CVE-2026-90285 scsi: qla2xxx: Remove redundant VPD flash read in sysfs read path
A race condition in the qla2xxx SCSI driver allows concurrent flash access, potentially leading to data corruption or system instability.
- 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-2026-90285?
CVE-2026-90285 is a vulnerability in Linux, published on 17 Sep 2026. 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: Remove redundant VPD flash read in sysfs read path
qla2x00_sysfs_read_vpd() called ha->isp_ops->read_optrom() a second time after releasing optrom_mutex. The repeated read is redundant and, unlike the first, runs without optrom_mutex held, exposing flash access to concurrent optrom operations. Drop the duplicate call.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-90285?
How do I fix CVE-2026-90285?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2026-90285 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-90285 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as AZL-102572, BELL-CVE-2026-90285, DEBIAN-CVE-2026-90285, GHSA-gjmh-232w-q2v8, UBUNTU-CVE-2026-90285.