CVE-2024-42289

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: qla2xxx: During vport delete send async logout explicitly During vport delete, it is observed that during unload we hit a crash because of stale entries in outstanding command array. For all these stale I/O entries, eh_abort was issued and aborted (fast_fail_io = 2009h) but I/Os could not complete while vport delete is in process of deleting. BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 000000000000001c #PF: supervisor read access in kernel mode #PF: error_code(0x0000) - not-present page PGD 0 P4D 0 Oops: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP NOPTI Workqueue: qla2xxx_wq qla_do_work [qla2xxx] RIP: 0010:dma_direct_unmap_sg+0x51/0x1e0 RSP: 0018:ffffa1e1e150fc68 EFLAGS: 00010046 RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: 0000000000000021 RCX: 0000000000000001 RDX: 0000000000000021 RSI: 0000000000000000 RDI: ffff8ce208a7a0d0 RBP: ffff8ce208a7a0d0 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: ffff8ce378aac9c8 R10: ffff8ce378aac8a0 R11: ffffa1e1e150f9d8 R12: 0000000000000000 R13: 0000000000000000 R14: ffff8ce378aac9c8 R15: 0000000000000000 FS: 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff8d217f000000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 CR2: 000000000000001c CR3: 0000002089acc000 CR4: 0000000000350ee0 Call Trace: <TASK> qla2xxx_qpair_sp_free_dma+0x417/0x4e0 ? qla2xxx_qpair_sp_compl+0x10d/0x1a0 ? qla2x00_status_entry+0x768/0x2830 ? newidle_balance+0x2f0/0x430 ? dequeue_entity+0x100/0x3c0 ? qla24xx_process_response_queue+0x6a1/0x19e0 ? __schedule+0x2d5/0x1140 ? qla_do_work+0x47/0x60 ? process_one_work+0x267/0x440 ? process_one_work+0x440/0x440 ? worker_thread+0x2d/0x3d0 ? process_one_work+0x440/0x440 ? kthread+0x156/0x180 ? set_kthread_struct+0x50/0x50 ? ret_from_fork+0x22/0x30 </TASK> Send out async logout explicitly for all the ports during vport delete.

Package Linux Kernel
Published 2024-08-17
Last modified 2025-11-03
CVSS version 3.1
Patch available
Yes

CVSS 3.1 score

5.5

out of 10
Medium
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness type

CWE-476

CVE-2024-42289 is a NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability

What is NULL Pointer Dereference?

The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL, typically causing a crash. Learn more on MITRE CWE

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 4.14.62, 4.17.14, 4.18 and later are affected. Fixed in 4.19.320, 5.4.282, 5.10.224, 5.15.165, 6.1.103, 6.6.44, 6.10.3, 6.11 and their respective stable series.

Affected from
≥ 4.14.62 ≥ 4.17.14 ≥ 4.18
Fixed in
✓ 4.19.320 4.19.x ✓ 5.4.282 5.4.x ✓ 5.10.224 5.10.x ✓ 5.15.165 5.15.x ✓ 6.1.103 6.1.x ✓ 6.6.44 6.6.x ✓ 6.10.3 6.10.x ✓ 6.11

Frequently asked questions

  • What is CVE-2024-42289?

    CVE-2024-42289 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 , classified as a NULL Pointer Dereference flaw (CWE-476) . It affects Linux kernel versions from 4.14.62 onward and has been patched in 4.19.320, 5.4.282, 5.10.224 and others. CVE-2024-42289 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

  • What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-42289?

    CVE-2024-42289 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H .

  • Is there a patch available for CVE-2024-42289?

    Yes. CVE-2024-42289 has been patched. Fixed versions include 4.19.320, 5.4.282, 5.10.224 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 4.14.62 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

  • Is CVE-2024-42289 actively exploited?

    No. CVE-2024-42289 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.