In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: qla2xxx: Fix queue...
🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)
📋 Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
scsi: qla2xxx: Fix queue teardown NULL dma_free and bitmap locking
qla25xx_free_req_que() and qla25xx_free_rsp_que() have two pre-existing bugs exposed on the error path of qla25xx_create_{req,rsp}_que():
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When dma_alloc_coherent() fails during queue creation, the error path calls the free function with req->ring / rsp->ring still NULL (from kzalloc). The unconditional dma_free_coherent() with a NULL cpu_addr is undefined behavior and can panic.
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The free functions clear req_qid_map / rsp_qid_map under vport_lock, but the create functions protect the same bitmaps with mq_lock. This provides no mutual exclusion. Additionally, the create error path clears the bit and releases mq_lock before calling the free function, creating a window where another thread can allocate the same que_id and have its ha->req_q_map entry clobbered by the subsequent lockless NULL assignment in the free function.
Fix by:
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Guarding dma_free_coherent() with a NULL check on the ring pointer.
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Using mq_lock (the lock held by all creators) in the free functions to atomically NULL the map entry and clear the bitmap bit.
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Removing the now-redundant clear_bit blocks from the create error paths since the free functions handle it atomically.
🔗 References (6)
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-97537
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/34a40e0dff940ac5eba494a69b553ea571e24873
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/94fc0c5b45de2bf3a691619bcfd10b9a49fc647e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f35cb67f2092b49d7949065dd56895ed47238f22
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/56e25d716833604fd5bff388e472f290bfe793aa
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-46xm-fghf-r34f