CVE-2024-46842

MEDIUM

Linux Kernel < 6.10.10 - Use-After-Free in lpfc_get_sfp_info Mailbox Handling

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: lpfc: Handle mailbox timeouts in lpfc_get_sfp_info The MBX_TIMEOUT return code is not handled in lpfc_get_sfp_info and the routine unconditionally frees submitted mailbox commands regardless of return status. The issue is that for MBX_TIMEOUT cases, when firmware returns SFP information at a later time, that same mailbox memory region references previously freed memory in its cmpl routine. Fix by adding checks for the MBX_TIMEOUT return code. During mailbox resource cleanup, check the mbox flag to make sure that the wait did not timeout. If the MBOX_WAKE flag is not set, then do not free the resources because it will be freed when firmware completes the mailbox at a later time in its cmpl routine. Also, increase the timeout from 30 to 60 seconds to accommodate boot scripts requiring longer timeouts.

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0020
EPSS Percentile 10.5%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-416
Status published
Products (8)
linux/Kernel 6.2.0 - 6.10.10linux
Linux/Linux < 6.2
Linux/Linux 479b0917e4477f49df2e3be454aac3cfa5dec171 - bba47fe3b038cca3d3ebd799665ce69d6d273b58
Linux/Linux 479b0917e4477f49df2e3be454aac3cfa5dec171 - ede596b1434b57c0b3fd5c02b326efe5c54f6e48
Linux/Linux 6.10.10 - 6.10.*
Linux/Linux 6.11
Linux/Linux 6.2
linux/linux_kernel < 6.10.10
Published Sep 27, 2024
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026