CVE-2023-53615: scsi: qla2xxx: Fix deletion race condition

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.7 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: 2025-10-04 · updated 2026-08-04
Weakness: CWE-362

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: qla2xxx: Fix deletion race condition System crash when using debug kernel due to link list corruption. The cause of the link list corruption is due to session deletion was allowed to queue up twice. Here's the internal trace that show the same port was allowed to double queue for deletion on different cpu. 20808683956 015 qla2xxx [0000:13:00.1]-e801:4: Scheduling sess ffff93ebf9306800 for deletion 50:06:0e:80:12:48:ff:50 fc4_type 1 20808683957 027 qla2xxx [0000:13:00.1]-e801:4: Scheduling sess ffff93ebf9306800 for deletion 50:06:0e:80:12:48:ff:50 fc4_type 1 Move the clearing/setting of deleted flag lock.

Affected products

Linux kernel: from 4.11 before 5.4.258; from 5.5 before 5.10.195; from 5.11 before 5.15.132; from 5.16 before 6.1.54; from 6.2 before 6.5.4 — fixed in 5.10.195, 5.15.132, 5.4.258, 6.1.54, 6.5.4

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 5.10.195, 5.15.132, 5.4.258, 6.1.54. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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