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AV AC PR UI S C I A CVSS EPSS %ile KEV L L L N U N N H 5.5 .0022 12.2 —
AFFECTED Product Versions Fixed Linux 479b0917e4477f49df2e3be454aac3cfa5dec171 – — Linux 6.2 – 6.10.10
TIMELINE Sep 11 Reserved by Linux Sep 27 Published (CNA: Linux) Aug 4 RESCORED — CVE-2024-46842 (Linux). CVSS 7.8 → 5.5 (NVD).
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: lpfc: Handle mailbox timeouts in lpfc_get_sfp_info The MBX_TIMEOUT return code is not handled in lpfc_get_sfp_info and the routine unconditionally frees submitted mailbox commands regardless of return status. The issue is that for MBX_TIMEOUT cases, when firmware returns SFP information at a later time, that same mailbox memory region references previously freed memory in its cmpl routine. Fix by adding checks for the MBX_TIMEOUT return code. During mailbox resource cleanup, check the mbox flag to make sure that the wait did not timeout. If the MBOX_WAKE flag is not set, then do not free the resources because it will be freed when firmware completes the mailbox at a later time in its cmpl routine. Also, increase the timeout from 30 to 60 seconds to accommodate boot scripts requiring longer timeouts.
| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| September 11, 2024 | Reserved | Reserved by Linux |
| September 27, 2024 | Published | Published (CNA: Linux) |
| August 4, 2026 | RESCORED | RESCORED — CVE-2024-46842 (Linux). CVSS 7.8 → 5.5 (NVD). |
Authoritative record: CVE-2024-46842 at cve.org
Vendors: linux
Weaknesses: CWE-416
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