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Exploitation unknown; this catalogue does not assess exploitation. ## Source facts (JSON-quoted data) CNA source text (English) id: "CVE-2026-31557" idYear: 2026 status: "PUBLISHED" publishedAt: "2026-04-24T14:35:40.544Z" updatedAt: "2026-10-21T12:39:27.712Z" importedAt: "2026-10-24T01:58:02.025Z" snapshot: {"id":"cve_2026-10-24_midnight_baseline","at":"2026-10-24T00:00:00.000Z","source":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/releases/tag/cve_2026-10-24_0100Z"} url: "https://cveboard.org/cve/CVE-2026-31557" json: "https://cveboard.org/cve/CVE-2026-31557.json" sourceURL: "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-31557" title: "nvmet: move async event work off nvmet-wq" summary: "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnvmet: move async event work off nvmet-wq\n\nFor target nvmet_ctrl_free() flushes ctrl-\u003easync_event_work.\nIf nvmet_ctrl_free() runs on nvmet-wq, the flush re-enters workqueue\ncompletion for the same worker:-\n\nA. Async event work queued on nvmet-wq (prior to disconnect):\n nvmet_execute_async_event()\n queue_work(nvmet_wq, &ctrl-\u003easync_event_work)\n\n nvmet_add_async_event()\n queue_work(nvmet_wq, &ctrl-\u003easync_event_work)\n\nB. Full pre-work chain (RDMA CM path):\n nvmet_rdma_cm_handler()\n nvmet_rdma_queue_disconnect()\n __nvmet_rdma_queue_disconnect()\n queue_work(nvmet_wq, &queue-\u003erelease_work)\n process_one_work()\n lock((wq_completion)nvmet-wq) \u003c--------- 1st\n nvmet_rdma_release_queue_work()\n\nC. Recursive path (same worker):\n nvmet_rdma_release_queue_work()\n nvmet_rdma_free_queue()\n nvmet_sq_destroy()\n nvmet_ctrl_put()\n nvmet_ctrl_free()\n flush_work(&ctrl-\u003easync_event_work)\n __flush_work()\n touch_wq_lockdep_map()\n lock((wq_completion)nvmet-wq) \u003c--------- 2nd\n\nLockdep splat:\n\n ============================================\n WARNING: possible recursive locking detected\n 6.19.0-rc3nvme+ #14 Tainted: G N\n --------------------------------------------\n kworker/u192:42/44933 is trying to acquire lock:\n ffff888118a00948 ((wq_completion)nvmet-wq){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: touch_wq_lockdep_map+0x26/0x90\n\n but task is already holding lock:\n ffff888118a00948 ((wq_completion)nvmet-wq){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work+0x53e/0x660\n\n 3 locks held by kworker/u192:42/44933:\n #0: ffff888118a00948 ((wq_completion)nvmet-wq){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work+0x53e/0x660\n #1: ffffc9000e6cbe28 ((work_completion)(&queue-\u003erelease_work)){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work+0x1c5/0x660\n #2: ffffffff82d4db60 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:3}, at: __flush_work+0x62/0x530\n\n Workqueue: nvmet-wq nvmet_rdma_release_queue_work [nvmet_rdma]\n Call Trace:\n __flush_work+0x268/0x530\n nvmet_ctrl_free+0x140/0x310 [nvmet]\n nvmet_cq_put+0x74/0x90 [nvmet]\n nvmet_rdma_free_queue+0x23/0xe0 [nvmet_rdma]\n nvmet_rdma_release_queue_work+0x19/0x50 [nvmet_rdma]\n process_one_work+0x206/0x660\n worker_thread+0x184/0x320\n kthread+0x10c/0x240\n ret_from_fork+0x319/0x390\n\nMove async event work to a dedicated nvmet-aen-wq to avoid reentrant\nflush on nvmet-wq." affected: [{"versions":[{"version":"8832cf922151e9dfa2821736beb0ae2dd3968b6e","status":"affected","versionType":"git","lessThan":"a8a3fb2888e2c4fd5410a19ac1623cc78a2383ec"},{"version":"8832cf922151e9dfa2821736beb0ae2dd3968b6e","status":"affected","versionType":"git","lessThan":"49c7c50ee6325a084216e94395e067ecde8088fa"},{"version":"8832cf922151e9dfa2821736beb0ae2dd3968b6e","status":"affected","versionType":"git","lessThan":"ca111c9d8d6c9d5735878d933a1716c4be86c2d1"},{"version":"8832cf922151e9dfa2821736beb0ae2dd3968b6e","status":"affected","versionType":"git","lessThan":"25ceffc1dabec3b93f458b437aae26f4da293f87"},{"version":"8832cf922151e9dfa2821736beb0ae2dd3968b6e","status":"affected","versionType":"git","lessThan":"2922e3507f6d5caa7f1d07f145e186fc6f317a4e"},{"version":"d44ff3b100b94e9f23b1e8dbe688eee9bb867ac9","status":"affected","versionType":"git"},{"version":"84026f8c9357c62a9d3e4c554ffd10ccab813654","status":"affected","versionType":"git"},{"version":"5.15.42","status":"affected","versionType":"semver","lessThan":"5.16"},{"version":"5.17.10","status":"affected","versionType":"semver","lessThan":"5.18"}],"vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","defaultStatus":"unaffected"},{"versions":[{"version":"5.18","status":"affected"},{"version":"0","status":"unaffected","versionType":"semver","lessThan":"5.18"},{"version":"6.6.160","status":"unaffected","versionType":"semver","lessThanOrEqual":"6.6.*"},{"version":"6.12.80","status":"unaffected","versionType":"semver","lessThanOrEqual":"6.12.*"},{"version":"6.18.21","status":"unaffected","versionType":"semver","lessThanOrEqual":"6.18.*"},{"version":"6.19.11","status":"unaffected","versionType":"semver","lessThanOrEqual":"6.19.*"},{"version":"7.0","status":"unaffected","versionType":"original_commit_for_fix","lessThanOrEqual":"*"}],"vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","defaultStatus":"affected"}] ## Source licences and attribution CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities: https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog (US government work) GitHub Advisory Database: https://github.com/advisories (CC BY 4.0) Have I Been Pwned: https://haveibeenpwned.com/ (CC BY 4.0) CVE Program (CVE records): https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse (CVE Terms of Use) Copyright © 1999-2026, The MITRE Corporation. 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