CVE-2023-53041

scsi: qla2xxx: Perform lockless command completion in abort path

MEDIUM

5.5

CVSS Score

Published: May 2, 2025 at 03:54 PM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 06:44 AM UTC

1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity

MEDIUM5.5

Exploit prediction

EPSS 0.2%

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: qla2xxx: Perform lockless command completion in abort path While adding and removing the controller, the following call trace was observed: WARNING: CPU: 3 PID: 623596 at kernel/dma/mapping.c:532 dma_free_attrs+0x33/0x50 CPU: 3 PID: 623596 Comm: sh Kdump: loaded Not tainted 5.14.0-96.el9.x86_64 #1 RIP: 0010:dma_free_attrs+0x33/0x50 Call Trace: qla2x00_async_sns_sp_done+0x107/0x1b0 [qla2xxx] qla2x00_abort_srb+0x8e/0x250 [qla2xxx] ? ql_dbg+0x70/0x100 [qla2xxx] __qla2x00_abort_all_cmds+0x108/0x190 [qla2xxx] qla2x00_abort_all_cmds+0x24/0x70 [qla2xxx] qla2x00_abort_isp_cleanup+0x305/0x3e0 [qla2xxx] qla2x00_remove_one+0x364/0x400 [qla2xxx] pci_device_remove+0x36/0xa0 __device_release_driver+0x17a/0x230 device_release_driver+0x24/0x30 pci_stop_bus_device+0x68/0x90 pci_stop_and_remove_bus_device_locked+0x16/0x30 remove_store+0x75/0x90 kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x11c/0x1b0 new_sync_write+0x11f/0x1b0 vfs_write+0x1eb/0x280 ksys_write+0x5f/0xe0 do_syscall_64+0x5c/0x80 ? do_user_addr_fault+0x1d8/0x680 ? do_syscall_64+0x69/0x80 ? exc_page_fault+0x62/0x140 ? asm_exc_page_fault+0x8/0x30 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x44/0xae The command was completed in the abort path during driver unload with a lock held, causing the warning in abort path. Hence complete the command without any lock held.

Affected

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

Linux Kernel · Linux

95%

v ≥ 5.3.17v < 5.4.2405.11 ≤ v < 5.15.1055.16 ≤ v < 6.1.225.3.17 ≤ v < 5.45.4.4 ≤ v < 5.4.2405.5 ≤ v < 5.10.1775.5 ≤ v < 5.15.1055.5 ≤ v < 6.1.225.5 ≤ v < 6.2.95.5 ≤ v < 6.36.2 ≤ v < 6.2.910fd34ac79b234d9bd4459c9b9c1f9d5a67f7bde31c1f455203e56a3ce8d5dd92f37c83d07bd5bd55.3.17 5.4.4 5.5 6.3 rc1 6.3 rc2 6.3 rc3f45bca8c5052e8c59bab64ee90c44441678b9a52

Vendor states this is fixed in 231cfa78ec5badd84a1a2b09465bfad1a926aba1 (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in 367076b817d5c75dfb83001ce7ce5c64d803a9 (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in 415d614344a4f1bbddf55d724fc7eb9ef4b39aad (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in 9189f20b4c5307c0998682bb522e481b4567a8b8 (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in cd0a1804ac5bab2545ac700c8d0fe9ae9284c567 (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in d6f7377528d2abf338e504126e44439541be8f7d (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in 5.10.177 (unaffected)

Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15.105 (unaffected)

Affected range stops below 5.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Vendor states this is fixed in 5.4.240 (unaffected)

Vendor states this is fixed in 5.5 (unaffected)

Vendor states this is fixed in 6.1.22 (unaffected)