CVE-2026-23216

High

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: target: iscsi: Fix use-after-free in iscsit_dec_conn_usage_count() In iscsit_dec_conn_usage_count(), the function calls complete() while holding the conn->conn_usage_lock. As soon as complete() is invoked, the waiter (such as iscsit_close_connection()) may wake up and proceed to free the iscsit_conn structure. If the waiter frees the memory before the current thread reaches spin_unlock_bh(), it results in a KASAN slab-use-after-free as the function attempts to release a lock within the already-freed connection structure. Fix this by releasing the spinlock before calling complete().

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.8
Exploit probability—
ProductLinux Kernel
PublishedFeb 18, 2026
First seenFeb 18, 2026

How to fix

Update
  • linux linux_kernel5.10.250, 5.15.200, 6.1.163, 6.6.124, 6.12.70, 6.18.10 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
linux linux_kernel3.1 ≤ v < 5.10.250, 5.11 ≤ v < 5.15.200, 5.16 ≤ v < 6.1.163, 6.2 ≤ v < 6.6.124, 6.7 ≤ v < 6.12.70, 6.13 ≤ v < 6.18.10, 6.195.10.250, 5.15.200, 6.1.163, 6.6.124, 6.12.70, 6.18.10

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