CVE-2025-71236 - Vulnerability Details

Vendors	Products
Linux	Linux Kernel

Link	Providers
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1a9585e4c58d1f1662b3ca46110ed4f583082ce5
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/40ae93668226b610edb952c6036f607a61750b57
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/944378ead9a48d5d50e9e3cc85e4cdb911c37ca1
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/949010291bb941d53733ed08a33454254d9afb1b

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: qla2xxx: Validate sp before freeing associated memory System crash with the following signature [154563.214890] nvme nvme2: NVME-FC{1}: controller connect complete [154564.169363] qla2xxx [0000:b0:00.1]-3002:2: nvme: Sched: Set ZIO exchange threshold to 3. [154564.169405] qla2xxx [0000:b0:00.1]-ffffff:2: SET ZIO Activity exchange threshold to 5. [154565.539974] qla2xxx [0000:b0:00.1]-5013:2: RSCN database changed – 0078 0080 0000. [154565.545744] qla2xxx [0000:b0:00.1]-5013:2: RSCN database changed – 0078 00a0 0000. [154565.545857] qla2xxx [0000:b0:00.1]-11a2:2: FEC=enabled (data rate). [154565.552760] qla2xxx [0000:b0:00.1]-11a2:2: FEC=enabled (data rate). [154565.553079] BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 00000000000000f8 [154565.553080] #PF: supervisor read access in kernel mode [154565.553082] #PF: error_code(0x0000) - not-present page [154565.553084] PGD 80000010488ab067 P4D 80000010488ab067 PUD 104978a067 PMD 0 [154565.553089] Oops: 0000 1 PREEMPT SMP PTI [154565.553092] CPU: 10 PID: 858 Comm: qla2xxx_2_dpc Kdump: loaded Tainted: G OE ------- --- 5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5.x86_64 #1 [154565.553096] Hardware name: HPE Synergy 660 Gen10/Synergy 660 Gen10 Compute Module, BIOS I43 09/30/2024 [154565.553097] RIP: 0010:qla_fab_async_scan.part.0+0x40b/0x870 [qla2xxx] [154565.553141] Code: 00 00 e8 58 a3 ec d4 49 89 e9 ba 12 20 00 00 4c 89 e6 49 c7 c0 00 ee a8 c0 48 c7 c1 66 c0 a9 c0 bf 00 80 00 10 e8 15 69 00 00 <4c> 8b 8d f8 00 00 00 4d 85 c9 74 35 49 8b 84 24 00 19 00 00 48 8b [154565.553143] RSP: 0018:ffffb4dbc8aebdd0 EFLAGS: 00010286 [154565.553145] RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: ffff8ec2cf0908d0 RCX: 0000000000000002 [154565.553147] RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: ffffffffc0a9c896 RDI: ffffb4dbc8aebd47 [154565.553148] RBP: 0000000000000000 R08: ffffb4dbc8aebd45 R09: 0000000000ffff0a [154565.553150] R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 000000000000000f R12: ffff8ec2cf0908d0 [154565.553151] R13: ffff8ec2cf090900 R14: 0000000000000102 R15: ffff8ec2cf084000 [154565.553152] FS: 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff8ed27f800000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 [154565.553154] CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 [154565.553155] CR2: 00000000000000f8 CR3: 000000113ae0a005 CR4: 00000000007706f0 [154565.553157] DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000 [154565.553158] DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000fffe0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400 [154565.553159] PKRU: 55555554 [154565.553160] Call Trace: [154565.553162] <TASK> [154565.553165] ? show_trace_log_lvl+0x1c4/0x2df [154565.553172] ? show_trace_log_lvl+0x1c4/0x2df [154565.553177] ? qla_fab_async_scan.part.0+0x40b/0x870 [qla2xxx] [154565.553215] ? __die_body.cold+0x8/0xd [154565.553218] ? page_fault_oops+0x134/0x170 [154565.553223] ? snprintf+0x49/0x70 [154565.553229] ? exc_page_fault+0x62/0x150 [154565.553238] ? asm_exc_page_fault+0x22/0x30 Check for sp being non NULL before freeing any associated memory
Title		scsi: qla2xxx: Validate sp before freeing associated memory
First Time appeared		Linux Linux linux Kernel
CPEs		cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::
Vendors & Products		Linux Linux linux Kernel
References		https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1a9585e4c58d1f1662b3ca46110ed4f583082ce5 https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/40ae93668226b610edb952c6036f607a61750b57 https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/944378ead9a48d5d50e9e3cc85e4cdb911c37ca1 https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/949010291bb941d53733ed08a33454254d9afb1b

