CRITICAL Introduced in 2.6.36
qla2xxx SenseData OOB
CVE-2026-89846
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
KernelScan AI9.1CRITICAL
01Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: qla2xxx: Bound rsp_info_len to avoid OOB sense-data read In qla2x00_status_entry(), the FWI2 status path advances sense_data and shrinks par_sense_len by rsp_info_len: if (IS_FWI2_CAPABLE(ha)) { sense_data += rsp_info_len; par_sense_len -= rsp_info_len; } rsp_info_len is a 32-bit value taken directly from the target's FCP response (sf.rsp_data_len), while par_sense_len is the IOCB data area size (28 bytes for 24xx, 60 bytes for 29xx). A hostile or buggy target reporting an rsp_info_len larger than par_sense_len makes the unsigned subtraction underflow to a huge value and advances sense_data out of bounds. The underflowed par_sense_len then defeats the cap in qla2x00_handle_sense(): if (sense_len > par_sense_len) sense_len = par_sense_len; memcpy(cp->sense_buffer, sense_data, sense_len); so the memcpy reads up to SCSI_SENSE_BUFFERSIZE bytes from the out-of-bounds sense_data pointer, leaking adjacent response-ring/heap memory into the command's sense buffer. Clamp rsp_info_len to par_sense_len before the subtraction so par_sense_len can never underflow and sense_data stays within the IOCB data area. The fix sits before the comp_status switch, covering both qla2x00_handle_sense() call sites.
02KernelScan AI Analysis
Risk summary
A malicious or compromised SCSI storage target can exploit a missing bounds check in the QLogic Fibre Channel driver to leak kernel heap memory or crash the host kernel. Any host with a QLogic FC or FCoE adapter that communicates with attacker-controlled or compromised targets is at risk. No local privileges or user interaction are required — the attack is triggered entirely by the target's response to a routine SCSI command.
Vulnerability analysis
The qla2xxx Fibre Channel driver processes SCSI target response data without validating a target-supplied length field against the size of the local response buffer. A malicious or malfunctioning storage target can report a response-info length larger than the buffer, causing an unsigned integer underflow that advances the sense-data pointer past the end of the IOCB data area. The driver then copies up to 96 bytes from this out-of-bounds pointer into the command's sense buffer, leaking adjacent kernel heap or response-ring memory to userspace, or crashing the kernel if the pointer reaches unmapped memory. The fix clamps the target-supplied length to the buffer size before the subtraction, ensuring the sense-data pointer always stays within the valid IOCB data area. This vulnerability is reachable from any SCSI target on the storage fabric that the host communicates with — no local privileges or user interaction are required, and it affects any host with a QLogic Fibre Channel or FCoE adapter running the qla2xxx driver.
Lifecycle
03Fix Versions
| Branch | Introduced | Fixed in | Patch commit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6.1 | 2.6.36 | 6.1.188 | 6b08c0cb110a |
| 6.6 | 2.6.36 | 6.6.157 | be75ab791c9b |
| 7.2 | 2.6.36 | 7.2.5 | f6e8977bce88 |
| mainline | 2.6.36 | 7.3-rc1 | ca6d880d6c70 |
| 5.10 | 2.6.36 | 5.10.270 | 125b12861c72 |
| 6.18 | 2.6.36 | 6.18.51 | d7f7746ff031 |
| 5.15 | 2.6.36 | 5.15.221 | e57ace988bda |
| 6.12 | 2.6.36 | 6.12.110 | ebc41dfc59d1 |