CVE-2024-50183 scsi: lpfc: Ensure DA_ID handling completion before deleting an NPIV instance
A race condition in the Linux kernel lpfc driver can cause a kref imbalance and potential denial of service when deleting an NPIV instance.
- 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
What is CVE-2024-50183?
CVE-2024-50183 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 8 Nov 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: lpfc: Ensure DA_ID handling completion before deleting an NPIV instance
Deleting an NPIV instance requires all fabric ndlps to be released before an NPIV's resources can be torn down. Failure to release fabric ndlps beforehand opens kref imbalance race conditions. Fix by forcing the DA_ID to complete synchronously with usage of wait_queue.
Weakness: CWE-362
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-50183?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Linux kernel.
How do I fix CVE-2024-50183?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2024-50183 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-50183 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel
Sources
Also known as AZL-54074, BELL-CVE-2024-50183, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-50183, GHSA-jhcx-6vfx-gpqr, ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-11-CVE-2024-50183, ROOT-OS-UBUNTU-2204-CVE-2024-50183 and 1 more.