CVE-2024-46842

scsi: lpfc: Handle mailbox timeouts in lpfc_get_sfp_info

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: September 27, 2024 at 12:39 PM UTC
Updated: October 21, 2026 at 01:17 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: lpfc: Handle mailbox timeouts in lpfc_get_sfp_info The MBX_TIMEOUT return code is not handled in lpfc_get_sfp_info and the routine unconditionally frees submitted mailbox commands regardless of return status. The issue is that for MBX_TIMEOUT cases, when firmware returns SFP information at a later time, that same mailbox memory region references previously freed memory in its cmpl routine. Fix by adding checks for the MBX_TIMEOUT return code. During mailbox resource cleanup, check the mbox flag to make sure that the wait did not timeout. If the MBOX_WAKE flag is not set, then do not free the resources because it will be freed when firmware completes the mailbox at a later time in its cmpl routine. Also, increase the timeout from 30 to 60 seconds to accommodate boot scripts requiring longer timeouts.

Affected

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

v < 6.10.10479b0917e4477f49df2e3be454aac3cfa5dec1716.2
Vendor states this is fixed in bba47fe3b038cca3d3ebd799665ce69d6d273b58 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in ede596b1434b57c0b3fd5c02b326efe5c54f6e48 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.10.10 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.11 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.2 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.6.160 (unaffected)

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial 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
CWE-416

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