CVE-2025-71232: scsi: qla2xxx: Free sp in error path to fix system crash
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2025-71232 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) vulnerability in linux. EPSS estimates a 0.18% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 7.9% of scored vulnerabilities.
Not severe (CVSS 5.5, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 42 · Related 36Timeline
- 18-02-2026PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 19-10-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: qla2xxx: Free sp in error path to fix system crash System crash seen during load/unload test in a loop, [61110.449331] qla2xxx [0000:27:00.0]-0042:0: Disabled MSI-X. [61110.467494] ============================================================================= [61110.467498] BUG qla2xxx_srbs (Tainted: G OE -------- --- ): Objects remaining in qla2xxx_srbs on __kmem_cache_shutdown() [61110.467501] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- [61110.467502] Slab 0x000000000ffc8162 objects=51 used=1 fp=0x00000000e25d3d85 flags=0x57ffffc0010200(slab|head|node=1|zone=2|lastcpupid=0x1fffff) [61110.467509] CPU: 53 PID: 455206 Comm: rmmod Kdump: loaded Tainted: G OE -------- --- 5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2.x86_64 #1 [61110.467513] Hardware name: HPE ProLiant DL385 Gen10 Plus v2/ProLiant DL385 Gen10 Plus v2, BIOS A42 08/17/2023 [61110.467515] Call Trace: [61110.467516] <TASK> [61110.467519] dump_stack_lvl+0x34/0x48 [61110.467526] slab_err.cold+0x53/0x67 [61110.467534] __kmem_cache_shutdown+0x16e/0x320 [61110.467540] kmem_cache_destroy+0x51/0x160 [61110.467544] qla2x00_module_exit+0x93/0x99 [qla2xxx] [61110.467607] ? __do_sys_delete_module.constprop.0+0x178/0x280 [61110.467613] ? syscall_trace_enter.constprop.0+0x145/0x1d0 [61110.467616] ? do_syscall_64+0x5c/0x90 [61110.467619] ? exc_page_fault+0x62/0x150 [61110.467622] ? entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0xcd [61110.467626] </TASK> [61110.467627] Disabling lock debugging due to kernel taint [61110.467635] Object 0x0000000026f7e6e6 @offset=16000 [61110.467639] ------------[ cut here ]------------ [61110.467639] kmem_cache_destroy qla2xxx_srbs: Slab cache still has objects when called from qla2x00_module_exit+0x93/0x99 [qla2xxx] [61110.467659] WARNING: CPU: 53 PID: 455206 at mm/slab_common.c:520 kmem_cache_destroy+0x14d/0x160 [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 [61110.467720] Hardware name: HPE ProLiant DL385 Gen10 Plus v2/ProLiant DL385 Gen10 Plus v2, BIOS A42 08/17/2023 [61110.467721] RIP: 0010:kmem_cache_destroy+0x14d/0x160 [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 [61110.467725] RSP: 0018:ffffa304e489fe80 EFLAGS: 00010282 [61110.467727] RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: ffffffffc0d9a860 RCX: 0000000000000027 [61110.467729] RDX: ffff8fd5ff9598a8 RSI: 0000000000000001 RDI: ffff8fd5ff9598a0 [61110.467730] RBP: ffff8fb6aaf78700 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000100d863b7 [61110.467731] R10: ffffa304e489fd20 R11: ffffffff913bef48 R12: 0000000040002000 [61110.467731] R13: 0000000000000000 R14: 0000000000000000 R15: 0000000000000000 [61110.467733] FS: 00007f64c89fb740(0000) GS:ffff8fd5ff940000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 [61110.467734] CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 [61110.467735] CR2: 00007f0f02bfe000 CR3: 00000020ad6dc005 CR4: 0000000000770ee0 [61110.467736] PKRU: 55555554 [61110.467737] Call Trace: [61110.467738] <TASK> [61110.467739] qla2x00_module_exit+0x93/0x99 [qla2xxx] [61110.467755] ? __do_sys_delete_module.constprop.0+0x178/0x280 Free sp in the error path to fix the crash.
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated5.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated5.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
0.18%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
8%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
Increase +0.06 pp
From 0.12% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.
Not in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root cause- CWE-772Missing Release of Resource after Effective LifetimeThe product does not release a resource after its effective lifetime has ended, i.e., after the resource is no longer needed.
- CWE-401Missing Release of Memory after Effective LifetimeThe product does not sufficiently track and release allocated memory after it has been used, making the memory unavailable for reallocation and reuse.
Affected systems
Known conditions: local access, low-privilege account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Ubuntu153 products
- linuxAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 5.15.0-186.196 | < 6.8.0-134.134
- linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
- linux-awsAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 5.15.0-1112.119 | < 6.8.0-1060.63
- linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
- linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
Linux2 products
- linux≥ f352eeb75419d2b693df7cc5957f7427c2b9b3ea, < b410ab8b9431d6d63d04caa1d69909fcc8b25eae | ≥ f352eeb75419d2b693df7cc5957f7427c2b9b3ea, < b74408de1f2264220979f0c6a5a9d5e50b5b534b | ≥ f352eeb75419d2b693df7cc5957f7427c2b9b3ea, < 8e7597b4efee6143439641bc6522f247d585e060 | ≥ f352eeb75419d2b693df7cc5957f7427c2b9b3ea, < aed16d37696f494288a291b4b477484ed0be774b | ≥ f352eeb75419d2b693df7cc5957f7427c2b9b3ea, < 05fcd590e5fbbb3e9e1b4fc6c23c98a1d38cf256 | ≥ f352eeb75419d2b693df7cc5957f7427c2b9b3ea, < f04840512438ac025dea6e357d80a986b28bbe4c | ≥ f352eeb75419d2b693df7cc5957f7427c2b9b3ea, < 19ac050ef09a2f0a9d9787540f77bb45cf9033e8 | ≥ f352eeb75419d2b693df7cc5957f7427c2b9b3ea, < 7adbd2b7809066c75f0433e5e2a8e114b429f30f | 4.16
- linux_kernel≥ 4.16, < 5.10.251 | ≥ 5.11, < 5.15.201 | ≥ 5.16, < 6.1.164 | ≥ 6.2, < 6.6.125 | ≥ 6.7, < 6.12.72 | ≥ 6.13, < 6.18.11 | ≥ 6.19, < 6.19.1
Debian1 product
- linux< 6.1.164-1 | < 6.12.73-1 | < 6.18.12-1
3 vendors · 156 products