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show_trace_log_lvl+0x1c4/0x2df\n[154565.553172] ? show_trace_log_lvl+0x1c4/0x2df\n[154565.553177] ? qla_fab_async_scan.part.0+0x40b/0x870 [qla2xxx]\n[154565.553215] ? __die_body.cold+0x8/0xd\n[154565.553218] ? page_fault_oops+0x134/0x170\n[154565.553223] ? snprintf+0x49/0x70\n[154565.553229] ? exc_page_fault+0x62/0x150\n[154565.553238] ? asm_exc_page_fault+0x22/0x30\n\nCheck for sp being non NULL before freeing any associated memory"}], "affected": [{"product": "Linux", "vendor": "Linux", "defaultStatus": "unaffected", "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git", "programFiles": ["drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_gs.c"], "versions": [{"version": "1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2", "lessThan": "949010291bb941d53733ed08a33454254d9afb1b", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git"}, {"version": "1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2", "lessThan": "40ae93668226b610edb952c6036f607a61750b57", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git"}, {"version": "1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2", "lessThan": "1a9585e4c58d1f1662b3ca46110ed4f583082ce5", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git"}, {"version": "1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2", "lessThan": "944378ead9a48d5d50e9e3cc85e4cdb911c37ca1", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git"}]}, {"product": "Linux", "vendor": "Linux", "defaultStatus": "affected", "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git", "programFiles": ["drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_gs.c"], "versions": [{"version": "6.6.125", "lessThanOrEqual": "6.6.*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver"}, {"version": "6.12.72", "lessThanOrEqual": "6.12.*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver"}, {"version": "6.18.11", "lessThanOrEqual": "6.18.*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver"}, {"version": "6.19.1", "lessThanOrEqual": "6.19.*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver"}]}], "cpeApplicability": [{"nodes": [{"operator": "OR", "negate": false, "cpeMatch": [{"vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionEndExcluding": "6.6.125"}, {"vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionEndExcluding": "6.12.72"}, {"vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionEndExcluding": "6.18.11"}, {"vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionEndExcluding": "6.19.1"}]}]}], "references": [{"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/949010291bb941d53733ed08a33454254d9afb1b"}, {"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/40ae93668226b610edb952c6036f607a61750b57"}, {"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1a9585e4c58d1f1662b3ca46110ed4f583082ce5"}, {"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/944378ead9a48d5d50e9e3cc85e4cdb911c37ca1"}], "title": "scsi: qla2xxx: Validate sp before freeing associated memory", "x_generator": {"engine": "bippy-1.2.0"}}}}

