SB2025022707 - Resource management error in Linux kernel scsi qla2xxx driver
Published: February 27, 2025 Updated: May 11, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2025022707
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) Resource management error (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-49157)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to resource management error within the qla27xx_fwdt_entry_t266() function in drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_tmpl.c, within the qla2xxx_pci_error_detected() and qla2xxx_pci_mmio_enabled() functions 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/5ef6319f9882699613d5182fbd7929b017e8c5ab
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6c125fd5ad035777f7b471553f7ddda76e8e7136
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d7994dff9071555a959a168f9184dd9abae68a6b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e35920ab7874d5e2faeb4f958a74bfa793f1ce5a
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.33
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.16.19
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.17.2
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.18