{"id":"CVE-2025-71232","title":"scsi: qla2xxx: Free sp in error path to fix system crash","summary":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nscsi: qla2xxx: Free sp in error path to fix system crash\n\nSystem crash seen during load/unload test in a loop,\n\n[61110.449331] qla2xxx [0000:27:00.0]-0042:0: Disabled M…","severity":"none","vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","affected":["Linux >= f352eeb75419d2b693df7cc5957f7427c2b9b3ea < b410ab8b9431d6d63d04caa1d69909fcc8b25eae","Linux >= f352eeb75419d2b693df7cc5957f7427c2b9b3ea < b74408de1f2264220979f0c6a5a9d5e50b5b534b","Linux >= f352eeb75419d2b693df7cc5957f7427c2b9b3ea < 8e7597b4efee6143439641bc6522f247d585e060","Linux >= f352eeb75419d2b693df7cc5957f7427c2b9b3ea < aed16d37696f494288a291b4b477484ed0be774b","Linux >= f352eeb75419d2b693df7cc5957f7427c2b9b3ea < 05fcd590e5fbbb3e9e1b4fc6c23c98a1d38cf256","Linux >= f352eeb75419d2b693df7cc5957f7427c2b9b3ea < f04840512438ac025dea6e357d80a986b28bbe4c","Linux >= f352eeb75419d2b693df7cc5957f7427c2b9b3ea < 19ac050ef09a2f0a9d9787540f77bb45cf9033e8","Linux >= f352eeb75419d2b693df7cc5957f7427c2b9b3ea < 7adbd2b7809066c75f0433e5e2a8e114b429f30f","Linux 4.16"],"ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"partial","timestamp":"2026-06-10T20:40:38.659915Z"},"published":"2026-02-18","updated":"2026-10-19","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-19T18:25:24.277Z","source":"CVEORG","sourceUrl":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-71232","references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b410ab8b9431d6d63d04caa1d69909fcc8b25eae"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b74408de1f2264220979f0c6a5a9d5e50b5b534b"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8e7597b4efee6143439641bc6522f247d585e060"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aed16d37696f494288a291b4b477484ed0be774b"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/05fcd590e5fbbb3e9e1b4fc6c23c98a1d38cf256"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f04840512438ac025dea6e357d80a986b28bbe4c"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/19ac050ef09a2f0a9d9787540f77bb45cf9033e8"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7adbd2b7809066c75f0433e5e2a8e114b429f30f"}],"tags":["cve.org"],"epss":0.00139,"epssPercentile":0.02912,"ingestedAt":"2026-10-19T18:35:50.125Z","slug":"CVE-2025-71232","body":"## Overview\n\nIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nscsi: qla2xxx: Free sp in error path to fix system crash\n\nSystem crash seen during load/unload test in a loop,\n\n[61110.449331] qla2xxx [0000:27:00.0]-0042:0: Disabled MSI-X.\n[61110.467494] =============================================================================\n[61110.467498] BUG qla2xxx_srbs (Tainted: G           OE    --------  --- ): Objects remaining in qla2xxx_srbs on __kmem_cache_shutdown()\n[61110.467501] -----------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n[61110.467502] Slab 0x000000000ffc8162 objects=51 used=1 fp=0x00000000e25d3d85 flags=0x57ffffc0010200(slab|head|node=1|zone=2|lastcpupid=0x1fffff)\n[61110.467509] CPU: 53 PID: 455206 Comm: rmmod Kdump: loaded Tainted: G           OE    --------  ---  5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2.x86_64 #1\n[61110.467513] Hardware name: HPE ProLiant DL385 Gen10 Plus v2/ProLiant DL385 Gen10 Plus v2, BIOS A42 08/17/2023\n[61110.467515] Call Trace:\n[61110.467516]  <TASK>\n[61110.467519]  dump_stack_lvl+0x34/0x48\n[61110.467526]  