CVE-2022-50818
- Published: 2025-12-30T13:15:56.200
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
scsi: pm8001: Fix running_req for internal abort commands
Disabling the remote phy for a SATA disk causes a hang:
root@(none)$ more /sys/class/sas_phy/phy-0:0:8/target_port_protocols
sata
root@(none)$ echo 0 > sys/class/sas_phy/phy-0:0:8/enable
root@(none)$ [ 67.855950] sas: ex 500e004aaaaaaa1f phy08 change count has changed
[ 67.920585] sd 0:0:2:0: [sdc] Synchronizing SCSI cache
[ 67.925780] sd 0:0:2:0: [sdc] Synchronize Cache(10) failed: Result: hostbyte=0x04 driverbyte=DRIVER_OK
[ 67.935094] sd 0:0:2:0: [sdc] Stopping disk
[ 67.939305] sd 0:0:2:0: [sdc] Start/Stop Unit failed: Result: hostbyte=0x04 driverbyte=DRIVER_OK
…
[ 123.998998] INFO: task kworker/u192:1:642 blocked for more than 30 seconds.
[ 124.005960] Not tainted 6.0.0-rc1-205202-gf26f8f761e83 #218
[ 124.012049] “echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs” disables this message.
[ 124.019872] task:kworker/u192:1 state:D stack:0 pid: 642 ppid: 2 flags:0x00000008
[ 124.028223] Workqueue: 0000:04:00.0_event_q sas_port_event_worker
[ 124.034319] Call trace:
[ 124.036758] __switch_to+0x128/0x278
[ 124.040333] __schedule+0x434/0xa58
[ 124.043820] schedule+0x94/0x138
[ 124.047045] schedule_timeout+0x2fc/0x368
[ 124.051052] wait_for_completion+0xdc/0x200
[ 124.055234] __flush_workqueue+0x1a8/0x708
[ 124.059328] sas_porte_broadcast_rcvd+0xa8/0xc0
[ 124.063858] sas_port_event_worker+0x60/0x98
[ 124.068126] process_one_work+0x3f8/0x660
[ 124.072134] worker_thread+0x70/0x700
[ 124.075793] kthread+0x1a4/0x1b8
[ 124.079014] ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20
The issue is that the per-device running_req read in
pm8001_dev_gone_notify() never goes to zero and we never make progress.
This is caused by missing accounting for running_req for when an internal
abort command completes.
In commit 2cbbf489778e (“scsi: pm8001: Use libsas internal abort support”)
we started to send internal abort commands as a proper sas_task. In this
when we deliver a sas_task to HW the per-device running_req is incremented
in pm8001_queue_command(). However it is never decremented for internal
abort commnds, so decrement in pm8001_mpi_task_abort_resp().
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How to fix CVE-2022-50818
Description: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: pm8001: Fix running_req for internal abort commands Disabling the remote phy for a SATA disk causes a hang: root@(none)$ more /sys/class/sas_phy/phy-0:0:8/target_port_protocols sata root@(none)$ echo 0 > sys/class/sas_phy/phy-0:0:8/enable root@(none)$ [ 67.855950] sas: ex 500e004aaaaaaa1f phy08 change count has changed [ 67.920585] sd 0:0:2:0: [sdc] Synchronizing […]
Exploit Difficulty: HARD
⏱️ Time to exploit: > 4 hours
🛠️ Required skills: Advanced security expertise
💰 Public exploits: Rare or not public
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- Check if you're running the affected product
- Update to the latest patched version
- If patching is not immediately possible: restrict network exposure, apply least-privilege access
- Test the fix in a staging environment first
- Review logs for signs of exploitation
- Monitor for IOCs (Indicators of Compromise)
- Enable automatic security updates
- Set up vulnerability monitoring
- Review and harden security configurations
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