Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

scsi: qla2xxx: Fix bsg_done() causing double free

Kernel panic observed on system,

[5353358.825191] BUG: unable to handle page fault for address: ff5f5e897b024000
[5353358.825194] #PF: supervisor write access in kernel mode
[5353358.825195] #PF: error_code(0x0002) - not-present page
[5353358.825196] PGD 100006067 P4D 0
[5353358.825198] Oops: 0002 [#1] PREEMPT SMP NOPTI
[5353358.825200] CPU: 5 PID: 2132085 Comm: qlafwupdate.sub Kdump: loaded Tainted: G W L ------- --- 5.14.0-503.34.1.el9_5.x86_64 #1
[5353358.825203] Hardware name: HPE ProLiant DL360 Gen11/ProLiant DL360 Gen11, BIOS 2.44 01/17/2025
[5353358.825204] RIP: 0010:memcpy_erms+0x6/0x10
[5353358.825211] RSP: 0018:ff591da8f4f6b710 EFLAGS: 00010246
[5353358.825212] RAX: ff5f5e897b024000 RBX: 0000000000007090 RCX: 0000000000001000
[5353358.825213] RDX: 0000000000001000 RSI: ff591da8f4fed090 RDI: ff5f5e897b024000
[5353358.825214] RBP: 0000000000010000 R08: ff5f5e897b024000 R09: 0000000000000000
[5353358.825215] R10: ff46cf8c40517000 R11: 0000000000000001 R12: 0000000000008090
[5353358.825216] R13: ff591da8f4f6b720 R14: 0000000000001000 R15: 0000000000000000
[5353358.825218] FS: 00007f1e88d47740(0000) GS:ff46cf935f940000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000
[5353358.825219] CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033
[5353358.825220] CR2: ff5f5e897b024000 CR3: 0000000231532004 CR4: 0000000000771ef0
[5353358.825221] PKRU: 55555554
[5353358.825222] Call Trace:
[5353358.825223] <TASK>
[5353358.825224] ? show_trace_log_lvl+0x1c4/0x2df
[5353358.825229] ? show_trace_log_lvl+0x1c4/0x2df
[5353358.825232] ? sg_copy_buffer+0xc8/0x110
[5353358.825236] ? __die_body.cold+0x8/0xd
[5353358.825238] ? page_fault_oops+0x134/0x170
[5353358.825242] ? kernelmode_fixup_or_oops+0x84/0x110
[5353358.825244] ? exc_page_fault+0xa8/0x150
[5353358.825247] ? asm_exc_page_fault+0x22/0x30
[5353358.825252] ? memcpy_erms+0x6/0x10
[5353358.825253] sg_copy_buffer+0xc8/0x110
[5353358.825259] qla2x00_process_vendor_specific+0x652/0x1320 [qla2xxx]
[5353358.825317] qla24xx_bsg_request+0x1b2/0x2d0 [qla2xxx]

Most routines in qla_bsg.c call bsg_done() only for success cases.
However a few invoke it for failure case as well leading to a double
free. Validate before calling bsg_done().
Published: 2026-03-04
Score: 7.8 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Denial of Service via kernel panic caused by double free
Action: Patch
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-4498-1 linux security update
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-4499-1 linux-6.1 security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-6163-1 linux security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-6162-1 linux security update
History

Tue, 17 Mar 2026 21:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-415
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.0, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


Thu, 05 Mar 2026 00:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.0, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

threat_severity

Important


Wed, 04 Mar 2026 14:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: qla2xxx: Fix bsg_done() causing double free Kernel panic observed on system, [5353358.825191] BUG: unable to handle page fault for address: ff5f5e897b024000 [5353358.825194] #PF: supervisor write access in kernel mode [5353358.825195] #PF: error_code(0x0002) - not-present page [5353358.825196] PGD 100006067 P4D 0 [5353358.825198] Oops: 0002 [#1] PREEMPT SMP NOPTI [5353358.825200] CPU: 5 PID: 2132085 Comm: qlafwupdate.sub Kdump: loaded Tainted: G W L ------- --- 5.14.0-503.34.1.el9_5.x86_64 #1 [5353358.825203] Hardware name: HPE ProLiant DL360 Gen11/ProLiant DL360 Gen11, BIOS 2.44 01/17/2025 [5353358.825204] RIP: 0010:memcpy_erms+0x6/0x10 [5353358.825211] RSP: 0018:ff591da8f4f6b710 EFLAGS: 00010246 [5353358.825212] RAX: ff5f5e897b024000 RBX: 0000000000007090 RCX: 0000000000001000 [5353358.825213] RDX: 0000000000001000 RSI: ff591da8f4fed090 RDI: ff5f5e897b024000 [5353358.825214] RBP: 0000000000010000 R08: ff5f5e897b024000 R09: 0000000000000000 [5353358.825215] R10: ff46cf8c40517000 R11: 0000000000000001 R12: 0000000000008090 [5353358.825216] R13: ff591da8f4f6b720 R14: 0000000000001000 R15: 0000000000000000 [5353358.825218] FS: 00007f1e88d47740(0000) GS:ff46cf935f940000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 [5353358.825219] CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 [5353358.825220] CR2: ff5f5e897b024000 CR3: 0000000231532004 CR4: 0000000000771ef0 [5353358.825221] PKRU: 55555554 [5353358.825222] Call Trace: [5353358.825223] <TASK> [5353358.825224] ? show_trace_log_lvl+0x1c4/0x2df [5353358.825229] ? show_trace_log_lvl+0x1c4/0x2df [5353358.825232] ? sg_copy_buffer+0xc8/0x110 [5353358.825236] ? __die_body.cold+0x8/0xd [5353358.825238] ? page_fault_oops+0x134/0x170 [5353358.825242] ? kernelmode_fixup_or_oops+0x84/0x110 [5353358.825244] ? exc_page_fault+0xa8/0x150 [5353358.825247] ? asm_exc_page_fault+0x22/0x30 [5353358.825252] ? memcpy_erms+0x6/0x10 [5353358.825253] sg_copy_buffer+0xc8/0x110 [5353358.825259] qla2x00_process_vendor_specific+0x652/0x1320 [qla2xxx] [5353358.825317] qla24xx_bsg_request+0x1b2/0x2d0 [qla2xxx] Most routines in qla_bsg.c call bsg_done() only for success cases. However a few invoke it for failure case as well leading to a double free. Validate before calling bsg_done().
Title scsi: qla2xxx: Fix bsg_done() causing double free
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
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Linux Linux Kernel
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-11T21:57:00.763Z

Reserved: 2026-02-18T14:25:13.845Z

Link: CVE-2025-71238

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No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-03-04T15:16:12.700

Modified: 2026-03-17T21:21:58.760

Link: CVE-2025-71238

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2026-03-04T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2025-71238 - Bugzilla

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Updated: 2026-04-20T21:00:12Z

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