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 python-perfUpgrade bpftoolUpgrade kernel-headersUpgrade python-perf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade bpftool-debuginfoUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-tools-debuginfoUpgrade perfUpgrade kernel-tools-develUpgrade kernel-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64Upgrade perf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-livepatch-5.10.242-239.961 | May 20, 2026 | May 20, 2026 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux | Jul 30, 2024 | Apr 10, 2024 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp10 | — | Upgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade python3-perfUpgrade kernel-abi-stablelistsUpgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade kernel | Jul 16, 2024 | Apr 10, 2024 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp11 | — | Upgrade python3-perfUpgrade bpftoolUpgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade kernel-abi-stablelistsUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade kernel | Oct 9, 2024 | Apr 10, 2024 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp12 | — | Upgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade bpftoolUpgrade kernel-abi-stablelistsUpgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade python3-perfUpgrade kernel | 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-socionextUpgrade kernel-docsUpgrade dtb-caviumUpgrade ocfs2-kmp-azureUpgrade kernel-default-baseUpgrade dlm-kmp-defaultUpgrade kernel-debug-develUpgrade kernel-64kb-optionalUpgrade cluster-md-kmp-azureUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade kernel-source-azureUpgrade reiserfs-kmp-rtUpgrade dtb-amdUpgrade dtb-xilinxUpgrade ocfs2-kmp-defaultUpgrade kernel-default-develUpgrade kernel-rt-develUpgrade dtb-alteraUpgrade dtb-lgUpgrade kernel-obs-qaUpgrade kernel-debugUpgrade kernel-kvmsmall-develUpgrade dtb-allwinnerUpgrade dtb-hisiliconUpgrade dtb-mediatekUpgrade kernel-64kb-develUpgrade kernel-64kbUpgrade kernel-rt_debug-livepatch-develUpgrade kernel-symsUpgrade dtb-armUpgrade dtb-appleUpgrade kernel-64kb-livepatch-develUpgrade dtb-renesasUpgrade kernel-azure-extraUpgrade kernel-64kb-extraUpgrade dtb-apmUpgrade kernel-preempt-develUpgrade kselftests-kmp-rtUpgrade gfs2-kmp-azureUpgrade kernel-default-livepatch-develUpgrade kernel-zfcpdumpUpgrade reiserfs-kmp-defaultUpgrade kernel-default-optionalUpgrade dtb-amazonUpgrade kernel-kvmsmall-livepatch-develUpgrade kernel-devel-rtUpgrade cluster-md-kmp-rtUpgrade gfs2-kmp-defaultUpgrade dtb-freescaleUpgrade kernel-rt-livepatchUpgrade gfs2-kmp-64kbUpgrade ocfs2-kmp-rtUpgrade kernel-syms-azureUpgrade kernel-source-vanillaUpgrade cluster-md-kmp-64kbUpgrade kernel-syms-rtUpgrade kernel-rt_debug-vdsoUpgrade kernel-rtUpgrade reiserfs-kmp-azureUpgrade kernel-devel-azureUpgrade dtb-marvellUpgrade dtb-broadcomUpgrade dlm-kmp-azureUpgrade kernel-kvmsmallUpgrade dlm-kmp-rtUpgrade kernel-defaultUpgrade kernel-rt-extraUpgrade dtb-sprdUpgrade kernel-kvmsmall-vdsoUpgrade kernel-default-manUpgrade kernel-azure-develUpgrade kernel-azureUpgrade kernel-rt_debug-develUpgrade kernel-azure-livepatch-develUpgrade gfs2-kmp-rtUpgrade kselftests-kmp-64kbUpgrade kernel-rt-vdsoUpgrade kernel-docs-htmlUpgrade kernel-source-rtUpgrade ocfs2-kmp-64kbUpgrade kernel-obs-buildUpgrade kselftests-kmp-defaultUpgrade kernel-debug-livepatch-develUpgrade kernel-sourceUpgrade kernel-azure-vdsoUpgrade kernel-preemptUpgrade kselftests-kmp-azureUpgrade kernel-rt-optionalUpgrade kernel-rt-livepatch-develUpgrade kernel-default-vdsoUpgrade kernel-default-base-rebuildUpgrade dtb-qcomUpgrade cluster-md-kmp-defaultUpgrade kernel-macrosUpgrade kernel-azure-baseUpgrade reiserfs-kmp-64kbUpgrade kernel-default-extraUpgrade dtb-exynosUpgrade kernel-azure-optionalUpgrade dlm-kmp-64kbUpgrade kernel-default-livepatchUpgrade kernel-debug-vdsoUpgrade kernel-rt_debugUpgrade dtb-nvidiaUpgrade dtb-rockchipUpgrade dtb-amlogic | Aug 9, 2024 | Apr 10, 2024 |
| Ubuntu | — | No solution existsUpgrade linux-azure-fde-5.15 | 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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