CVE-2022-50818

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel versions prior to 6.0.0-rc1-205202-gf26f8f761e83 #218

Description A flaw exists in the SCSI subsystem of the Linux kernel, specifically within the pm8001 driver. The issue involves incorrect handling of the running req counter when internal abort commands are completed. This can lead to a system hang when disabling the remote phy for a SATA disk. The root cause is that the running req counter is incremented for internal abort commands but is not decremented upon completion, resulting in a stalled state. The issue is triggered when delivering a sas task to the hardware.

Recommendations Update to a version later than 6.0.0-rc1-205202-gf26f8f761e83 #218.