CVE-2025-39676
scsi: qla4xxx: Prevent a potential error pointer dereference
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Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: qla4xxx: Prevent a potential error pointer dereference The qla4xxx_get_ep_fwdb() function is supposed to return NULL on error, but qla4xxx_ep_connect() returns error pointers. Propagating the error pointers will lead to an Oops in the caller, so change the error pointers to NULL.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/325bf7d57c4e2a341e381c5805e454fb69dd78c3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/46288d12d1c30d08fbeffd05abc079f57a43a2d4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9dcf111dd3e7ed5fce82bb108e3a3fc001c07225
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ad8a9d38d30c691a77c456e72b78f7932d4f234d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d0225f41ee70611ca88ccb22c8542ecdfa7faea8
References (11)
CVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- NONE
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- HIGH
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