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scsi: qla2xxx: Fix improper freeing of purex item

Published Dec 24, 2025 · Updated Aug 5, 2026 · Assigned by Linux

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Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

scsi: qla2xxx: Fix improper freeing of purex item

In qla2xxx_process_purls_iocb(), an item is allocated via
qla27xx_copy_multiple_pkt(), which internally calls
qla24xx_alloc_purex_item().

The qla24xx_alloc_purex_item() function may return a pre-allocated item
from a per-adapter pool for small allocations, instead of dynamically
allocating memory with kzalloc().

An error handling path in qla2xxx_process_purls_iocb() incorrectly uses
kfree() to release the item. If the item was from the pre-allocated
pool, calling kfree() on it is a bug that can lead to memory corruption.

Fix this by using the correct deallocation function,
qla24xx_free_purex_item(), which properly handles both dynamically
allocated and pre-allocated items.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Linux Linux 6.6 6.6.120

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

Debian

Security tracker ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 linux 6.17.13-1 —
Debian 13 linux 6.12.63-1 —

Ubuntu

Security tracker ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu Nvidia-BlueField 24.04 LTS linux-bluefield 6.8.0-1017.21 —
Ubuntu 25.10 linux 6.17.0-19.19 USN-8094-1
Ubuntu 25.10 linux-aws +2 6.17.0-1009.9 USN-8094-1
Ubuntu 25.10 linux-azure +1 6.17.0-1010.10 USN-8094-5, USN-8094-4
Ubuntu 25.10 linux-azure-fde No fix yet —
Ubuntu 25.10 linux-realtime 6.17.0-1008.9 USN-8094-2
Ubuntu 25.10 linux-riscv 6.17.0-19.19.1 —
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux 6.8.0-110.110 USN-8179-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-aws 6.8.0-1052.55 USN-8179-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-aws-6.17 6.17.0-1009.9~24.04.2 USN-8094-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-azure 6.8.0-1054.60 USN-8258-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-azure-6.17 6.17.0-1010.10~24.04.1 USN-8094-4
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-azure-fde 6.8.0-1058.65 —
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-azure-nvidia 6.8.0-1039.42 —
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-gcp 6.8.0-1054.57 USN-8179-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-gcp-6.17 6.17.0-1009.9~24.04.3 USN-8094-2
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-gke 6.8.0-1050.56 USN-8179-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-gkeop 6.8.0-1037.40 USN-8179-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-hwe-6.17 6.17.0-19.19~24.04.2 USN-8094-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-ibm 6.8.0-1051.51 USN-8179-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-lowlatency 6.8.0-110.110.1 USN-8179-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-nvidia 6.8.0-1051.54 USN-8185-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-nvidia-6.17 6.17.0-1018.18 —
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-nvidia-lowlatency 6.8.0-1051.54.1 USN-8185-2
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-nvidia-tegra 6.8.0-1022.22 USN-8265-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-oem-6.17 6.17.0-1017.17 USN-8152-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-oracle 6.8.0-1049.50 USN-8203-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-oracle-6.17 6.17.0-1009.9~24.04.1 USN-8094-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-raspi 6.8.0-1052.56 USN-8179-3
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-riscv +18 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-riscv-6.17 6.17.0-19.19.1~24.04.1 —
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-xilinx 6.8.0-1028.29 USN-8261-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-aws-6.8 6.8.0-1052.55~22.04.1 USN-8179-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-azure-6.8 6.8.0-1059.65~22.04.1 USN-8440-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-azure-fde-6.8 6.8.0-1058.65~22.04.1 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-gcp-6.8 6.8.0-1054.57~22.04.1 USN-8179-4
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-hwe-6.8 +1 6.8.0-110.110~22.04.1 USN-8179-3
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-ibm-6.8 6.8.0-1051.51~22.04.1 USN-8179-3
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8 6.8.0-110.110.1~22.04.1 USN-8179-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-nvidia-6.8 6.8.0-1051.54~22.04.1 USN-8185-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-oracle-6.8 6.8.0-1049.50~22.04.1 USN-8203-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-riscv +32 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-gke +28 No fix yet —
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ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-gcp +14 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS linux-hwe-edge No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro Realtime 24.04 LTS linux-raspi-realtime 6.8.0-2042.43 USN-8204-1
Ubuntu Pro Realtime 24.04 LTS linux-realtime 6.8.1-1047.48 USN-8184-1
Ubuntu Pro Realtime 24.04 LTS linux-realtime-6.14 No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro Realtime 24.04 LTS linux-realtime-6.17 6.17.0-1008.9~24.04.1 USN-8094-3
Ubuntu Pro Realtime 22.04 LTS linux-realtime-6.8 6.8.1-1047.48~22.04.1 USN-8184-1
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 24.04 LTS linux-aws-fips 6.8.0-1052.55+fips1 USN-8179-2
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 24.04 LTS linux-azure-fips 6.8.0-1053.59+fips1 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 24.04 LTS linux-fips 6.8.0-110.110+fips2 USN-8179-2
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 24.04 LTS linux-gcp-fips 6.8.0-1054.57+fips1 USN-8179-2

