# CVE-2024-53227: scsi: bfa: Fix use-after-free in bfad_im_module_exit()

> A use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel's bfa SCSI driver allows local attackers to cause a denial of service or potentially execute code during module initialization.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/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:** 27 Dec 2024
- **Updated:** 11 May 2026
- **Also known as:** AZL-55392, AZL-55434, BELL-CVE-2024-53227, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-53227, GHSA-j7fv-qwjv-4xh9, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53227

## What is CVE-2024-53227?

CVE-2024-53227 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 27 Dec 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: bfa: Fix use-after-free in bfad_im_module_exit()

BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in __lock_acquire+0x2aca/0x3a20
Read of size 8 at addr ffff8881082d80c8 by task modprobe/25303

Call Trace:
 <TASK>
 dump_stack_lvl+0x95/0xe0
 print_report+0xcb/0x620
 kasan_report+0xbd/0xf0
 __lock_acquire+0x2aca/0x3a20
 lock_acquire+0x19b/0x520
 _raw_spin_lock+0x2b/0x40
 attribute_container_unregister+0x30/0x160
 fc_release_transport+0x19/0x90 [scsi_transport_fc]
 bfad_im_module_exit+0x23/0x60 [bfa]
 bfad_init+0xdb/0xff0 [bfa]
 do_one_initcall+0xdc/0x550
 do_init_module+0x22d/0x6b0
 load_module+0x4e96/0x5ff0
 init_module_from_file+0xcd/0x130
 idempotent_init_module+0x330/0x620
 __x64_sys_finit_module+0xb3/0x110
 do_syscall_64+0xc1/0x1d0
 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f
 </TASK>

Allocated by task 25303:
 kasan_save_stack+0x24/0x50
 kasan_save_track+0x14/0x30
 __kasan_kmalloc+0x7f/0x90
 fc_attach_transport+0x4f/0x4740 [scsi_transport_fc]
 bfad_im_module_init+0x17/0x80 [bfa]
 bfad_init+0x23/0xff0 [bfa]
 do_one_initcall+0xdc/0x550
 do_init_module+0x22d/0x6b0
 load_module+0x4e96/0x5ff0
 init_module_from_file+0xcd/0x130
 idempotent_init_module+0x330/0x620
 __x64_sys_finit_module+0xb3/0x110
 do_syscall_64+0xc1/0x1d0
 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f

Freed by task 25303:
 kasan_save_stack+0x24/0x50
 kasan_save_track+0x14/0x30
 kasan_save_free_info+0x3b/0x60
 __kasan_slab_free+0x38/0x50
 kfree+0x212/0x480
 bfad_im_module_init+0x7e/0x80 [bfa]
 bfad_init+0x23/0xff0 [bfa]
 do_one_initcall+0xdc/0x550
 do_init_module+0x22d/0x6b0
 load_module+0x4e96/0x5ff0
 init_module_from_file+0xcd/0x130
 idempotent_init_module+0x330/0x620
 __x64_sys_finit_module+0xb3/0x110
 do_syscall_64+0xc1/0x1d0
 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f

Above issue happens as follows:

bfad_init
  error = bfad_im_module_init()
    fc_release_transport(bfad_im_scsi_transport_template);
  if (error)
    goto ext;

ext:
  bfad_im_module_exit();
    fc_release_transport(bfad_im_scsi_transport_template);
    --> Trigger double release

Don't call bfad_im_module_exit() if bfad_im_module_init() failed.

Weakness: CWE-416 (Use After Free)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-53227?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-53227?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2024-53227 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-53227 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-2024-53227 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-53227 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 27 Dec 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-2024-53227 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-2024-53227/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-53227/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-53227
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-53227
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-53227

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