# CVE-2022-50493: scsi: qla2xxx: Fix crash when I/O abort times out

> A null pointer dereference in the qla2xxx SCSI driver causes a kernel crash when an I/O abort times out during CPU hotplug operations.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 4 Oct 2025
- **Updated:** 15 Oct 2026
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2022-50493, GHSA-j4m7-gjwp-4ff2, ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-11-CVE-2022-50493, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-50493

## What is CVE-2022-50493?

CVE-2022-50493 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 4 Oct 2025. 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: qla2xxx: Fix crash when I/O abort times out

While performing CPU hotplug, a crash with the following stack was seen:

Call Trace:
     qla24xx_process_response_queue+0x42a/0x970 [qla2xxx]
     qla2x00_start_nvme_mq+0x3a2/0x4b0 [qla2xxx]
     qla_nvme_post_cmd+0x166/0x240 [qla2xxx]
     nvme_fc_start_fcp_op.part.0+0x119/0x2e0 [nvme_fc]
     blk_mq_dispatch_rq_list+0x17b/0x610
     __blk_mq_sched_dispatch_requests+0xb0/0x140
     blk_mq_sched_dispatch_requests+0x30/0x60
     __blk_mq_run_hw_queue+0x35/0x90
     __blk_mq_delay_run_hw_queue+0x161/0x180
     blk_execute_rq+0xbe/0x160
     __nvme_submit_sync_cmd+0x16f/0x220 [nvme_core]
     nvmf_connect_admin_queue+0x11a/0x170 [nvme_fabrics]
     nvme_fc_create_association.cold+0x50/0x3dc [nvme_fc]
     nvme_fc_connect_ctrl_work+0x19/0x30 [nvme_fc]
     process_one_work+0x1e8/0x3c0

On abort timeout, completion was called without checking if the I/O was
already completed.

Verify that I/O and abort request are indeed outstanding before attempting
completion.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-50493?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-50493?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2022-50493 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-50493 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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- [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-2022-50493 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-50493 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 4 Oct 2025. 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-2022-50493 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-2022-50493/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-50493/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50493
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-50493
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-50493

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-50493/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.