CVE-2025-71236

scsi: qla2xxx: Validate sp before freeing associated memory

CVE-2025-71236 is fixed in 73 products on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2025-71236, released February 18, 2026. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

High
CVSS
7.8
Important
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0038
32nd percentile

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: qla2xxx: Validate sp before freeing associated memory System crash with the following signature [154563.214890] nvme nvme2: NVME-FC{1}: controller connect complete [154564.169363] qla2xxx [0000:b0:00.1]-3002:2: nvme: Sched: Set ZIO exchange threshold to 3. [154564.169405] qla2xxx [0000:b0:00.1]-ffffff:2: SET ZIO Activity exchange threshold to 5. [154565.539974] qla2xxx [0000:b0:00.1]-5013:2: RSCN database changed – 0078 0080 0000. [154565.545744] qla2xxx [0000:b0:00.1]-5013:2: RSCN database changed – 0078 00a0 0000. [154565.545857] qla2xxx [0000:b0:00.1]-11a2:2: FEC=enabled (data rate). [154565.552760] qla2xxx [0000:b0:00.1]-11a2:2: FEC=enabled (data rate). [154565.553079] BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 00000000000000f8 [154565.553080] #PF: supervisor read access in kernel mode [154565.553082] #PF: error_code(0x0000) - not-present page [154565.553084] PGD 80000010488ab067 P4D 80000010488ab067 PUD 104978a067 PMD 0 [154565.553089] Oops: 0000 1 PREEMPT SMP PTI [154565.553092] CPU: 10 PID: 858 Comm: qla2xxx_2_dpc Kdump: loaded Tainted: G OE ------- --- 5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5.x86_64 #1 [154565.553096] Hardware name: HPE Synergy 660 Gen10/Synergy 660 Gen10 Compute Module, BIOS I43 09/30/2024 [154565.553097] RIP: 0010:qla_fab_async_scan.part.0+0x40b/0x870 [qla2xxx] [154565.553141] Code: 00 00 e8 58 a3 ec d4 49 89 e9 ba 12 20 00 00 4c 89 e6 49 c7 c0 00 ee a8 c0 48 c7 c1 66 c0 a9 c0 bf 00 80 00 10 e8 15 69 00 00 <4c> 8b 8d f8 00 00 00 4d 85 c9 74 35 49 8b 84 24 00 19 00 00 48 8b [154565.553143] RSP: 0018:ffffb4dbc8aebdd0 EFLAGS: 00010286 [154565.553145] RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: ffff8ec2cf0908d0 RCX: 0000000000000002 [154565.553147] RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: ffffffffc0a9c896 RDI: ffffb4dbc8aebd47 [154565.553148] RBP: 0000000000000000 R08: ffffb4dbc8aebd45 R09: 0000000000ffff0a [154565.553150] R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 000000000000000f R12: ffff8ec2cf0908d0 [154565.553151] R13: ffff8ec2cf090900 R14: 0000000000000102 R15: ffff8ec2cf084000 [154565.553152] FS: 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff8ed27f800000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 [154565.553154] CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 [154565.553155] CR2: 00000000000000f8 CR3: 000000113ae0a005 CR4: 00000000007706f0 [154565.553157] DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000 [154565.553158] DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000fffe0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400 [154565.553159] PKRU: 55555554 [154565.553160] Call Trace: [154565.553162] <TASK> [154565.553165] ? show_trace_log_lvl+0x1c4/0x2df [154565.553172] ? show_trace_log_lvl+0x1c4/0x2df [154565.553177] ? qla_fab_async_scan.part.0+0x40b/0x870 [qla2xxx] [154565.553215] ? __die_body.cold+0x8/0xd [154565.553218] ? page_fault_oops+0x134/0x170 [154565.553223] ? snprintf+0x49/0x70 [154565.553229] ? exc_page_fault+0x62/0x150 [154565.553238] ? asm_exc_page_fault+0x22/0x30 Check for sp being non NULL before freeing any associated memory

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
bpftool · amzn 2023 1:6.1.164-196.303.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1491 Mar 16, 2026
bpftool-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.1.164-196.303.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1491 Mar 16, 2026
dtb-aarch64 · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.27.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:20416-1 Mar 25, 2026
kernel · amzn 2023 1:6.1.164-196.303.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1491 Mar 16, 2026
kernel-64kb · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.27.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:20416-1 Mar 25, 2026
kernel-64kb · sles 15.7 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1 SUSE-SU-2026:1081-1 Mar 26, 2026
kernel-64kb · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.27.1 SUSE-SU-2026:20931-1 Mar 25, 2026
kernel-azure · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.27.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:20416-1 Mar 25, 2026
kernel-azure · sles 15.7 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1 SUSE-SU-2026:1081-1 Mar 26, 2026
kernel-azure · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.27.1 SUSE-SU-2026:20931-1 Mar 25, 2026
kernel-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.1.164-196.303.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1491 Mar 16, 2026
kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64 · amzn 2023 1:6.1.164-196.303.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1491 Mar 16, 2026
kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 · amzn 2023 1:6.1.164-196.303.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1491 Mar 16, 2026
kernel-default · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.27.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:20416-1 Mar 25, 2026
kernel-default · sles 15.7 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1 SUSE-SU-2026:1081-1 Mar 26, 2026
kernel-default · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.27.1 SUSE-SU-2026:20931-1 Mar 25, 2026
kernel-default-base · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.27.1.160000.2.8 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:20416-1 Mar 25, 2026
kernel-default-base · sles 15.7 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1.150700.17.23.1 SUSE-SU-2026:1081-1 Mar 26, 2026
kernel-default-base · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.27.1.160000.2.8 SUSE-SU-2026:20931-1 Mar 25, 2026
kernel-devel · amzn 2023 1:6.1.164-196.303.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1491 Mar 16, 2026
kernel-docs · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.27.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:20416-1 Mar 25, 2026
kernel-docs · sles 15.7 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1 SUSE-SU-2026:1081-1 Mar 26, 2026
kernel-docs · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.27.1 SUSE-SU-2026:20931-1 Mar 25, 2026
kernel-headers · amzn 2023 1:6.1.164-196.303.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1491 Mar 16, 2026
kernel-kvmsmall · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.27.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:20416-1 Mar 25, 2026
kernel-kvmsmall · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.27.1 SUSE-SU-2026:20931-1 Mar 25, 2026
kernel-libbpf · amzn 2023 1:6.1.164-196.303.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1491 Mar 16, 2026
kernel-libbpf-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.1.164-196.303.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1491 Mar 16, 2026
kernel-libbpf-devel · amzn 2023 1:6.1.164-196.303.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1491 Mar 16, 2026
kernel-libbpf-static · amzn 2023 1:6.1.164-196.303.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1491 Mar 16, 2026
kernel-livepatch-6.1.164-196.303 · amzn 2023 1:1.0-0.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1491 Mar 16, 2026
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7-RT_Update_10 · sles 15.7 1-150700.1.3.1 SUSE-SU-2026:0962-1 Mar 23, 2026
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7_Update_10 · sles 15.7 1-150700.15.3.1 SUSE-SU-2026:1081-1 Mar 26, 2026
kernel-modules-extra · amzn 2023 1:6.1.164-196.303.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1491 Mar 16, 2026
kernel-modules-extra-common · amzn 2023 1:6.1.164-196.303.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1491 Mar 16, 2026
kernel-obs-build · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.27.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:20416-1 Mar 25, 2026
kernel-obs-build · sles 15.7 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1 SUSE-SU-2026:1081-1 Mar 26, 2026
kernel-obs-qa · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.27.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:20416-1 Mar 25, 2026
kernel-obs-qa · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.27.1 SUSE-SU-2026:20931-1 Mar 25, 2026
kernel-rt · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.27.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:20416-1 Mar 25, 2026
kernel-source · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.27.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:20416-1 Mar 25, 2026
kernel-source · sles 15.7 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1 SUSE-SU-2026:1081-1 Mar 26, 2026
kernel-source · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.27.1 SUSE-SU-2026:20931-1 Mar 25, 2026
kernel-syms · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.27.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:20416-1 Mar 25, 2026
kernel-syms · sles 15.7 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1 SUSE-SU-2026:1081-1 Mar 26, 2026
kernel-syms · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.27.1 SUSE-SU-2026:20931-1 Mar 25, 2026
kernel-tools · amzn 2023 1:6.1.164-196.303.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1491 Mar 16, 2026
kernel-tools-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.1.164-196.303.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1491 Mar 16, 2026
kernel-tools-devel · amzn 2023 1:6.1.164-196.303.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1491 Mar 16, 2026
kernel-uek · ol 10 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.1.el9uek ELSA-2026-50232 Apr 15, 2026
