CVE-2026-89849

scsi: qla2xxx: Reject non-SCSI SRB on status IOCB fast path

HIGH
8.8
CVSS Score
Published: September 16, 2026 at 10:31 AM UTC
Updated: October 19, 2026 at 09:18 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
HIGH8.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: qla2xxx: Reject non-SCSI SRB on status IOCB fast path qla2x00_status_entry() filters out non-TYPE_SRB entries and the SRB_NVME_CMD, SRB_BIDI_CMD and SRB_TM_CMD types, then falls through to a SCSI fast path that assumes the command is an SRB_SCSI_CMD. The first thing on that path, qla_chk_edif_rx_sa_delete_pending(), and the subsequent handling both evaluate GET_CMD_SP(sp), i.e. sp->u.scmd.cmd. The srb u union overlays the SCSI command pointer with other command layouts (bsg_job, iocb_cmd). If firmware delivers an unexpected STATUS_TYPE IOCB for a non-SCSI handle, sp->u.scmd.cmd can read as a non-NULL garbage pointer, bypassing the NULL checks in qla_chk_edif_rx_sa_delete_pending() and at the cp == NULL test, and leading to a wild pointer dereference. Reject any SRB whose type is not SRB_SCSI_CMD before entering the fast path. The outstanding_cmds slot is left untouched so a genuinely non-SCSI command still completes through its proper handler.

Affected

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

5.15dd30706e73b70d67e88fdaca688db7a3374fd5de
Vendor states this is fixed in 0f41d07d72f2245208c45374ca8d0a1846cad667 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 29f1f9ad9e354cd0b6e4f6fc75ba09162d6a04d9 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 8f0e31e7a41376abe7d6ca7cbee07fcf9de071e6 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 9204fb0888374083be74f799049649a17eab4191 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in b7418198b45b327194b97f856fe8ea8daa91f3fd (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in e38041b47c29316ba79b645e2ae0b713d216b1db (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in e93aa3c5125d9a4352ac0fa8ba4a7f8f87881805 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15.221 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.1.188 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.12.110 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.18.51 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.6.157 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.2.5 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.3 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.3-rc1 (unaffected)

Remediation

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CVSS

8.8HIGHLinux
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