In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
scsi: qla2xxx: Skip NVMe LS reject IOCB when FW not started
qla_nvme_xmt_ls_rsp() bails out to the out: label when firmware is not
started (!ha->flags.fw_started), but the out: path unconditionally calls
qla_nvme_ls_reject_iocb(), which ends in qla2x00_start_iocbs() and an
unconditional doorbell write to the request queue in-pointer register.
This rings the firmware doorbell and queues an IOCB that stopped or
resetting firmware cannot consume, and touches MMIO during the reset/EEH
window where fw_started is also clear.
Only emit the LS reject IOCB (and ring the doorbell) when fw_started is
set; otherwise just clean up and return. The post-allocation failure
cases (SRB alloc / qla2x00_start_sp() failure) run with firmware started
and still send the reject. Apply the same guard to the reject emission
in qla2xxx_process_purls_pkt().
scsi: qla2xxx: Skip NVMe LS reject IOCB when FW not started
qla_nvme_xmt_ls_rsp() bails out to the out: label when firmware is not
started (!ha->flags.fw_started), but the out: path unconditionally calls
qla_nvme_ls_reject_iocb(), which ends in qla2x00_start_iocbs() and an
unconditional doorbell write to the request queue in-pointer register.
This rings the firmware doorbell and queues an IOCB that stopped or
resetting firmware cannot consume, and touches MMIO during the reset/EEH
window where fw_started is also clear.
Only emit the LS reject IOCB (and ring the doorbell) when fw_started is
set; otherwise just clean up and return. The post-allocation failure
cases (SRB alloc / qla2x00_start_sp() failure) run with firmware started
and still send the reject. Apply the same guard to the reject emission
in qla2xxx_process_purls_pkt().
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: qla2xxx: Skip NVMe LS reject IOCB when FW not started qla_nvme_xmt_ls_rsp() bails out to the out: label when firmware is not started (!ha->flags.fw_started), but the out: path unconditionally calls qla_nvme_ls_reject_iocb(), which ends in qla2x00_start_iocbs() and an unconditional doorbell write to the request queue in-pointer register. This rings the firmware doorbell and queues an IOCB that stopped or resetting firmware cannot consume, and touches MMIO during the reset/EEH window where fw_started is also clear. Only emit the LS reject IOCB (and ring the doorbell) when fw_started is set; otherwise just clean up and return. The post-allocation failure cases (SRB alloc / qla2x00_start_sp() failure) run with firmware started and still send the reject. Apply the same guard to the reject emission in qla2xxx_process_purls_pkt(). | |
| Title | scsi: qla2xxx: Skip NVMe LS reject IOCB when FW not started | |
| First Time appeared |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-09-16T10:31:16.544Z
Reserved: 2026-09-11T19:38:34.770Z
Link: CVE-2026-89842
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NVD
Status : Received
Published: 2026-09-16T11:16:51.040
Modified: 2026-09-16T11:16:51.040
Link: CVE-2026-89842
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