# CVE-2022-48715: scsi: bnx2fc: Make bnx2fc_recv_frame() mp safe

> A race condition in the bnx2fc kernel driver causes a kernel bug when modifying per-CPU stats, potentially leading to system instability or denial of service.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 20 Jun 2024
- **Updated:** 11 May 2026
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2022-48715, GHSA-6p2j-4rfr-64h6, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-48715

## What is CVE-2022-48715?

CVE-2022-48715 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 20 Jun 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

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

scsi: bnx2fc: Make bnx2fc_recv_frame() mp safe

Running tests with a debug kernel shows that bnx2fc_recv_frame() is
modifying the per_cpu lport stats counters in a non-mpsafe way.  Just boot
a debug kernel and run the bnx2fc driver with the hardware enabled.

[ 1391.699147] BUG: using smp_processor_id() in preemptible [00000000] code: bnx2fc_
[ 1391.699160] caller is bnx2fc_recv_frame+0xbf9/0x1760 [bnx2fc]
[ 1391.699174] CPU: 2 PID: 4355 Comm: bnx2fc_l2_threa Kdump: loaded Tainted: G    B
[ 1391.699180] Hardware name: HP ProLiant DL120 G7, BIOS J01 07/01/2013
[ 1391.699183] Call Trace:
[ 1391.699188]  dump_stack_lvl+0x57/0x7d
[ 1391.699198]  check_preemption_disabled+0xc8/0xd0
[ 1391.699205]  bnx2fc_recv_frame+0xbf9/0x1760 [bnx2fc]
[ 1391.699215]  ? do_raw_spin_trylock+0xb5/0x180
[ 1391.699221]  ? bnx2fc_npiv_create_vports.isra.0+0x4e0/0x4e0 [bnx2fc]
[ 1391.699229]  ? bnx2fc_l2_rcv_thread+0xb7/0x3a0 [bnx2fc]
[ 1391.699240]  bnx2fc_l2_rcv_thread+0x1af/0x3a0 [bnx2fc]
[ 1391.699250]  ? bnx2fc_ulp_init+0xc0/0xc0 [bnx2fc]
[ 1391.699258]  kthread+0x364/0x420
[ 1391.699263]  ? _raw_spin_unlock_irq+0x24/0x50
[ 1391.699268]  ? set_kthread_struct+0x100/0x100
[ 1391.699273]  ret_from_fork+0x22/0x30

Restore the old get_cpu/put_cpu code with some modifications to reduce the
size of the critical section.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-48715?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-48715?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2022-48715 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-48715 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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- [CVE-2013-6282](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-6282/): Linux Kernel Improper Input Validation (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2022-0185](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0185/): Linux Kernel Heap-Based Buffer Overflow (high 8.4, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2013-2094](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-2094/): Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation (high 8.4, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2026-53362](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-53362/): Linux Kernel Unspecified (high 7.8, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-48715 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-48715 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 20 Jun 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-48715 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Linux kernel. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-48715/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-48715/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-48715
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-48715
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-48715

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