CVE-2026-89848
8.1 HIGHPublished 2026-09-16 · Updated 2026-09-16
AI risk analysis
- Summary
- This vulnerability in the Linux kernel's qla2xxx driver allows an attacker to cause a use-after-free condition by triggering a response interrupt after the request queue has been freed, potentially leading to kernel crashes or privilege escalation.
- Exploitability
- Exploitation requires the attacker to trigger a response interrupt after the request queue has been freed, which is a relatively complex timing attack.
- Blast radius
- If exploited, this could lead to kernel crashes or privilege escalation, impacting the stability and security of the system.
- Detection
- No reliable host or network indicator is derivable from the published description.
- Prioritized remediation
- Upgrade to the fixed version 5.10.123 or later.
Analysis generated locally by qwen2.5:7b-instruct (no data left the box). AI-assisted — verify against primary sources before acting.
NVD description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: qla2xxx: Quiesce response IRQ before freeing request queue qla2xxx_delete_qpair() deletes the request queue before the response queue. qla25xx_delete_req_que() frees the request queue memory (kfree(req) in qla25xx_free_req_que()), but the response-queue MSI-X is only released later, in qla25xx_free_rsp_que(). In that window the response interrupt can still fire, qla2xxx_msix_rsp_q() queues qpair->q_work, and qla_do_work() -> qla24xx_process_response_queue() dereferences the now-freed rsp->req (LOGINOUT/CT/ELS entries and the status path), a use-after-free. The cancel_work_sync() added for the qpair teardown lives in the response free path, which runs after the request queue is already freed, so it does not protect rsp->req. Release the response-queue interrupt and flush qpair->q_work before deleting the request queue, so no late completion can reach the freed request queue. Clearing have_irq makes the subsequent qla25xx_free_rsp_que() skip its free_irq(), and the firmware queue-delete order (request then response) is preserved; the request-delete mailbox completes on the default vector and is unaffected by dropping the qpair response interrupt early.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/10e9f05f7fd0a103886a867ec8afe621fe4b906a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1486cc18be3e2b4c2a730f4a1b0448d009381b3d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/157ca7d1af45f87aa14a286754f19c3f72386988
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/505753ec2594c6af09a601f0dd60be7d840c1d2d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7ac5be2a8609679fc6bbfea881360444a5ce8202
Data: NVD (public domain). Analysis: local $0 model. Defensive use only.