Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
A Linux NAND-storage race can let simultaneous flash locking and background filesystem activity interfere with the controller. On affected embedded or industrial systems, this may corrupt data or disrupt availability. It is not a remote network flaw; the supplied CVSS assessment requires local access with limited privileges.
Executive priority
Prioritize patch assessment for embedded, operational-technology, and industrial devices relying on raw NAND. Accelerate remediation where storage integrity or uptime is safety- or revenue-critical. Lower the priority for systems confirmed not to use raw NAND. There is no supplied evidence requiring emergency response for active exploitation.
Technical view
nand_lock() and nand_unlock() call lock_area or unlock_area without acquiring the NAND device lock. Controllers implementing SET_FEATURES through multiple low-level PIO commands can consequently race with UBI or UBIFS erase/write work, causing cmd_pending conflicts. The kernel fix surrounds locking operations with nand_get_device() and nand_release_device().
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to Linux systems using raw NAND, an affected controller implementation, NAND lock/unlock operations, and concurrent UBI/UBIFS activity. General-purpose systems without raw NAND are unlikely to be exposed. The supplied version data lists Linux 5.7 through 7.0-related entries, but precise distribution package status requires vendor confirmation.
Exploitation context
The supplied CVSS 3.1 score is 7.1: local, low-complexity, low-privilege, no user interaction, with high integrity and availability impact. The bundle marks this CVE as absent from KEV and provides no evidence of active exploitation or a public exploit. Practical triggering conditions appear hardware and workload dependent.
Researcher notes
The vulnerability is a missing serialization boundary, not a demonstrated memory-corruption primitive. Assessment should focus on controller-specific SET_FEATURES behavior, lock_area/unlock_area support, UBI/UBIFS concurrency, and observable cmd_pending failures. The bundle provides several stable-tree commits but does not map each commit clearly to a specific release; avoid assuming fixed-version boundaries without vendor verification.
Mitigation direction
- Apply the appropriate vendor kernel update containing the referenced serialization fix.
- Confirm fixed package versions with your Linux distribution or device vendor.
- Prioritize systems using raw NAND with UBI or UBIFS workloads.
- Review the cited Siemens advisories for applicable product-specific remediation.
Validation and detection
- Inventory Linux devices using raw NAND and record their kernel versions.
- Identify controllers implementing NAND SET_FEATURES through multiple PIO commands.
- Check whether applications invoke NAND lock or unlock operations.
- Look for controller cmd_pending conflicts, storage errors, corruption, or unexplained resets.
- Verify the installed kernel includes the applicable upstream or stable fix.
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- High
- CVSS
- 7.1 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
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CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H1.85.2LinuxVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
7.1HighVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
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- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/28ea836cc44cb8b89c1c174707ead0c1133c60e9CVE reference, Linux
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fe4a73c3dd48308149d57a10c2761e1d36ced7baCVE reference, Linux
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ce5229e78078e437704157eb542f43a6f83b429bCVE reference, Linux
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a80291e577b44593a724d6cd64c14337c78f194dCVE reference, Linux
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f71ce0ae5aefe39dd5b2f996c0e08550d2153ad2CVE reference, Linux
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5fd5c078af23cb353507aa522e09d557d7eaef04CVE reference, Linux
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f25446e2c28939753d3b62d34dfda49952b2557dCVE reference, Linux
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bab2bc6e850a697a23b9e5f0e21bb8c187615e95CVE reference, Linux
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-082556.htmlCVE reference, siemens-SADP
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-019113.htmlCVE reference, siemens-SADP
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