# CVE-2026-23355: linux: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ata: libata: cancel pending work after clearing... CVE-2026-23355 is fixed in 23 products on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2026-23355, released March 25, 2026. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine. - Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-23355 - Priority: Routine - CVSS: 5.5 (medium) - EPSS: 0.0013 - CISA KEV: not listed - Exploited (vendor report): no - Publicly disclosed: no - Published: Mar 25, 2026 ## Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ata: libata: cancel pending work after clearing deferred_qc Syzbot reported a WARN_ON() in ata_scsi_deferred_qc_work(), caused by ap->ops->qc_defer() returning non-zero before issuing the deferred qc. ata_scsi_schedule_deferred_qc() is called during each command completion. This function will check if there is a deferred QC, and if ap->ops->qc_defer() returns zero, meaning that it is possible to queue the deferred qc at this time (without being deferred), then it will queue the work which will issue the deferred qc. Once the work get to run, which can potentially be a very long time after the work was scheduled, there is a WARN_ON() if ap->ops->qc_defer() returns non-zero. While we hold the ap->lock both when assigning and clearing deferred_qc, and the work itself holds the ap->lock, the code currently does not cancel the work after clearing the deferred qc. This means that the following scenario can happen: 1) One or several NCQ commands are queued. 2) A non-NCQ command is queued, gets stored in ap->deferred_qc. 3) Last NCQ command gets completed, work is queued to issue the deferred qc. 4) Timeout or error happens, ap->deferred_qc is cleared. The queued work is currently NOT canceled. 5) Port is reset. 6) One or several NCQ commands are queued. 7) A non-NCQ command is queued, gets stored in ap->deferred_qc. 8) Work is finally run. Yet at this time, there is still NCQ commands in flight. The work in 8) really belongs to the non-NCQ command in 2), not to the non-NCQ command in 7). The reason why the work is executed when it is not supposed to, is because it was never canceled when ap->deferred_qc was cleared in 4). Thus, ensure that we always cancel the work after clearing ap->deferred_qc. Another potential fix would have been to let ata_scsi_deferred_qc_work() do nothing if ap->ops->qc_defer() returns non-zero. However, canceling the work when clearing ap->deferred_qc seems slightly more logical, as we hold the ap->lock when clearing ap->deferred_qc, so we know that the work cannot be holding the lock. (The function could be waiting for the lock, but that is okay since it will do nothing if ap->deferred_qc is not set.) ## Where it's fixed | Platform | Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released | |---|---|---|---|---| | Linux | bpftool6.18 amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.20-20.229.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-1596](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-1596.md) | Apr 27, 2026 | | Linux | bpftool6.18-debuginfo amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.20-20.229.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-1596](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-1596.md) | Apr 27, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-livepatch-6.18.20-20.229 amzn 2023 | 1:1.0-0.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-1596](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-1596.md) | Apr 27, 2026 | | Linux | kernel6.18 amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.20-20.229.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-1596](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-1596.md) | Apr 27, 2026 | | Linux | kernel6.18-debuginfo amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.20-20.229.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-1596](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-1596.md) | Apr 27, 2026 | | Linux | kernel6.18-debuginfo-common-aarch64 amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.20-20.229.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-1596](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-1596.md) | Apr 27, 2026 | | Linux | kernel6.18-debuginfo-common-x86_64 amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.20-20.229.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-1596](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-1596.md) | Apr 27, 2026 | | Linux | kernel6.18-devel amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.20-20.229.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-1596](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-1596.md) | Apr 27, 2026 | | Linux | kernel6.18-headers amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.20-20.229.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-1596](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-1596.md) | Apr 27, 2026 | | Linux | kernel6.18-libbpf amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.20-20.229.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-1596](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-1596.md) | Apr 27, 2026 | | Linux | kernel6.18-libbpf-debuginfo amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.20-20.229.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-1596](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-1596.md) | Apr 27, 2026 | | Linux | kernel6.18-libbpf-devel amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.20-20.229.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-1596](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-1596.md) | Apr 27, 2026 | | Linux | kernel6.18-libbpf-static amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.20-20.229.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-1596](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-1596.md) | Apr 27, 2026 | | Linux | kernel6.18-modules-extra amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.20-20.229.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-1596](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-1596.md) | Apr 27, 2026 | | Linux | kernel6.18-modules-extra-common amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.20-20.229.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-1596](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-1596.md) | Apr 27, 2026 | | Linux | kernel6.18-tools amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.20-20.229.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-1596](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-1596.md) | Apr 27, 2026 | | Linux | kernel6.18-tools-debuginfo amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.20-20.229.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-1596](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-1596.md) | Apr 27, 2026 | | Linux | kernel6.18-tools-devel amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.20-20.229.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-1596](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-1596.md) | Apr 27, 2026 | | Linux | linux Debian 14 | 6.19.8-1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2026-23355](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2026-23355.md) | Mar 25, 2026 | | Linux | perf6.18 amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.20-20.229.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-1596](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-1596.md) | Apr 27, 2026 | | Linux | perf6.18-debuginfo amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.20-20.229.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-1596](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-1596.md) | Apr 27, 2026 | | Linux | python3-perf6.18 amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.20-20.229.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-1596](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-1596.md) | Apr 27, 2026 | | Linux | python3-perf6.18-debuginfo amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.20-20.229.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-1596](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-1596.md) | Apr 27, 2026 | --- Data as of 2026-11-08T06:59:42Z UTC. 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