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 bpftool-debuginfoUpgrade python-perf-debuginfoUpgrade bpftoolUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade kernel-headersUpgrade python-perfUpgrade kernel-tools-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-tools-develUpgrade kernel-livepatch-5.10.242-239.961Upgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64Upgrade perfUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-debuginfoUpgrade perf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-devel | May 20, 2026 | May 20, 2026 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux | Jul 30, 2024 | Apr 10, 2024 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp10 | — | Upgrade kernel-abi-stablelistsUpgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade kernelUpgrade python3-perfUpgrade kernel-tools | Jul 16, 2024 | Apr 10, 2024 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp11 | — | Upgrade python3-perfUpgrade bpftoolUpgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade kernel-abi-stablelists | Oct 9, 2024 | Apr 10, 2024 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp12 | — | Upgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade bpftoolUpgrade kernel-abi-stablelistsUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade kernelUpgrade python3-perf | Oct 9, 2024 | Apr 10, 2024 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp9 | — | Upgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade python3-perf | Jul 17, 2024 | Apr 10, 2024 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | Apr 10, 2024 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade dtb-apmUpgrade dtb-appleUpgrade kernel-azure-extraUpgrade dtb-socionextUpgrade kernel-64kb-develUpgrade dtb-amazonUpgrade kernel-64kb-livepatch-develUpgrade kernel-preempt-develUpgrade kernel-default-optionalUpgrade dtb-lgUpgrade dlm-kmp-defaultUpgrade kernel-obs-qaUpgrade kernel-rt-develUpgrade kernel-debugUpgrade kernel-default-develUpgrade kernel-kvmsmall-develUpgrade dtb-allwinnerUpgrade dtb-caviumUpgrade dtb-armUpgrade dtb-alteraUpgrade kselftests-kmp-rtUpgrade kernel-64kb-extraUpgrade ocfs2-kmp-azureUpgrade dtb-freescaleUpgrade gfs2-kmp-azureUpgrade kernel-debug-develUpgrade kernel-rt-livepatchUpgrade ocfs2-kmp-rtUpgrade cluster-md-kmp-rtUpgrade kernel-zfcpdumpUpgrade dtb-xilinxUpgrade kernel-default-livepatch-develUpgrade kernel-default-baseUpgrade dtb-mediatekUpgrade reiserfs-kmp-defaultUpgrade gfs2-kmp-defaultUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade kernel-64kbUpgrade ocfs2-kmp-defaultUpgrade kernel-symsUpgrade kernel-64kb-optionalUpgrade kernel-source-azureUpgrade dtb-amdUpgrade kernel-docsUpgrade reiserfs-kmp-rtUpgrade dtb-hisiliconUpgrade dtb-renesasUpgrade kernel-rt_debug-livepatch-develUpgrade kernel-kvmsmall-livepatch-develUpgrade cluster-md-kmp-azureUpgrade kernel-devel-rtUpgrade gfs2-kmp-64kbUpgrade ocfs2-kmp-64kbUpgrade kernel-rtUpgrade kernel-rt-vdsoUpgrade kernel-macrosUpgrade kernel-debug-vdsoUpgrade kernel-rt-extraUpgrade kernel-rt-livepatch-develUpgrade kselftests-kmp-azureUpgrade kernel-default-vdsoUpgrade kernel-sourceUpgrade kernel-default-base-rebuildUpgrade dtb-qcomUpgrade kernel-rt-optionalUpgrade kernel-rt_debug-develUpgrade cluster-md-kmp-defaultUpgrade kselftests-kmp-defaultUpgrade kselftests-kmp-64kbUpgrade kernel-docs-htmlUpgrade kernel-source-rtUpgrade kernel-preemptUpgrade kernel-azure-vdsoUpgrade reiserfs-kmp-azureUpgrade kernel-obs-buildUpgrade cluster-md-kmp-64kbUpgrade kernel-debug-livepatch-develUpgrade kernel-azure-livepatch-develUpgrade gfs2-kmp-rtUpgrade kernel-defaultUpgrade kernel-default-extraUpgrade kernel-azure-baseUpgrade kernel-azure-optionalUpgrade reiserfs-kmp-64kbUpgrade kernel-azureUpgrade dlm-kmp-azureUpgrade dtb-broadcomUpgrade kernel-rt_debug-vdsoUpgrade dtb-marvellUpgrade kernel-default-manUpgrade kernel-default-livepatchUpgrade dtb-amlogicUpgrade kernel-kvmsmallUpgrade kernel-source-vanillaUpgrade dtb-nvidiaUpgrade kernel-azure-develUpgrade dlm-kmp-rtUpgrade kernel-devel-azureUpgrade kernel-syms-rtUpgrade kernel-syms-azureUpgrade dtb-rockchipUpgrade kernel-rt_debugUpgrade dlm-kmp-64kbUpgrade dtb-exynosUpgrade dtb-sprdUpgrade kernel-kvmsmall-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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