kernel-uek · ol 9 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.1.el9uek ELSA-2026-50232 Apr 15, 2026
kernel-uek-core · ol 10 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.1.el9uek ELSA-2026-50232 Apr 15, 2026
kernel-uek-core · ol 9 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.1.el9uek ELSA-2026-50232 Apr 15, 2026
kernel-uek-debug · ol 10 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.1.el9uek ELSA-2026-50232 Apr 15, 2026
kernel-uek-debug · ol 9 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.1.el9uek ELSA-2026-50232 Apr 15, 2026
kernel-uek-debug-core · ol 10 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.1.el9uek ELSA-2026-50232 Apr 15, 2026
kernel-uek-debug-core · ol 9 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.1.el9uek ELSA-2026-50232 Apr 15, 2026
kernel-uek-debug-devel · ol 10 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.1.el9uek ELSA-2026-50232 Apr 15, 2026
kernel-uek-debug-devel · ol 9 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.1.el9uek ELSA-2026-50232 Apr 15, 2026
kernel-uek-debug-modules · ol 10 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.1.el9uek ELSA-2026-50232 Apr 15, 2026
kernel-uek-debug-modules · ol 9 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.1.el9uek ELSA-2026-50232 Apr 15, 2026
kernel-uek-debug-modules-core · ol 10 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.1.el9uek ELSA-2026-50232 Apr 15, 2026
kernel-uek-debug-modules-core · ol 9 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.1.el9uek ELSA-2026-50232 Apr 15, 2026
kernel-uek-debug-modules-deprecated · ol 10 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.1.el9uek ELSA-2026-50232 Apr 15, 2026
kernel-uek-debug-modules-deprecated · ol 9 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.1.el9uek ELSA-2026-50232 Apr 15, 2026
kernel-uek-debug-modules-desktop · ol 10 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.1.el9uek ELSA-2026-50232 Apr 15, 2026
kernel-uek-debug-modules-desktop · ol 9 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.1.el9uek ELSA-2026-50232 Apr 15, 2026
kernel-uek-debug-modules-extra · ol 10 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.1.el9uek ELSA-2026-50232 Apr 15, 2026
kernel-uek-debug-modules-extra · ol 9 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.1.el9uek ELSA-2026-50232 Apr 15, 2026
kernel-uek-debug-modules-extra-netfilter · ol 10 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.1.el9uek ELSA-2026-50232 Apr 15, 2026
kernel-uek-debug-modules-extra-netfilter · ol 9 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.1.el9uek ELSA-2026-50232 Apr 15, 2026
kernel-uek-debug-modules-usb · ol 10 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.1.el9uek ELSA-2026-50232 Apr 15, 2026
kernel-uek-debug-modules-usb · ol 9 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.1.el9uek ELSA-2026-50232 Apr 15, 2026
kernel-uek-debug-modules-wireless · ol 10 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.1.el9uek ELSA-2026-50232 Apr 15, 2026
kernel-uek-debug-modules-wireless · ol 9 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.1.el9uek ELSA-2026-50232 Apr 15, 2026
kernel-uek-devel · ol 10 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.1.el9uek ELSA-2026-50232 Apr 15, 2026
kernel-uek-devel · ol 9 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.1.el9uek ELSA-2026-50232 Apr 15, 2026
kernel-uek-doc · ol 10 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.1.el9uek ELSA-2026-50232 Apr 15, 2026
kernel-uek-doc · ol 9 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.1.el9uek ELSA-2026-50232 Apr 15, 2026
kernel-uek-modules · ol 10 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.1.el9uek ELSA-2026-50232 Apr 15, 2026
kernel-uek-modules · ol 9 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.1.el9uek ELSA-2026-50232 Apr 15, 2026
kernel-uek-modules-core · ol 10 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.1.el9uek ELSA-2026-50232 Apr 15, 2026
kernel-uek-modules-core · ol 9 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.1.el9uek ELSA-2026-50232 Apr 15, 2026
kernel-uek-modules-deprecated · ol 10 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.1.el9uek ELSA-2026-50232 Apr 15, 2026
kernel-uek-modules-deprecated · ol 9 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.1.el9uek ELSA-2026-50232 Apr 15, 2026
kernel-uek-modules-desktop · ol 10 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.1.el9uek ELSA-2026-50232 Apr 15, 2026
kernel-uek-modules-desktop · ol 9 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.1.el9uek ELSA-2026-50232 Apr 15, 2026
kernel-uek-modules-extra · ol 10 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.1.el9uek ELSA-2026-50232 Apr 15, 2026
kernel-uek-modules-extra · ol 9 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.1.el9uek ELSA-2026-50232 Apr 15, 2026