{"cveTags": [], "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nscsi: qla2xxx: Validate sp before freeing associated memory\n\nSystem crash with the following signature\n[154563.214890] nvme nvme2: NVME-FC{1}: controller connect complete\n[154564.169363] qla2xxx [0000:b0:00.1]-3002:2: nvme: Sched: Set ZIO exchange threshold to 3.\n[154564.169405] qla2xxx [0000:b0:00.1]-ffffff:2: SET ZIO Activity exchange threshold to 5.\n[154565.539974] qla2xxx [0000:b0:00.1]-5013:2: RSCN database changed \u2013 0078 0080 0000.\n[154565.545744] qla2xxx [0000:b0:00.1]-5013:2: RSCN database changed \u2013 0078 00a0 0000.\n[154565.545857] qla2xxx [0000:b0:00.1]-11a2:2: FEC=enabled (data rate).\n[154565.552760] qla2xxx [0000:b0:00.1]-11a2:2: FEC=enabled (data rate).\n[154565.553079] BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 00000000000000f8\n[154565.553080] #PF: supervisor read access in kernel mode\n[154565.553082] #PF: error_code(0x0000) - not-present page\n[154565.553084] PGD 80000010488ab067 P4D 80000010488ab067 PUD 104978a067 PMD 0\n[154565.553089] Oops: 0000 1 PREEMPT SMP PTI\n[154565.553092] CPU: 10 PID: 858 Comm: qla2xxx_2_dpc Kdump: loaded Tainted: G OE ------- --- 5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5.x86_64 #1\n[154565.553096] Hardware name: HPE Synergy 660 Gen10/Synergy 660 Gen10 Compute Module, BIOS I43 09/30/2024\n[154565.553097] RIP: 0010:qla_fab_async_scan.part.0+0x40b/0x870 [qla2xxx]\n[154565.553141] Code: 00 00 e8 58 a3 ec d4 49 89 e9 ba 12 20 00 00 4c 89 e6 49 c7 c0 00 ee a8 c0 48 c7 c1 66 c0 a9 c0 bf 00 80 00 10 e8 15 69 00 00 <4c> 8b 8d f8 00 00 00 4d 85 c9 74 35 49 8b 84 24 00 19 00 00 48 8b\n[154565.553143] RSP: 0018:ffffb4dbc8aebdd0 EFLAGS: 00010286\n[154565.553145] RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: ffff8ec2cf0908d0 RCX: 0000000000000002\n[154565.553147] RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: ffffffffc0a9c896 RDI: ffffb4dbc8aebd47\n[154565.553148] RBP: 0000000000000000 R08: ffffb4dbc8aebd45 R09: 0000000000ffff0a\n[154565.553150] R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 000000000000000f R12: ffff8ec2cf0908d0\n[154565.553151] R13: ffff8ec2cf090900 R14: 0000000000000102 R15: ffff8ec2cf084000\n[154565.553152] FS: 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff8ed27f800000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000\n[154565.553154] CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033\n[154565.553155] CR2: 00000000000000f8 CR3: 000000113ae0a005 CR4: 00000000007706f0\n[154565.553157] DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000\n[154565.553158] DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000fffe0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400\n[154565.553159] PKRU: 55555554\n[154565.553160] Call Trace:\n[154565.553162] <TASK>\n[154565.553165] ? show_trace_log_lvl+0x1c4/0x2df\n[154565.553172] ? show_trace_log_lvl+0x1c4/0x2df\n[154565.553177] ? qla_fab_async_scan.part.0+0x40b/0x870 [qla2xxx]\n[154565.553215] ? __die_body.cold+0x8/0xd\n[154565.553218] ? page_fault_oops+0x134/0x170\n[154565.553223] ? snprintf+0x49/0x70\n[154565.553229] ? exc_page_fault+0x62/0x150\n[154565.553238] ? asm_exc_page_fault+0x22/0x30\n\nCheck for sp being non NULL before freeing any associated memory"}], "id": "CVE-2025-71236", "lastModified": "2026-02-18T16:22:30.407", "metrics": {}, "published": "2026-02-18T16:22:30.407", "references": [{"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1a9585e4c58d1f1662b3ca46110ed4f583082ce5"}, {"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/40ae93668226b610edb952c6036f607a61750b57"}, {"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/944378ead9a48d5d50e9e3cc85e4cdb911c37ca1"}, {"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/949010291bb941d53733ed08a33454254d9afb1b"}], "sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "vulnStatus": "Received"}

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