Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
scsi: sg: Resolve soft lockup issue when opening /dev/sgX
The parameter def_reserved_size defines the default buffer size reserved
for each Sg_fd and should be restricted to a range between 0 and 1,048,576
(see https://tldp.org/HOWTO/SCSI-Generic-HOWTO/proc.html). Although the
function sg_proc_write_dressz enforces this limit, it is possible to bypass
it by directly modifying the module parameter as shown below, which then
causes a soft lockup:
echo -1 > /sys/module/sg/parameters/def_reserved_size
exec 4<> /dev/sg0
watchdog: BUG: soft lockup - CPU#5 stuck for 26 seconds! [bash:537]
Modules loaded:
CPU: 5 UID: 0 PID: 537 Command: bash, kernel version 6.19.0-rc3+ #134,
PREEMPT disabled
Hardware: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS version
1.16.1-2.fc37 dated 04/01/2014
...
Call Trace:
sg_build_reserve+0x5c/0xa0
sg_add_sfp+0x168/0x270
sg_open+0x16e/0x340
chrdev_open+0xbe/0x230
do_dentry_open+0x175/0x480
vfs_open+0x34/0xf0
do_open+0x265/0x3d0
path_openat+0x110/0x290
do_filp_open+0xc3/0x170
do_sys_openat2+0x71/0xe0
__x64_sys_openat+0x6d/0xa0
do_syscall_64+0x62/0x310
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x76/0x7e
The fix is to use module_param_cb to validate and reject invalid values
assigned to def_reserved_size.
scsi: sg: Resolve soft lockup issue when opening /dev/sgX
The parameter def_reserved_size defines the default buffer size reserved
for each Sg_fd and should be restricted to a range between 0 and 1,048,576
(see https://tldp.org/HOWTO/SCSI-Generic-HOWTO/proc.html). Although the
function sg_proc_write_dressz enforces this limit, it is possible to bypass
it by directly modifying the module parameter as shown below, which then
causes a soft lockup:
echo -1 > /sys/module/sg/parameters/def_reserved_size
exec 4<> /dev/sg0
watchdog: BUG: soft lockup - CPU#5 stuck for 26 seconds! [bash:537]
Modules loaded:
CPU: 5 UID: 0 PID: 537 Command: bash, kernel version 6.19.0-rc3+ #134,
PREEMPT disabled
Hardware: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS version
1.16.1-2.fc37 dated 04/01/2014
...
Call Trace:
sg_build_reserve+0x5c/0xa0
sg_add_sfp+0x168/0x270
sg_open+0x16e/0x340
chrdev_open+0xbe/0x230
do_dentry_open+0x175/0x480
vfs_open+0x34/0xf0
do_open+0x265/0x3d0
path_openat+0x110/0x290
do_filp_open+0xc3/0x170
do_sys_openat2+0x71/0xe0
__x64_sys_openat+0x6d/0xa0
do_syscall_64+0x62/0x310
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x76/0x7e
The fix is to use module_param_cb to validate and reject invalid values
assigned to def_reserved_size.
Published:
2026-06-26
Score:
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EPSS:
< 1% Very Low
KEV:
No
Impact:
n/a
Action:
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Analysis
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History
Fri, 26 Jun 2026 22:00:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| Weaknesses | CWE-682 |
Fri, 26 Jun 2026 20:15:00 +0000
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: sg: Resolve soft lockup issue when opening /dev/sgX The parameter def_reserved_size defines the default buffer size reserved for each Sg_fd and should be restricted to a range between 0 and 1,048,576 (see https://tldp.org/HOWTO/SCSI-Generic-HOWTO/proc.html). Although the function sg_proc_write_dressz enforces this limit, it is possible to bypass it by directly modifying the module parameter as shown below, which then causes a soft lockup: echo -1 > /sys/module/sg/parameters/def_reserved_size exec 4<> /dev/sg0 watchdog: BUG: soft lockup - CPU#5 stuck for 26 seconds! [bash:537] Modules loaded: CPU: 5 UID: 0 PID: 537 Command: bash, kernel version 6.19.0-rc3+ #134, PREEMPT disabled Hardware: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS version 1.16.1-2.fc37 dated 04/01/2014 ... Call Trace: sg_build_reserve+0x5c/0xa0 sg_add_sfp+0x168/0x270 sg_open+0x16e/0x340 chrdev_open+0xbe/0x230 do_dentry_open+0x175/0x480 vfs_open+0x34/0xf0 do_open+0x265/0x3d0 path_openat+0x110/0x290 do_filp_open+0xc3/0x170 do_sys_openat2+0x71/0xe0 __x64_sys_openat+0x6d/0xa0 do_syscall_64+0x62/0x310 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x76/0x7e The fix is to use module_param_cb to validate and reject invalid values assigned to def_reserved_size. | |
| Title | scsi: sg: Resolve soft lockup issue when opening /dev/sgX | |
| First Time appeared |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| Vendors & Products |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-06-26T19:41:00.056Z
Reserved: 2026-06-09T07:44:35.397Z
Link: CVE-2026-53304
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Updated: 2026-06-27T05:15:03Z
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