CVE-2025-38695
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: lpfc: Check for hdwq null ptr when cleaning up lpfc_vport structure If a call to lpfc_sli4_read_rev() from lpfc_sli4_hba_setup() fails, the resultant cleanup routine lpfc_sli4_vport_delete_fcp_xri_aborted() may occur before sli4_hba.hdwqs are allocated. This may result in a null pointer dereference when attempting to take the abts_io_buf_list_lock for the first hardware queue. Fix by adding a null ptr check on phba->sli4_hba.hdwq and early return because this situation means there must have been an error during port initialization.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| sles | affected | | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 6.1.153-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 5.10.244-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 6.16.3-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 6.16.3-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 6.12.43-1 |
| linux-kernel | affected | 5.4.297 | |
| debian | 11.0 | affected | |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/46a0602c24d7d425dd8e00c749cd64a934aac7ec
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/571617f171f723b05f02d154a2e549a17eab4935
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5e25ee1ecec91c61a8acf938ad338399cad464de
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6698796282e828733cde3329c887b4ae9e5545e9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6711ce7e9de4eb1a541ef30638df1294ea4267f8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/74bdf54a847dab209d2a8f65852f59b7fa156175
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7925dd68807cc8fd755b04ca99e7e6f1c04392e8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/add68606a01dcccf18837a53e85b85caf0693b4b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d3f55f46bb37a8ec73bfe3cfe36e3ecfa2945dfa
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00007.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00008.html
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-032379.html
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-38695.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-38695
CWEs
CWE-476
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.