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