Red Hat

Security tracker ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
RHEL 10 rv +76 6.12.0-124.52.1.el10_1 RHSA-2026:19569, RHSA-2026:9264
RHEL 9 rv +75 5.14.0-611.49.1.el9_7 RHSA-2026:19568, RHSA-2026:8921
RHEL 8 kernel-rt +12 4.18.0-553.120.1.rt7.461.el8_10 RHSA-2026:9135
RHEL 8 perf +26 4.18.0-553.120.1.el8_10 RHSA-2026:9131
Show 3 more (older releases, extended support, other products)
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
RHEL 10.0 EUS rv +77 6.12.0-55.70.1.el10_0 RHSA-2026:10996
RHEL 9.6 EUS rv +77 5.14.0-570.112.1.el9_6 RHSA-2026:14339
RHEL 9.4 EUS bpftool 7.3.0-427.127.1.el9_4 RHSA-2026:21209
RHEL 9.4 EUS rv +64 5.14.0-427.127.1.el9_4 RHSA-2026:21209

AlmaLinux

Errata ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
AlmaLinux 10 kernel-doc +1 6.12.0-124.52.1.el10_1 ALSA-2026:19569, ALSA-2026:9264
AlmaLinux 10 rv +72 6.12.0-211.16.1.el10_2 ALSA-2026:19569
AlmaLinux 9 rv +73 5.14.0-611.49.1.el9_7 ALSA-2026:19568, ALSA-2026:8921
AlmaLinux 8 kernel-rt +9 4.18.0-553.120.1.rt7.461.el8_10 ALSA-2026:9135
AlmaLinux 8 perf +24 4.18.0-553.120.1.el8_10 ALSA-2026:9131

Rocky Linux

Errata ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Rocky Linux 10 kernel 6.12.0-124.52.1.el10_1 RLSA-2026:19569, RLSA-2026:9264
Rocky Linux 9 kernel 5.14.0-611.49.1.el9_7 RLSA-2026:19568, RLSA-2026:8921
Rocky Linux 8 kernel 4.18.0-553.120.1.el8_10 RLSA-2026:9131
Rocky Linux 8 kernel-rt 4.18.0-553.120.1.rt7.461.el8_10 RLSA-2026:9135

SUSE

Security tracker ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SLES 15 SP7 kernel-64kb +7 6.4.0-150700.53.78.1 SUSE-SU-2026:3790-1
SLES 15 SP7 kernel-default-base 6.4.0-150700.53.78.1.150700.17.43.2 SUSE-SU-2026:3790-1
SLES 12 SP5 kernel-syms +2 4.12.14-122.339.1 SUSE-SU-2026:5121-1
Show 8 more (older releases, extended support, other products)
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SLES for SAP 16.0 kernel-64kb +8 6.12.0-160000.26.1 SUSE-SU-2026:20599-1
SLES for SAP 16.0 kernel-default-base 6.12.0-160000.26.1.160000.2.7 SUSE-SU-2026:20599-1
SLES 16.0 kernel-64kb +8 6.12.0-160000.26.1 SUSE-SU-2026:20615-1, SUSE-SU-2026:20599-1
SLES 16.0 kernel-default-base 6.12.0-160000.26.1.160000.2.7 SUSE-SU-2026:20599-1
SLE Micro 6.2 kernel-default-base 6.12.0-160000.26.1.160000.2.7 SUSE-SU-2026:20555-1
SLE Micro 6.2 kernel-rt +5 6.12.0-160000.26.1 SUSE-SU-2026:20570-1, SUSE-SU-2026:20555-1
SLE Micro 6.1 kernel-rt +4 6.4.0-51.1 SUSE-SU-2026:23194-1, SUSE-SU-2026:23193-1
SLE Micro 6.0 kernel-rt +4 6.4.0-51.1 SUSE-SU-2026:23244-1, SUSE-SU-2026:23241-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP7 kernel-default 6.4.0-150700.53.78.1 SUSE-SU-2026:3790-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP7 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7-RT_Update_19 1-150700.1.5.1 SUSE-SU-2026:3810-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP7 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7_Update_20 1-150700.15.3.2 SUSE-SU-2026:3790-1
SLE Live Patching 12 SP5 kernel-default 4.12.14-122.339.1 SUSE-SU-2026:5121-1
SLE Live Patching 12 SP5 kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP5_Update_90 1-8.3.1 SUSE-SU-2026:5121-1
SUSE Real Time Module 15 SP7 kernel-rt +2 6.4.0-150700.7.72.1 SUSE-SU-2026:3810-1

openSUSE

Security tracker ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
openSUSE Tumbleweed kernel-source 6.18.5-1.1 openSUSE-SU-2026:10039-1
openSUSE Tumbleweed kernel-source-longterm 6.18.16-1.1 openSUSE-SU-2026:10301-1
openSUSE Leap 16.0 kernel-default-base 6.12.0-160000.26.1.160000.2.7 openSUSE-SU-2026:20287-1
openSUSE Leap 16.0 kernel-rt +11 6.12.0-160000.26.1 openSUSE-SU-2026:20287-1

Azure Linux

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Azure Linux 3 kernel 6.6.121.1-1 —

Oracle Linux

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Oracle Linux 10 rv +29 6.12.0-124.52.1.el10_1 ELSA-2026-19569, ELSA-2026-9264
Oracle Linux 9 kernel-uek +34 6.12.0-108.64.6.3.el10uek ELSA-2026-50112
Oracle Linux 9 rv +28 5.14.0-611.49.1.el9_7 ELSA-2026-19568, ELSA-2026-8921
Oracle Linux 8 kernel-uek +17 5.15.0-320.202.8.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-50261
Oracle Linux 8 perf +19 4.18.0-553.120.1.el8_10 ELSA-2026-50261, ELSA-2026-9131

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