scsi: qla2xxx: edif: Fix NULL pointer deref in RX SA delete check
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 5 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: edif: Fix NULL pointer deref in RX SA delete check qla_chk_edif_rx_sa_delete_pending() obtains the SCSI command via GET_CMD_SP(sp) and immediately dereferences cmd->sc_data_direction. That command pointer can be NULL: the firmware may post a status completion for a command that has already been returned or aborted. The caller qla2x00_status_entry() acknowledges this on the very same status path, re-fetching GET_CMD_SP(sp) and bailing out with the "Command already returned" message when it is NULL -- but that check runs only after qla_chk_edif_rx_sa_delete_pending() has already dereferenced the pointer, so a NULL cmd crashes the kernel in interrupt context. Return early when cmd is NULL, before touching cmd->sc_data_direction.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.15.221, 6.1.188, 6.6.157, 6.12.110, 6.18.51, 7.2.5, 7.3
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 5 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
Not affected: 2 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-89863
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-43g8-fhx4-jf78
- 2026-10-19 Fix available: Linux/[email protected] · CNA
- 2026-10-21 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
- 2026-10-21 CVSS score added · Red Hat
- 2026-11-01 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
References
Other 7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e479e9b148456905d12711411484b94083c8ff58
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2191b0034a2f1307d421782e6eceddf8eec9e7f6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/de0c8ef3b900c5e971c82ef38c6f5c22c5f3d8c1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/96eb8a3fc9f7fe7ba32679fcf1d2fd7d251e7a8b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/94bfb61478bcb207d27f8cd24fd231421059519f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/75fd6d041c4a325ae37f4683e6678d3015988bb0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c20ee380ca59c5a8646750c4849969a815924e2e
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Sources
- CVE-2026-89863 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-89863 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-43g8-fhx4-jf78 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-89863 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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