kernel-uek-modules-extra-netfilter · ol 10 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.1.el9uek ELSA-2026-50232 Apr 15, 2026
kernel-uek-modules-extra-netfilter · ol 9 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.1.el9uek ELSA-2026-50232 Apr 15, 2026
kernel-uek-modules-usb · ol 10 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.1.el9uek ELSA-2026-50232 Apr 15, 2026
kernel-uek-modules-usb · ol 9 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.1.el9uek ELSA-2026-50232 Apr 15, 2026
kernel-uek-modules-wireless · ol 10 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.1.el9uek ELSA-2026-50232 Apr 15, 2026
kernel-uek-modules-wireless · ol 9 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.1.el9uek ELSA-2026-50232 Apr 15, 2026
kernel-uek-tools · ol 10 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.1.el9uek ELSA-2026-50232 Apr 15, 2026
kernel-uek-tools · ol 9 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.1.el9uek ELSA-2026-50232 Apr 15, 2026
kernel-uek64k · ol 10 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.1.el9uek ELSA-2026-50232 Apr 15, 2026
kernel-uek64k · ol 9 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.1.el9uek ELSA-2026-50232 Apr 15, 2026
kernel-uek64k-core · ol 10 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.1.el9uek ELSA-2026-50232 Apr 15, 2026
kernel-uek64k-core · ol 9 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.1.el9uek ELSA-2026-50232 Apr 15, 2026
kernel-uek64k-devel · ol 10 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.1.el9uek ELSA-2026-50232 Apr 15, 2026
kernel-uek64k-devel · ol 9 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.1.el9uek ELSA-2026-50232 Apr 15, 2026
kernel-uek64k-modules · ol 10 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.1.el9uek ELSA-2026-50232 Apr 15, 2026
kernel-uek64k-modules · ol 9 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.1.el9uek ELSA-2026-50232 Apr 15, 2026
kernel-uek64k-modules-core · ol 10 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.1.el9uek ELSA-2026-50232 Apr 15, 2026
kernel-uek64k-modules-core · ol 9 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.1.el9uek ELSA-2026-50232 Apr 15, 2026
kernel-uek64k-modules-deprecated · ol 10 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.1.el9uek ELSA-2026-50232 Apr 15, 2026
kernel-uek64k-modules-deprecated · ol 9 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.1.el9uek ELSA-2026-50232 Apr 15, 2026
kernel-uek64k-modules-desktop · ol 10 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.1.el9uek ELSA-2026-50232 Apr 15, 2026
kernel-uek64k-modules-desktop · ol 9 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.1.el9uek ELSA-2026-50232 Apr 15, 2026
kernel-uek64k-modules-extra · ol 10 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.1.el9uek ELSA-2026-50232 Apr 15, 2026
kernel-uek64k-modules-extra · ol 9 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.1.el9uek ELSA-2026-50232 Apr 15, 2026
kernel-uek64k-modules-extra-netfilter · ol 10 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.1.el9uek ELSA-2026-50232 Apr 15, 2026
kernel-uek64k-modules-extra-netfilter · ol 9 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.1.el9uek ELSA-2026-50232 Apr 15, 2026
kernel-uek64k-modules-usb · ol 10 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.1.el9uek ELSA-2026-50232 Apr 15, 2026
kernel-uek64k-modules-usb · ol 9 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.1.el9uek ELSA-2026-50232 Apr 15, 2026
kernel-uek64k-modules-wireless · ol 10 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.1.el9uek ELSA-2026-50232 Apr 15, 2026
kernel-uek64k-modules-wireless · ol 9 0:6.12.0-201.74.2.1.el9uek ELSA-2026-50232 Apr 15, 2026
kernel-zfcpdump · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.27.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:20416-1 Mar 25, 2026
kernel-zfcpdump · sles 15.7 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1 SUSE-SU-2026:1081-1 Mar 26, 2026
kernel-zfcpdump · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.27.1 SUSE-SU-2026:20931-1 Mar 25, 2026
linux · Debian 12.15 (bookworm) 6.1.164-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2025-71236 Feb 18, 2026
linux · Debian 13.5 (trixie) 6.12.73-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2025-71236 Feb 18, 2026
linux · Debian 14 6.18.12-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2025-71236 Feb 18, 2026
perf · amzn 2023 1:6.1.164-196.303.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1491 Mar 16, 2026
perf-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.1.164-196.303.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1491 Mar 16, 2026
python3-perf · amzn 2023 1:6.1.164-196.303.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1491 Mar 16, 2026
python3-perf-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.1.164-196.303.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1491 Mar 16, 2026

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