---
id: CVE-2025-71238
title: 'scsi: qla2xxx: Fix bsg_done() causing double free'
summary: >-
  In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:


  scsi: qla2xxx: Fix bsg_done() causing double free


  Kernel panic observed on system,


  [5353358.825191] BUG: unable to handle page fault for address:
  ff5f5e897b024000

  [53…
severity: none
vendor: Linux
product: Linux
affected:
  - >-
    Linux >= 1b81e7f3019d632a707e07927e946ffbbc102910 <
    057a5bdc481e58ab853117254867ffb22caf9f6e
  - >-
    Linux >= 1b81e7f3019d632a707e07927e946ffbbc102910 <
    f2bbb4db0e4a4fbd5e649c0b5d8733f61da24720
  - >-
    Linux >= 1b81e7f3019d632a707e07927e946ffbbc102910 <
    27ac9679c43a09e54e2d9aae9980ada045b428e0
  - >-
    Linux >= 1b81e7f3019d632a707e07927e946ffbbc102910 <
    74e7458537cd9349cf019862e51491f670871707
  - >-
    Linux >= 1b81e7f3019d632a707e07927e946ffbbc102910 <
    871f6236da96c4a9712b8a29d7f555f767a47e95
  - >-
    Linux >= 1b81e7f3019d632a707e07927e946ffbbc102910 <
    31f33b856d2324d86bcaef295f4d210477a1c018
  - >-
    Linux >= 1b81e7f3019d632a707e07927e946ffbbc102910 <
    708003e1bc857dd014d4c44278d7d77c26f91b1c
  - >-
    Linux >= 1b81e7f3019d632a707e07927e946ffbbc102910 <
    c2c68225b1456f4d0d393b5a8778d51bb0d5b1d0
  - Linux 5.7
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: total
  timestamp: '2026-06-10T20:40:22.897127Z'
published: '2026-03-04'
updated: '2026-10-19'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-19T18:25:24.871Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-71238'
references:
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/057a5bdc481e58ab853117254867ffb22caf9f6e'
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f2bbb4db0e4a4fbd5e649c0b5d8733f61da24720'
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/27ac9679c43a09e54e2d9aae9980ada045b428e0'
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/74e7458537cd9349cf019862e51491f670871707'
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/871f6236da96c4a9712b8a29d7f555f767a47e95'
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/31f33b856d2324d86bcaef295f4d210477a1c018'
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/708003e1bc857dd014d4c44278d7d77c26f91b1c'
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c2c68225b1456f4d0d393b5a8778d51bb0d5b1d0'
tags:
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00197
epssPercentile: 0.08908
ingestedAt: '2026-10-19T18:35:50.123Z'
---

## Overview

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

scsi: qla2xxx: Fix bsg_done() causing double free

Kernel panic observed on system,

[5353358.825191] BUG: unable to handle page fault for address: ff5f5e897b024000
[5353358.825194] #PF: supervisor write access in kernel mode
[5353358.825195] #PF: error_code(0x0002) - not-present page
[5353358.825196] PGD 100006067 P4D 0
[5353358.825198] Oops: 0002 [#1] PREEMPT SMP NOPTI
[5353358.825200] CPU: 5 PID: 2132085 Comm: qlafwupdate.sub Kdump: loaded Tainted: G        W    L    -------  ---  5.14.0-503.34.1.el9_5.x86_64 #1
[5353358.825203] Hardware name: HPE ProLiant DL360 Gen11/ProLiant DL360 Gen11, BIOS 2.44 01/17/2025
[5353358.825204] RIP: 0010:memcpy_erms+0x6/0x10
[5353358.825211] RSP: 0018:ff591da8f4f6b710 EFLAGS: 00010246
[5353358.825212] RAX: ff5f5e897b024000 RBX: 0000000000007090 RCX: 0000000000001000
[5353358.825213] RDX: 0000000000001000 RSI: ff591da8f4fed090 RDI: ff5f5e897b024000
[5353358.825214] RBP: 0000000000010000 R08: ff5f5e897b024000 R09: 0000000000000000
[5353358.825215] R10: ff46cf8c40517000 R11: 0000000000000001 R12: 0000000000008090
[5353358.825216] R13: ff591da8f4f6b720 R14: 0000000000001000 R15: 0000000000000000
[5353358.825218] FS:  00007f1e88d47740(0000) GS:ff46cf935f940000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000
[5353358.825219] CS:  0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033
[5353358.825220] CR2: ff5f5e897b024000 CR3: 0000000231532004 CR4: 0000000000771ef0
[5353358.825221] PKRU: 55555554
[5353358.825222] Call Trace:
[5353358.825223]  <TASK>
[5353358.825224]  ? show_trace_log_lvl+0x1c4/0x2df
[5353358.825229]  ? show_trace_log_lvl+0x1c4/0x2df
[5353358.825232]  ? sg_copy_buffer+0xc8/0x110
[5353358.825236]  ? __die_body.cold+0x8/0xd
[5353358.825238]  ? page_fault_oops+0x134/0x170
[5353358.825242]  ? kernelmode_fixup_or_oops+0x84/0x110
[5353358.825244]  ? exc_page_fault+0xa8/0x150
[5353358.825247]  ? asm_exc_page_fault+0x22/0x30
[5353358.825252]  ? memcpy_erms+0x6/0x10
[5353358.825253]  sg_copy_buffer+0xc8/0x110
[5353358.825259]  qla2x00_process_vendor_specific+0x652/0x1320 [qla2xxx]
[5353358.825317]  qla24xx_bsg_request+0x1b2/0x2d0 [qla2xxx]

Most routines in qla_bsg.c call bsg_done() only for success cases.
However a few invoke it for failure case as well leading to a double
free. Validate before calling bsg_done().

## Affected

- `Linux >= 1b81e7f3019d632a707e07927e946ffbbc102910 < 057a5bdc481e58ab853117254867ffb22caf9f6e`
- `Linux >= 1b81e7f3019d632a707e07927e946ffbbc102910 < f2bbb4db0e4a4fbd5e649c0b5d8733f61da24720`
- `Linux >= 1b81e7f3019d632a707e07927e946ffbbc102910 < 27ac9679c43a09e54e2d9aae9980ada045b428e0`
- `Linux >= 1b81e7f3019d632a707e07927e946ffbbc102910 < 74e7458537cd9349cf019862e51491f670871707`
- `Linux >= 1b81e7f3019d632a707e07927e946ffbbc102910 < 871f6236da96c4a9712b8a29d7f555f767a47e95`
- `Linux >= 1b81e7f3019d632a707e07927e946ffbbc102910 < 31f33b856d2324d86bcaef295f4d210477a1c018`
- `Linux >= 1b81e7f3019d632a707e07927e946ffbbc102910 < 708003e1bc857dd014d4c44278d7d77c26f91b1c`
- `Linux >= 1b81e7f3019d632a707e07927e946ffbbc102910 < c2c68225b1456f4d0d393b5a8778d51bb0d5b1d0`
- `Linux 5.7`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.