CVE-2024-26930: scsi: qla2xxx: Fix double free of the ha->vp_map pointer
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2024-26930 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Double Free vulnerability in linux. EPSS estimates a 0.23% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 14.4% of scored vulnerabilities.
Not severe (CVSS 7, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 95 · Related 92Timeline
- 01-05-2024PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 05-08-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: qla2xxx: Fix double free of the ha->vp_map pointer Coverity scan reported potential risk of double free of the pointer ha->vp_map. ha->vp_map was freed in qla2x00_mem_alloc(), and again freed in function qla2x00_mem_free(ha). Assign NULL to vp_map and kfree take care of NULL.
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 4 sources · 1 version- CVE.orgCNA7.0HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HDiffers
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated7.0HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HDiffers
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated7.8HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
0.23%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
14%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 0.23% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEVNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
ENISA CNWNot in the ENISA CNW catalog.
CIRCLNot in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Known conditions: local access, low-privilege account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Ubuntu82 products
- linux< 6.8.0-35.35
- linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
- linux-aws< 6.8.0-1009.9
- linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
- linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
Linux2 products
- linux≥ 430eef03a763e5e76a371ba6d02779ae4a64b6ea, < f14cee7a882cb79528f17a2335f53e9fd1848467 | ≥ 430eef03a763e5e76a371ba6d02779ae4a64b6ea, < b7deb675d674f44e0ddbab87fee8f9f098925e73 | ≥ 430eef03a763e5e76a371ba6d02779ae4a64b6ea, < 825d63164a2e6bacb059a9afb5605425b485413f | ≥ 430eef03a763e5e76a371ba6d02779ae4a64b6ea, < e288285d47784fdcf7c81be56df7d65c6f10c58b | 6.3
- linux_kernel≥ 6.3, < 6.6.24 | ≥ 6.7, < 6.7.12 | ≥ 6.8, < 6.8.3 | 6.9:rc1
Debian1 product
- linux< 6.7.12-1
3 vendors · 85 products
