scsi: lpfc: Validate hdwq pointers before dereferencing in reset/errata paths
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: lpfc: Validate hdwq pointers before dereferencing in reset/errata paths When the HBA is undergoing a reset or is handling an errata event, NULL ptr dereference crashes may occur in routines such as lpfc_sli_flush_io_rings(), lpfc_dev_loss_tmo_callbk(), or lpfc_abort_handler(). Add NULL ptr checks before dereferencing hdwq pointers that may have been freed due to operations colliding with a reset or errata event handler.
- Products
- Kernel
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 6.1.120, 6.10.14, 6.11.3, 6.6.64
- CVEs
- CVE-2024-49891
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 2 Nov 2026, 19:49 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
scsi: lpfc: Validate hdwq pointers before dereferencing in reset/errata paths
core-osv · Original sourcePublished 21 Oct 2024, 18:01 UTC
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: lpfc: Validate hdwq pointers before dereferencing in reset/errata paths When the HBA is undergoing a reset or is handling an errata event, NULL ptr dereference crashes may occur in routines such as lpfc_sli_flush_io_rings(), lpfc_dev_loss_tmo_callbk(), or lpfc_abort_handler(). Add NULL ptr checks before dereferencing hdwq pointers that may have been freed due to operations colliding with a reset or errata event handler.
osv:CVE-2024-49891
Kernel
Fixed versions: 6.1.120, 6.6.64, 6.10.14, 6.11.3
Complete source record
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