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TI-2022-25969 Aliases CVE-2022-50493GHSA-j4m7-gjwp-4ff2

scsi: qla2xxx: Fix crash when I/O abort times out

Priority MEDIUM 40Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Adjacent network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 5 fixed, 4 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: qla2xxx: Fix crash when I/O abort times out While performing CPU hotplug, a crash with the following stack was seen: Call Trace: qla24xx_process_response_queue+0x42a/0x970 [qla2xxx] qla2x00_start_nvme_mq+0x3a2/0x4b0 [qla2xxx] qla_nvme_post_cmd+0x166/0x240 [qla2xxx] nvme_fc_start_fcp_op.part.0+0x119/0x2e0 [nvme_fc] blk_mq_dispatch_rq_list+0x17b/0x610 __blk_mq_sched_dispatch_requests+0xb0/0x140 blk_mq_sched_dispatch_requests+0x30/0x60 __blk_mq_run_hw_queue+0x35/0x90 __blk_mq_delay_run_hw_queue+0x161/0x180 blk_execute_rq+0xbe/0x160 __nvme_submit_sync_cmd+0x16f/0x220 [nvme_core] nvmf_connect_admin_queue+0x11a/0x170 [nvme_fabrics] nvme_fc_create_association.cold+0x50/0x3dc [nvme_fc] nvme_fc_connect_ctrl_work+0x19/0x30 [nvme_fc] process_one_work+0x1e8/0x3c0 On abort timeout, completion was called without checking if the I/O was already completed. Verify that I/O and abort request are indeed outstanding before attempting completion.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00238 14th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Linux (Linux): 5.4, 5.5, 5.10.258 +4Red Hat: 2 advisoriesRed Hat: 5 fixed, 4 without a fix

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
LinuxLinux5.3.17 to before 5.4; 5.4.4 to before 5.55.4, 5.5Patch availableCNA
LinuxLinux5.5 and later5.10.258, 5.15.86, 6.0.16, 6.1.2, 6.2Patch availableCNA
  • Linux VendorLinux Affected 5.3.17 to before 5.4; 5.4.4 to before 5.5 Fixed in 5.4, 5.5 Patch available CNA
  • Linux VendorLinux Affected 5.5 and later Fixed in 5.10.258, 5.15.86, 6.0.16, 6.1.2, 6.2 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.3.17 to before 5.4; 5.4.4 to before 5.15.86; 5.16 to before 6.0.16; 6.1 to before 6.1.2VulnerableLinux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.3.17 to before 5.4; 5.4.4 to before 5.15.86; 5.16 to before 6.0.16; 6.1 to before 6.1.2 Vulnerable ·Linux

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.4, 5.5
  • Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.10.258, 5.15.86, 6.0.16, 6.1.2, 6.2

Red Hat 2 advisories

  • RHSA-2023:4130 Released 2023-07-18 · Red Hat rating Important
    kernel security and bug fix update
    • Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder EUS (v.8.6) kernel-tools-libs-devel-4.18.0-372.64.1.el8_6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS (v.8.6) bpftool-4.18.0-372.64.1.el8_6, kernel-4.18.0-372.64.1.el8_6, kernel-abi-stablelists-4.18.0-372.64.1.el8_6 +19
    • Red Hat Virtualization 4 Hypervisor for RHEL 8 kernel-devel-4.18.0-372.64.1.el8_6, perf-4.18.0-372.64.1.el8_6
  • RHSA-2023:2951 Released 2023-05-16 · Red Hat rating Important
    kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8) bpftool-4.18.0-477.10.1.el8_8, kernel-4.18.0-477.10.1.el8_8, kernel-abi-stablelists-4.18.0-477.10.1.el8_8 +19
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 8) kernel-tools-libs-devel-4.18.0-477.10.1.el8_8

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder EUS (v.8.6)Fixed RHSA-2023:4130
Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8)Fixed RHSA-2023:2951
Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS (v.8.6)Fixed RHSA-2023:4130
Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 8)Fixed RHSA-2023:2951
Red Hat Virtualization 4 Hypervisor for RHEL 8Fixed RHSA-2023:4130
Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-50493
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-j4m7-gjwp-4ff2
  3. 2026-10-16 CISA SSVC decision points changed
  4. 2026-10-16 Priority changed: LOW → MEDIUM

References

Patch 4

Other 1

  • TI-2025-26358 tls: fix handling of zero-length records on the rx_list KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-38352 netfilter: bridge: make ebt_snat ARP rewrite writable KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2013-05264 The (1) get_user and (2) put_user API functions in the Linux kernel before 3.5.5 on the… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2022-00125 Integer overflow in kernel KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
  • TI-2013-01864 The perf_swevent_init function in kernel/events/core.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.9… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
  • TI-2021-05514 Heap Out-Of-Bounds Write in Netfilter IP6T_SO_SET_REPLACE KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.3
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