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CVE-2024-26930: scsi: qla2xxx: Fix double free of the ha->vp_map pointer

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 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: 2024-05-01 · updated 2026-08-04
• Weakness: CWE-415

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: qla2xxx: Fix double free of the ha->vp_map pointer Coverity scan reported potential risk of double free of the pointer ha->vp_map. ha->vp_map was freed in qla2x00_mem_alloc(), and again freed in function qla2x00_mem_free(ha). Assign NULL to vp_map and kfree take care of NULL.

Affected products

• Linux kernel: from 6.3 before 6.6.24; from 6.7 before 6.7.12; from 6.8 before 6.8.3; 6.9-rc1 — fixed in 6.6.24, 6.7.12, 6.8.3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 6.6.24, 6.7.12, 6.8.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/825d63164a2e6bacb059a9afb5605425b485413f
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b7deb675d674f44e0ddbab87fee8f9f098925e73
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e288285d47784fdcf7c81be56df7d65c6f10c58b
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f14cee7a882cb79528f17a2335f53e9fd1848467
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/825d63164a2e6bacb059a9afb5605425b485413f
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b7deb675d674f44e0ddbab87fee8f9f098925e73
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e288285d47784fdcf7c81be56df7d65c6f10c58b
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f14cee7a882cb79528f17a2335f53e9fd1848467

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