CVE-2022-50098
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Publication date: 2025-06-18
Last updated on: 2025-11-19
Assigner: kernel.org
Description
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
scsi: qla2xxx: Fix crash due to stale SRB access around I/O timeouts
Ensure SRB is returned during I/O timeout error escalation. If that is not
possible fail the escalation path.
Following crash stack was seen:
BUG: unable to handle kernel paging request at 0000002f56aa90f8
IP: qla_chk_edif_rx_sa_delete_pending+0x14/0x30 [qla2xxx]
Call Trace:
? qla2x00_status_entry+0x19f/0x1c50 [qla2xxx]
? qla2x00_start_sp+0x116/0x1170 [qla2xxx]
? dma_pool_alloc+0x1d6/0x210
? mempool_alloc+0x54/0x130
? qla24xx_process_response_queue+0x548/0x12b0 [qla2xxx]
? qla_do_work+0x2d/0x40 [qla2xxx]
? process_one_work+0x14c/0x390
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| linux | linux_kernel | From 5.15.160 (inc) to 5.16 (inc) |
| linux | linux_kernel | From 5.15.160 (inc) to 5.16 (inc) |
| linux | linux_kernel | From 5.15.160 (inc) to 5.16 (inc) |
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Exploitability
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| CWE ID | Description |
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AI Powered Q&A
Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
This vulnerability is a flaw in the Linux kernel's qla2xxx SCSI driver where a crash occurs due to accessing a stale SRB (SCSI Request Block) during I/O timeout error handling. The issue arises because the SRB is not properly returned or handled during the escalation of I/O timeout errors, leading to a kernel crash.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
This vulnerability can cause the Linux kernel to crash when the qla2xxx driver encounters I/O timeout errors, potentially leading to system instability, downtime, or data access interruptions.
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