slab_err.cold+0x53/0x67\n[61110.467534]  __kmem_cache_shutdown+0x16e/0x320\n[61110.467540]  kmem_cache_destroy+0x51/0x160\n[61110.467544]  qla2x00_module_exit+0x93/0x99 [qla2xxx]\n[61110.467607]  ? __do_sys_delete_module.constprop.0+0x178/0x280\n[61110.467613]  ? syscall_trace_enter.constprop.0+0x145/0x1d0\n[61110.467616]  ? do_syscall_64+0x5c/0x90\n[61110.467619]  ? exc_page_fault+0x62/0x150\n[61110.467622]  ? entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0xcd\n[61110.467626]  </TASK>\n[61110.467627] Disabling lock debugging due to kernel taint\n[61110.467635] Object 0x0000000026f7e6e6 @offset=16000\n[61110.467639] ------------[ cut here ]------------\n[61110.467639] kmem_cache_destroy qla2xxx_srbs: Slab cache still has objects when called from qla2x00_module_exit+0x93/0x99 [qla2xxx]\n[61110.467659] WARNING: CPU: 53 PID: 455206 at mm/slab_common.c:520 kmem_cache_destroy+0x14d/0x160\n[61110.467718] CPU: 53 PID: 455206 Comm: rmmod Kdump: loaded Tainted: G    B      OE    --------  ---  5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2.x86_64 #1\n[61110.467720] Hardware name: HPE ProLiant DL385 Gen10 Plus v2/ProLiant DL385 Gen10 Plus v2, BIOS A42 08/17/2023\n[61110.467721] RIP: 0010:kmem_cache_destroy+0x14d/0x160\n[61110.467724] Code: 99 7d 07 00 48 89 ef e8 e1 6a 07 00 eb b3 48 8b 55 60 48 8b 4c 24 20 48 c7 c6 70 fc 66 90 48 c7 c7 f8 ef a1 90 e8 e1 ed 7c 00 <0f> 0b eb 93 c3 cc cc cc cc 66 2e 0f 1f 84 00 00 00 00 00 55 48 89\n[61110.467725] RSP: 0018:ffffa304e489fe80 EFLAGS: 00010282\n[61110.467727] RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: ffffffffc0d9a860 RCX: 0000000000000027\n[61110.467729] RDX: ffff8fd5ff9598a8 RSI: 0000000000000001 RDI: ffff8fd5ff9598a0\n[61110.467730] RBP: ffff8fb6aaf78700 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000100d863b7\n[61110.467731] R10: ffffa304e489fd20 R11: ffffffff913bef48 R12: 0000000040002000\n[61110.467731] R13: 0000000000000000 R14: 0000000000000000 R15: 0000000000000000\n[61110.467733] FS:  00007f64c89fb740(0000) GS:ffff8fd5ff940000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000\n[61110.467734] CS:  0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033\n[61110.467735] CR2: 00007f0f02bfe000 CR3: 00000020ad6dc005 CR4: 0000000000770ee0\n[61110.467736] PKRU: 55555554\n[61110.467737] Call Trace:\n[61110.467738]  <TASK>\n[61110.467739]  qla2x00_module_exit+0x93/0x99 [qla2xxx]\n[61110.467755]  ? __do_sys_delete_module.constprop.0+0x178/0x280\n\nFree sp in the error path to fix the crash.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `Linux >= f352eeb75419d2b693df7cc5957f7427c2b9b3ea < b410ab8b9431d6d63d04caa1d69909fcc8b25eae`\n- `Linux >= f352eeb75419d2b693df7cc5957f7427c2b9b3ea < b74408de1f2264220979f0c6a5a9d5e50b5b534b`\n- `Linux >= f352eeb75419d2b693df7cc5957f7427c2b9b3ea < 8e7597b4efee6143439641bc6522f247d585e060`\n- `Linux >= f352eeb75419d2b693df7cc5957f7427c2b9b3ea < aed16d37696f494288a291b4b477484ed0be774b`\n- `Linux >= f352eeb75419d2b693df7cc5957f7427c2b9b3ea < 05fcd590e5fbbb3e9e1b4fc6c23c98a1d38cf256`\n- `Linux >= f352eeb75419d2b693df7cc5957f7427c2b9b3ea < f04840512438ac025dea6e357d80a986b28bbe4c`\n- `Linux >= f352eeb75419d2b693df7cc5957f7427c2b9b3ea < 19ac050ef09a2f0a9d9787540f77bb45cf9033e8`\n- `Linux >= f352eeb75419d2b693df7cc5957f7427c2b9b3ea < 7adbd2b7809066c75f0433e5e2a8e114b429f30f`\n- `Linux 4.16`\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":3,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":2.8,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}