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GHSA-84HR-Q2HC-2M5C

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-02-27 21:32 – Updated: 2025-05-02 09:30

Details

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

scsi: lpfc: Fix null pointer dereference after failing to issue FLOGI and PLOGI

If lpfc_issue_els_flogi() fails and returns non-zero status, the node reference count is decremented to trigger the release of the nodelist structure. However, if there is a prior registration or dev-loss-evt work pending, the node may be released prematurely. When dev-loss-evt completes, the released node is referenced causing a use-after-free null pointer dereference.

Similarly, when processing non-zero ELS PLOGI completion status in lpfc_cmpl_els_plogi(), the ndlp flags are checked for a transport registration before triggering node removal. If dev-loss-evt work is pending, the node may be released prematurely and a subsequent call to lpfc_dev_loss_tmo_handler() results in a use after free ndlp dereference.

Add test for pending dev-loss before decrementing the node reference count for FLOGI, PLOGI, PRLI, and ADISC handling.

Severity

7.8 (High)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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CVE-2022-49535 (GCVE-0-2022-49535)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-02-26 02:13 – Updated: 2026-08-05 08:55

Title

scsi: lpfc: Fix null pointer dereference after failing to issue FLOGI and PLOGI

Summary

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: lpfc: Fix null pointer dereference after failing to issue FLOGI and PLOGI If lpfc_issue_els_flogi() fails and returns non-zero status, the node reference count is decremented to trigger the release of the nodelist structure. However, if there is a prior registration or dev-loss-evt work pending, the node may be released prematurely. When dev-loss-evt completes, the released node is referenced causing a use-after-free null pointer dereference. Similarly, when processing non-zero ELS PLOGI completion status in lpfc_cmpl_els_plogi(), the ndlp flags are checked for a transport registration before triggering node removal. If dev-loss-evt work is pending, the node may be released prematurely and a subsequent call to lpfc_dev_loss_tmo_handler() results in a use after free ndlp dereference. Add test for pending dev-loss before decrementing the node reference count for FLOGI, PLOGI, PRLI, and ADISC handling.

Severity

8.8 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

7.8 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2025-02-27 18:15 UTC

CWE

CWE-416 - Use After Free

Assigner

Linux mitre root

References

3 references

URL	Tags
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c7dc74ab7975c9b96…
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/10663ebec0ad5c784…
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/577a942df3de2666f…

Impacted products

2 products

Vendor	Product	Version
Linux	Linux	Affected: 52edb2caf675684acf2140a125de4774c691fecd , < c7dc74ab7975c9b96284abfe4cca756d75fa4604 (git) Affected: 52edb2caf675684acf2140a125de4774c691fecd , < 10663ebec0ad5c78493a0dd34c9ee4d73d7ca0df (git) Affected: 52edb2caf675684acf2140a125de4774c691fecd , < 577a942df3de2666f6947bdd3a5c9e8d30073424 (git)
Linux	Linux	Affected: 5.11 Unaffected: 0 , < 5.11 (semver) Unaffected: 5.15.181 , ≤ 5.15.* (semver) Unaffected: 5.18.3 , ≤ 5.18.* (semver) Unaffected: 5.19 , ≤ * (original_commit_for_fix)

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