SB20250226330 - Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel scsi lpfc driver
Published: February 26, 2025 Updated: May 11, 2025
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-49504)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to an out-of-bounds read error within the lpfc_sli_issue_abort_iotag(), lpfc_sli_abort_taskmgmt() and lpfc_sli4_issue_abort_iotag() functions in drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_sli.c, within the lpfc_linkdown() function in drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_hbadisc.c, within the lpfc_issue_els_flogi() and lpfc_els_rcv_flogi() functions in drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_els.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.