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CVE-2026-97530

Linux: scsi: qla2xxx: Fix soft lockup polling continuation IOCB signature

Linux LinuxOperating systems
CVSS
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ExploitationNo known exploitationNot in CISA KEV, which does not prove it is unexploitedCISA KEV
Exploit odds (EPSS)0.20%Chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, higher than 9% of CVEs. Scored 23 Oct 2026FIRST EPSS
Fixed in428e244dd4066abd40ca1ec525b7aab9a9db8296Also 3e58eb888ebf265af937f636d05997c60d2f197c, 6e6c2ba9022eb8f9b062c81bdc6fd24c7b4c4c16 and 1 moreCVE List
Published25 Sep 2026Updated 21 Oct 2026CVE List

What fixes it

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Description

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

scsi: qla2xxx: Fix soft lockup polling continuation IOCB signature

qla27xx_copy_multiple_pkt() and qla27xx_copy_fpin_pkt() poll rsp_q->ring_ptr->signature for RESPONSE_PROCESSED (0xDEADDEAD) to decide whether the next continuation IOCB has arrived, spinning on cpu_relax() without advancing the ring or decrementing the entry count while it has not. response_t::signature lives at byte offset 60, but a continuation IOCB (sts_cont_entry_t / struct sts_cont_entry_ext) carries raw FC frame payload at that offset (data[56..59]). A received frame whose payload bytes happen to equal 0xDEADDEAD is therefore misread as "not yet arrived", and the loop spins forever in interrupt/DPC context, causing a CPU soft lockup.

The poll is also unnecessary: callers of qla27xx_copy_multiple_pkt() (PT_LS4_UNSOL and the NVMe purls path) already gate on qla_chk_cont_iocb_avail(), which guarantees all entry_count IOCBs are present before copying begins. The sibling helper __qla_copy_purex_to_buffer() already drops the signature poll and relies on the entry_type == STATUS_CONT_TYPE guard instead.

Remove the signature busy-wait from both helpers, keeping the entry_type guard, and gate the FPIN path with qla_chk_cont_iocb_avail() so it defers and re-processes on the next interrupt once all continuation IOCBs have arrived, mirroring the ELS_AUTH_ELS and PT_LS4_UNSOL arms. With this the signature field is never read on a continuation IOCB, eliminating the payload-aliasing lockup.

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Affected versions 12

  • Linuxaffected: 9f2475fe7406b8ef5f97099c4980021344872d9f before 428e244dd4066abd40ca1ec525b7aab9a9db8296CVE List
  • Linuxaffected: 9f2475fe7406b8ef5f97099c4980021344872d9f before 3e58eb888ebf265af937f636d05997c60d2f197cCVE List
  • Linuxaffected: 9f2475fe7406b8ef5f97099c4980021344872d9f before 6e6c2ba9022eb8f9b062c81bdc6fd24c7b4c4c16CVE List
  • Linuxaffected: 9f2475fe7406b8ef5f97099c4980021344872d9f before 6aa722fca9d2aa1f64094101587f8f4a2f83f6aaCVE List
  • Linuxaffected: 9f2475fe7406b8ef5f97099c4980021344872d9f before d7e3fa7d06bf7fcaac186d3c4d635caac166d36cCVE List
  • Linuxaffected: 5.9CVE List
  • Linuxunaffected: all versions before 5.9CVE List
  • Linuxunaffected: 6.6.160 through 6.6.*CVE List
  • Linuxunaffected: 6.12.112 through 6.12.*CVE List
  • Linuxunaffected: 6.18.53 through 6.18.*CVE List
  • Linuxunaffected: 7.2.7 through 7.2.*CVE List
  • Linuxunaffected: 7.3CVE List

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