In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
scsi: lpfc: Fix link down processing to address NULL pointer dereference
If an FC link down transition while PLOGIs are outstanding to fabric well known addresses, outstanding ABTS requests may result in a NULL pointer dereference. Driver unload requests may hang with repeated "2878" log messages.
The Link down processing results in ABTS requests for outstanding ELS requests. The Abort WQEs are sent for the ELSs before the driver had set the link state to down. Thus the driver is sending the Abort with the expectation that an ABTS will be sent on the wire. The Abort request is stalled waiting for the link to come up. In some conditions the driver may auto-complete the ELSs thus if the link does come up, the Abort completions may reference an invalid structure.
Fix by ensuring that Abort set the flag to avoid link traffic if issued due to conditions where the link failed.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 8.8
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | — | Upgrade perf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-livepatch-5.10.242-239.961Upgrade kernel-tools-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-tools-develUpgrade kernel-debuginfoUpgrade kernelUpgrade perfUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64Upgrade bpftool-debuginfoUpgrade bpftoolUpgrade kernel-headersUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade python-perfUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade python-perf-debuginfo | May 20, 2026 | May 20, 2026 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux | Jul 30, 2024 | Apr 10, 2024 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp10 | — | Upgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade kernel-abi-stablelistsUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade python3-perf | Jul 16, 2024 | Apr 10, 2024 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp11 | — | Upgrade python3-perfUpgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade bpftoolUpgrade kernel-abi-stablelistsUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade kernel | Oct 9, 2024 | Apr 10, 2024 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp12 | — | Upgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade kernel-abi-stablelistsUpgrade bpftoolUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade kernelUpgrade python3-perf | Oct 9, 2024 | Apr 10, 2024 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp9 | — | Upgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade kernelUpgrade python3-perfUpgrade kernel-tools-libs | Jul 17, 2024 | Apr 10, 2024 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | Apr 10, 2024 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade dtb-apmUpgrade dtb-appleUpgrade kernel-64kb-livepatch-develUpgrade dtb-armUpgrade kernel-symsUpgrade kernel-devel-rtUpgrade kernel-rt-develUpgrade cluster-md-kmp-azureUpgrade kernel-obs-qaUpgrade kernel-debugUpgrade kernel-source-azureUpgrade dtb-amdUpgrade kernel-kvmsmall-develUpgrade dlm-kmp-defaultUpgrade kernel-64kbUpgrade dtb-alteraUpgrade dtb-mediatekUpgrade kernel-rt_debug-livepatch-develUpgrade kernel-default-develUpgrade reiserfs-kmp-defaultUpgrade kernel-64kb-extraUpgrade kernel-64kb-develUpgrade dtb-lgUpgrade dtb-renesasUpgrade dtb-allwinnerUpgrade dtb-hisiliconUpgrade kselftests-kmp-rtUpgrade kernel-preempt-develUpgrade dtb-socionextUpgrade dtb-xilinxUpgrade kernel-default-baseUpgrade kernel-rt-livepatchUpgrade ocfs2-kmp-rtUpgrade kernel-debug-develUpgrade gfs2-kmp-64kbUpgrade dtb-freescaleUpgrade gfs2-kmp-azureUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade kernel-default-livepatch-develUpgrade kernel-zfcpdumpUpgrade ocfs2-kmp-defaultUpgrade gfs2-kmp-defaultUpgrade kernel-azure-extraUpgrade dtb-caviumUpgrade ocfs2-kmp-azureUpgrade reiserfs-kmp-rtUpgrade kernel-docsUpgrade kernel-default-optionalUpgrade dtb-amazonUpgrade cluster-md-kmp-rtUpgrade kernel-64kb-optionalUpgrade kernel-kvmsmall-livepatch-develUpgrade kernel-azure-baseUpgrade kernel-obs-buildUpgrade kernel-azure-vdsoUpgrade kernel-macrosUpgrade dlm-kmp-64kbUpgrade kernel-rt_debug-vdsoUpgrade ocfs2-kmp-64kbUpgrade kernel-default-base-rebuildUpgrade kernel-debug-livepatch-develUpgrade kernel-default-vdsoUpgrade kernel-defaultUpgrade kernel-rt-vdsoUpgrade kernel-rtUpgrade kernel-sourceUpgrade kselftests-kmp-azureUpgrade dtb-qcomUpgrade kernel-rt-extraUpgrade gfs2-kmp-rtUpgrade kernel-azure-livepatch-develUpgrade kernel-source-vanillaUpgrade dlm-kmp-rtUpgrade dtb-exynosUpgrade reiserfs-kmp-64kbUpgrade kselftests-kmp-64kbUpgrade kernel-rt-optionalUpgrade kernel-docs-htmlUpgrade cluster-md-kmp-defaultUpgrade cluster-md-kmp-64kbUpgrade kernel-source-rtUpgrade kernel-rt_debug-develUpgrade kernel-preemptUpgrade kselftests-kmp-defaultUpgrade kernel-default-livepatchUpgrade reiserfs-kmp-azureUpgrade dtb-sprdUpgrade kernel-syms-rtUpgrade kernel-kvmsmallUpgrade kernel-devel-azureUpgrade dtb-marvellUpgrade kernel-default-manUpgrade dtb-broadcomUpgrade kernel-syms-azureUpgrade kernel-kvmsmall-vdsoUpgrade kernel-azure-develUpgrade kernel-rt-livepatch-develUpgrade dtb-nvidiaUpgrade dlm-kmp-azureUpgrade dtb-rockchipUpgrade kernel-default-extraUpgrade kernel-rt_debugUpgrade dtb-amlogicUpgrade kernel-azure-optionalUpgrade kernel-azureUpgrade kernel-debug-vdso | Aug 9, 2024 | Apr 10, 2024 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-azure-fde-5.15No solution exists | Jun 26, 2025 | Apr 10, 2024 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Aug 6, 2025 | Apr 10, 2024 |
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