SB2024062675 - Race condition in Linux kernel scsi qla2xxx driver
Published: June 26, 2024 Updated: May 13, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2024062675
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Race condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-46963)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a race condition within the qla2xxx_mqueuecommand() function in drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_os.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c5ab9b67d8b061de74e2ca51bf787ee599bd7f89
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/77509a238547863040a42d57c72403f7d4c89a8f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/702cdaa2c6283c135ef16d52e0e4e3c1005aa538
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/80ef24175df2cba3860d0369d1c662b49ee2de56
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a73208e3244127ef9f2cdf24e4adb947aaa32053
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6641df81ab799f28a5d564f860233dd26cca0d93
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.19.191
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.36
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.11.20
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.12.3
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.13
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.118