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CVE-2024-46842

scsi: lpfc: Handle mailbox timeouts in lpfc_get_sfp_info

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Descriptions

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.

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Timeline
  • 2024-09-11 CVE Reserved
  • 2024-09-27 CVE Published
  • 2024-09-28 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-11-05 CVE Updated
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Linux
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Linux Kernel
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< 6.10.10
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Linux
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< 6.11
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