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CVE-2024-50183: scsi: lpfc: Ensure DA_ID handling completion before deleting an NPIV instance

• 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: 2024-11-08 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-362

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: lpfc: Ensure DA_ID handling completion before deleting an NPIV instance Deleting an NPIV instance requires all fabric ndlps to be released before an NPIV's resources can be torn down. Failure to release fabric ndlps beforehand opens kref imbalance race conditions. Fix by forcing the DA_ID to complete synchronously with usage of wait_queue.

Affected products

• Linux kernel: before 6.1.113; from 6.2 before 6.6.57; from 6.7 before 6.11.4 — fixed in 6.1.113, 6.11.4, 6.6.57

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 6.1.113, 6.11.4, 6.6.57. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0857b1c573c0b095aa778bb26d8b3378172471b6
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0a3c84f71680684c1d41abb92db05f95c09111e8
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0ef6e016eb53fad6dc44c3253945efb43a3486b9
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bbc525409bfe8e5bff12f5d18d550ab3e52cdbef
• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html

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