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1a5c5a2f88e839af5320216a02ffb075b668596a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b518e86d1a70a88f6592a7c396cf1b93493d1aab

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