CVE-2022-50493

scsi: qla2xxx: Fix crash when I/O abort times out

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: October 4, 2025 at 03:43 PM UTC
Updated: October 15, 2026 at 10:17 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: qla2xxx: Fix crash when I/O abort times out While performing CPU hotplug, a crash with the following stack was seen: Call Trace: qla24xx_process_response_queue+0x42a/0x970 [qla2xxx] qla2x00_start_nvme_mq+0x3a2/0x4b0 [qla2xxx] qla_nvme_post_cmd+0x166/0x240 [qla2xxx] nvme_fc_start_fcp_op.part.0+0x119/0x2e0 [nvme_fc] blk_mq_dispatch_rq_list+0x17b/0x610 __blk_mq_sched_dispatch_requests+0xb0/0x140 blk_mq_sched_dispatch_requests+0x30/0x60 __blk_mq_run_hw_queue+0x35/0x90 __blk_mq_delay_run_hw_queue+0x161/0x180 blk_execute_rq+0xbe/0x160 __nvme_submit_sync_cmd+0x16f/0x220 [nvme_core] nvmf_connect_admin_queue+0x11a/0x170 [nvme_fabrics] nvme_fc_create_association.cold+0x50/0x3dc [nvme_fc] nvme_fc_connect_ctrl_work+0x19/0x30 [nvme_fc] process_one_work+0x1e8/0x3c0 On abort timeout, completion was called without checking if the I/O was already completed. Verify that I/O and abort request are indeed outstanding before attempting completion.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

5.16 ≤ v < 6.0.165.3.17 ≤ v < 5.45.4.4 ≤ v < 5.15.866.1 ≤ v < 6.1.2457173c8b43ecd3ac48c8ace8d4437a50f7ad77b5.3.175.4.45.571c80b75ce8f08c0978ce9a9816b81b5c3ce5e12b7abcc7df5e131c0b4bf89cb2411c5301ee83d26
Vendor states this is fixed in 05382ed9142cf8a8a3fb662224477eecc415778b (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5f730e489e741c28fe6a5b3308e33c094462acb0 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 68ad83188d782b2ecef2e41ac245d27e0710fe8e (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in cb4dff498468b62e8c520568559b3a9007e104d7 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in d3871af13aa03fbbe7fbb812eaf140501229a72e (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.10.258 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15.86 (unaffected)
Affected range stops below 5.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.5 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.0.16 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.1.2 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.2 (unaffected)

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

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CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
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