In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
scsi: qla4xxx: Add length check when parsing nlattrs
There are three places that qla4xxx parses nlattrs:
- qla4xxx_set_chap_entry()
- qla4xxx_iface_set_param()
- qla4xxx_sysfs_ddb_set_param()
and each of them directly converts the nlattr to specific pointer of structure without length checking. This could be dangerous as those attributes are not validated and a malformed nlattr (e.g., length 0) could result in an OOB read that leaks heap dirty data.
Add the nla_len check before accessing the nlattr data and return EINVAL if the length check fails.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 5.5
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | — | Upgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade bpftool-debuginfoUpgrade python-perf-debuginfoUpgrade bpftoolUpgrade python-perfUpgrade perf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-livepatch-4.14.326-245.539Upgrade kernel-livepatch-5.10.196-185.743Upgrade kernel-tools-debuginfoUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-headersUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64Upgrade kernel-develUpgrade kernel-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-tools-develUpgrade perf | May 20, 2026 | May 20, 2026 |
| Amazon_linux_2023 | — | Upgrade kernel-livepatch-6.1.55-75.123Upgrade perf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64Upgrade kernel-tools-develUpgrade perfUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade kernel-tools-debuginfoUpgrade python3-perfUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade kernel-headersUpgrade bpftoolUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-libbpf-develUpgrade kernel-debuginfoUpgrade python3-perf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-libbpfUpgrade kernel-libbpf-staticUpgrade bpftool-debuginfo | Oct 24, 2025 | Oct 1, 2025 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux | Oct 3, 2025 | Oct 3, 2025 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp10 | — | Upgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade kernel-abi-stablelistsUpgrade kernelUpgrade python3-perf | Jan 15, 2026 | Jan 13, 2026 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp11 | — | Upgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade kernel-abi-stablelistsUpgrade bpftoolUpgrade kernelUpgrade python3-perfUpgrade kernel-tools | Mar 17, 2026 | Mar 17, 2026 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp13 | — | Upgrade python3-perfUpgrade kernelUpgrade bpftoolUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade kernel-abi-stablelists | Dec 12, 2025 | Dec 11, 2025 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 17, 2026 | Oct 1, 2025 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-hwe-5.4Upgrade linux-nvidia-tegra-igxUpgrade linux-aws-fipsUpgrade linux-intel-iot-realtimeUpgrade linux-azure-5.15Upgrade linux-ibm-5.15Upgrade linux-iotUpgrade linux-nvidia-tegraUpgrade linux-azure-fipsUpgrade linux-ibm-5.4Upgrade linux-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15Upgrade linux-oracle-5.15Upgrade linux-ibmUpgrade linuxUpgrade linux-gcp-5.4Upgrade linux-gcp-fipsUpgrade linux-gkeopUpgrade linux-realtimeUpgrade linux-raspi-5.4Upgrade linux-gcpUpgrade linux-raspiUpgrade linux-oracle-5.4Upgrade linux-intel-iotg-5.15Upgrade linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15Upgrade linux-intel-iotgUpgrade linux-gcp-5.15Upgrade linux-bluefieldUpgrade linux-xilinx-zynqmpUpgrade linux-aws-5.4Upgrade linux-fipsUpgrade linux-azure-5.4Upgrade linux-kvmUpgrade linux-awsUpgrade linux-hwe-5.15Upgrade linux-nvidiaUpgrade linux-aws-5.15Upgrade linux-azureUpgrade linux-riscv-5.15Upgrade linux-gkeUpgrade linux-oracle | Oct 10, 2025 | Oct 1, 2025 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Oct 15, 2025 | Oct 1, 2025 |
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