CVE-2022-49332: scsi: lpfc: Address NULL pointer dereference after starget_to_rport()

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2025-02-26 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-476

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: lpfc: Address NULL pointer dereference after starget_to_rport() Calls to starget_to_rport() may return NULL. Add check for NULL rport before dereference.

Affected products

Linux kernel: from 5.18 before 5.18.4; 5.19-rc1 — fixed in 5.18.4

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 5.18.4. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/68fcff1127e4995ddbd4b6861892a25c23db3f70
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6f808bd78e8296b4ded813b7182988d57e1f6176

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