In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
scsi: hisi_sas: Add cond_resched() for no forced preemption model
For no forced preemption model kernel, in the scenario where the
expander is connected to 12 high performance SAS SSDs, the following
call trace may occur:
[ 214.409199][ C240] watchdog: BUG: soft lockup - CPU#240 stuck for 22s! [irq/149-hisi_sa:3211]
[ 214.568533][ C240] pstate: 60400009 (nZCv daif +PAN -UAO -TCO BTYPE=--)
[ 214.575224][ C240] pc : fput_many+0x8c/0xdc
[ 214.579480][ C240] lr : fput+0x1c/0xf0
[ 214.583302][ C240] sp : ffff80002de2b900
[ 214.587298][ C240] x29: ffff80002de2b900 x28: ffff1082aa412000
[ 214.593291][ C240] x27: ffff3062a0348c08 x26: ffff80003a9f6000
[ 214.599284][ C240] x25: ffff1062bbac5c40 x24: 0000000000001000
[ 214.605277][ C240] x23: 000000000000000a x22: 0000000000000001
[ 214.611270][ C240] x21: 0000000000001000 x20: 0000000000000000
[ 214.617262][ C240] x19: ffff3062a41ae580 x18: 0000000000010000
[ 214.623255][ C240] x17: 0000000000000001 x16: ffffdb3a6efe5fc0
[ 214.629248][ C240] x15: ffffffffffffffff x14: 0000000003ffffff
[ 214.635241][ C240] x13: 000000000000ffff x12: 000000000000029c
[ 214.641234][ C240] x11: 0000000000000006 x10: ffff80003a9f7fd0
[ 214.647226][ C240] x9 : ffffdb3a6f0482fc x8 : 0000000000000001
[ 214.653219][ C240] x7 : 0000000000000002 x6 : 0000000000000080
[ 214.659212][ C240] x5 : ffff55480ee9b000 x4 : fffffde7f94c6554
[ 214.665205][ C240] x3 : 0000000000000002 x2 : 0000000000000020
[ 214.671198][ C240] x1 : 0000000000000021 x0 : ffff3062a41ae5b8
[ 214.677191][ C240] Call trace:
[ 214.680320][ C240] fput_many+0x8c/0xdc
[ 214.684230][ C240] fput+0x1c/0xf0
[ 214.687707][ C240] aio_complete_rw+0xd8/0x1fc
[ 214.692225][ C240] blkdev_bio_end_io+0x98/0x140
[ 214.696917][ C240] bio_endio+0x160/0x1bc
[ 214.701001][ C240] blk_update_request+0x1c8/0x3bc
[ 214.705867][ C240] scsi_end_request+0x3c/0x1f0
[ 214.710471][ C240] scsi_io_completion+0x7c/0x1a0
[ 214.715249][ C240] scsi_finish_command+0x104/0x140
[ 214.720200][ C240] scsi_softirq_done+0x90/0x180
[ 214.724892][ C240] blk_mq_complete_request+0x5c/0x70
[ 214.730016][ C240] scsi_mq_done+0x48/0xac
[ 214.734194][ C240] sas_scsi_task_done+0xbc/0x16c [libsas]
[ 214.739758][ C240] slot_complete_v3_hw+0x260/0x760 [hisi_sas_v3_hw]
[ 214.746185][ C240] cq_thread_v3_hw+0xbc/0x190 [hisi_sas_v3_hw]
[ 214.752179][ C240] irq_thread_fn+0x34/0xa4
[ 214.756435][ C240] irq_thread+0xc4/0x130
[ 214.760520][ C240] kthread+0x108/0x13c
[ 214.764430][ C240] ret_from_fork+0x10/0x18
This is because in the hisi_sas driver, both the hardware interrupt
handler and the interrupt thread are executed on the same CPU. In the
performance test scenario, function irq_wait_for_interrupt() will always
return 0 if lots of interrupts occurs and the CPU will be continuously
consumed. As a result, the CPU cannot run the watchdog thread. When the
watchdog time exceeds the specified time, call trace occurs.
To fix it, add cond_resched() to execute the watchdog thread.
What the EG score is made of (scorer v4.0: the three questions the 0–10 score mixes, published apart · methodology)
The EG score (5.5): severity, escalated by confirmed exploitation. This CVE's 5.5 is its impact severity (EG Severity), not escalated.
- EG Severity
- 5.5 MEDIUMCVSS-B, impact only: no KEV listing, EPSS or EG-KEV tier raises it.GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
- EG Likelihood
- 0.2% within 30 daysSource: FIRST EPSS (model v2026.06.15, score date 2026-11-07). FIRST's exploitation probability, not an EchelonGraph model.
- Confirmed exploitation
- None on record (CISA KEV, EG-KEV Tier 1)Reported apart from the likelihood: an observed fact, not a probability.
- EG Priority
- SSVC Track at medium mission impactTrack at low or medium mission impact; Track* at high (mission-essential systems).CISA BOD 26-04: 14 days if the affected system is publicly exposed; Fix on system upgrade if it is not.Each input and its source, and whom BOD 26-04 binds: the SSVC and BOD 26-04 blocks below.
SSVC (CISA's decision table, applied by EchelonGraph)Track at low or medium mission impact; Track* at high (mission-essential systems).
A fix is available. Apply it within your standard update timelines.
Exploitation none (no CISA value, KEV listing or exploit code on record) · Automatable no (CISA's BOD 26-04 default) · Technical impact total (CISA's BOD 26-04 default). EchelonGraph holds no SSVC assessment of this CVE from CISA: none of these inputs is from Vulnrichment. EchelonGraph applied CISA's decision table to them; CISA publishes SSVC inputs and the table, not a decision for each CVE. Mission impact is CISA's Mission & Well-being decision point, and only you can judge it. CISA's table makes it high when Mission Prevalence is Essential — the vulnerable component "directly provides capabilities that constitute at least one MEF for at least one entity" (MEF: mission essential function) — or when Public Well-Being Impact is Irreversible: "multiple fatalities are likely", the cyber-physical system "is likely lost or destroyed", "extreme or serious externalities" are imposed on other parties, or social systems such as elections or the financial grid "are destabilized and potentially collapse". CISA's decision table
BOD 26-04 (CISA's remediation timeline, Table 1)14 days if the affected system is publicly exposed; Fix on system upgrade if it is not.
The score's inputs: In CISA KEV no (CISA's KEV catalog) · Automatable no (CISA's BOD 26-04 default) · Technical impact total (CISA's BOD 26-04 default). Where an input reads “CISA's BOD 26-04 default”, no one has published it for this CVE, and CISA's implementation guidance says: “If “Automatable” and “Technical Impact” information items about a CVE ID are not available and the CVE ID is not in the KEV Catalog, CISA will treat its values as “no” and “total,” respectively, until CISA or a third party provides metadata about the CVE ID. CISA will always provide the Vulnrichment data for a CVE ID listed in the KEV Catalog.” Whether your system is publicly exposed is yours to answer. BOD 26-04 binds US Federal Civilian Executive Branch agencies; for anyone else it is CISA's published timeline, a reference rather than an obligation. The directive · how EchelonGraph applies it