# CVE-2024-42286: scsi: qla2xxx: validate nvme_local_port correctly

> A null pointer dereference in the qla2xxx SCSI driver causes a kernel crash when NVMe local port validation fails, leading to denial of service.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 17 Aug 2024
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2026
- **Also known as:** AZL-48972, BELL-CVE-2024-42286, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-42286, GHSA-f58v-43c6-f6hf, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-42286

## What is CVE-2024-42286?

CVE-2024-42286 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 17 Aug 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

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

scsi: qla2xxx: validate nvme_local_port correctly

The driver load failed with error message,

qla2xxx [0000:04:00.0]-ffff:0: register_localport failed: ret=ffffffef

and with a kernel crash,

	BUG: unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at 0000000000000070
	Workqueue: events_unbound qla_register_fcport_fn [qla2xxx]
	RIP: 0010:nvme_fc_register_remoteport+0x16/0x430 [nvme_fc]
	RSP: 0018:ffffaaa040eb3d98 EFLAGS: 00010282
	RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: ffff9dfb46b78c00 RCX: 0000000000000000
	RDX: ffff9dfb46b78da8 RSI: ffffaaa040eb3e08 RDI: 0000000000000000
	RBP: ffff9dfb612a0a58 R08: ffffffffaf1d6270 R09: 3a34303a30303030
	R10: 34303a303030305b R11: 2078787832616c71 R12: ffff9dfb46b78dd4
	R13: ffff9dfb46b78c24 R14: ffff9dfb41525300 R15: ffff9dfb46b78da8
	FS:  0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff9dfc67c00000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000
	CS:  0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033
	CR2: 0000000000000070 CR3: 000000018da10004 CR4: 00000000000206f0
	Call Trace:
	qla_nvme_register_remote+0xeb/0x1f0 [qla2xxx]
	? qla2x00_dfs_create_rport+0x231/0x270 [qla2xxx]
	qla2x00_update_fcport+0x2a1/0x3c0 [qla2xxx]
	qla_register_fcport_fn+0x54/0xc0 [qla2xxx]

Exit the qla_nvme_register_remote() function when qla_nvme_register_hba()
fails and correctly validate nvme_local_port.

Weakness: CWE-476 (NULL Pointer Dereference)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-42286?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-42286?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2024-42286 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-42286 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel

- [CVE-2026-53266](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-53266/): Linux Kernel Out-of-Bounds Write (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [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-2024-42286 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-42286 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 17 Aug 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-42286 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-2024-42286/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-42286/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-42286
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-42286
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-42286

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-42286/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.