# CVE-2026-43415: scsi: ufs: core: Fix SError in ufshcd_rtc_work() during UFS suspend

> A race condition in the Linux kernel UFS driver during suspend can cause a kernel panic, leading to denial of service.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.7 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 8 May 2026
- **Updated:** 23 May 2026
- **Also known as:** BELL-CVE-2026-43415, DEBIAN-CVE-2026-43415, GHSA-2489-gxhv-vf7c, ROOT-OS-UBUNTU-2404-CVE-2026-43415, UBUNTU-CVE-2026-43415

## What is CVE-2026-43415?

CVE-2026-43415 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 8 May 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

scsi: ufs: core: Fix SError in ufshcd_rtc_work() during UFS suspend

In __ufshcd_wl_suspend(), cancel_delayed_work_sync() is called to cancel
the UFS RTC work, but it is placed after ufshcd_vops_suspend(hba, pm_op,
POST_CHANGE). This creates a race condition where ufshcd_rtc_work() can
still be running while ufshcd_vops_suspend() is executing. When
UFSHCD_CAP_CLK_GATING is not supported, the condition
!hba->clk_gating.active_reqs is always true, causing ufshcd_update_rtc()
to be executed. Since ufshcd_vops_suspend() typically performs clock
gating operations, executing ufshcd_update_rtc() at that moment triggers
an SError. The kernel panic trace is as follows:

Kernel panic - not syncing: Asynchronous SError Interrupt
Call trace:
 dump_backtrace+0xec/0x128
 show_stack+0x18/0x28
 dump_stack_lvl+0x40/0xa0
 dump_stack+0x18/0x24
 panic+0x148/0x374
 nmi_panic+0x3c/0x8c
 arm64_serror_panic+0x64/0x8c
 do_serror+0xc4/0xc8
 el1h_64_error_handler+0x34/0x4c
 el1h_64_error+0x68/0x6c
 el1_interrupt+0x20/0x58
 el1h_64_irq_handler+0x18/0x24
 el1h_64_irq+0x68/0x6c
 ktime_get+0xc4/0x12c
 ufshcd_mcq_sq_stop+0x4c/0xec
 ufshcd_mcq_sq_cleanup+0x64/0x1dc
 ufshcd_clear_cmd+0x38/0x134
 ufshcd_issue_dev_cmd+0x298/0x4d0
 ufshcd_exec_dev_cmd+0x1a4/0x1c4
 ufshcd_query_attr+0xbc/0x19c
 ufshcd_rtc_work+0x10c/0x1c8
 process_scheduled_works+0x1c4/0x45c
 worker_thread+0x32c/0x3e8
 kthread+0x120/0x1d8
 ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20

Fix this by moving cancel_delayed_work_sync() before the call to
ufshcd_vops_suspend(hba, pm_op, PRE_CHANGE), ensuring the UFS RTC work is
fully completed or cancelled at that point.

Weakness: CWE-362 (Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-43415?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2026-43415?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2026-43415 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-43415 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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- [CVE-2026-53362](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-53362/): Linux Kernel Unspecified (high 7.8, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-43415 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-43415 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 8 May 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-43415 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Linux kernel. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-43415/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-43415/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-43415
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-43415
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-43415

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