SB20260928414 - Race condition in Linux kernel scsi qla2xxx driver
Published: September 28, 2026
Security Bulletin ID
SB20260928414
CSH Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Adjecent network
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Race condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-97527)
CWE-ID: CWE-362 - Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')
CVSSv4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to corrupt kernel memory.
The vulnerability exists due to a race condition in the qla2xxx driver's fcport->unsol_ctx_head list when concurrently processing unsolicited NVMe contexts. A remote attacker can trigger concurrent additions and removals of list entries to corrupt kernel memory.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.