Linux Kernel up to 5.15.32/5.16.18/5.17.1 qla_init.c qla2x00_async_adisc_sp_done+0x294/0x2b0 assertion

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Linux Kernel up to 5.15.32/5.16.18/5.17.1 and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is the function qla2x00_async_adisc_sp_done+0x294/0x2b0 of the file drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_init.c. The manipulation leads to an unknown weakness. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2022-49158. There is no exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

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A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel up to 5.15.32/5.16.18/5.17.1 and classified as problematic. This issue affects the function qla2x00_async_adisc_sp_done+0x294/0x2b0 of the file drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_init.c. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-617. The product contains an assert() or similar statement that can be triggered by an attacker, which leads to an application exit or other behavior that is more severe than necessary. The impact remains unknown. The summary by CVE is:

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: qla2xxx: Fix warning message due to adisc being flushed Fix warning message due to adisc being flushed. Linux kernel triggered a warning message where a different error code type is not matching up with the expected type. Add additional translation of one error code type to another. WARNING: CPU: 2 PID: 1131623 at drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_init.c:498 qla2x00_async_adisc_sp_done+0x294/0x2b0 [qla2xxx] CPU: 2 PID: 1131623 Comm: drmgr Not tainted 5.13.0-rc1-autotest #1 .. GPR28: c000000aaa9c8890 c0080000079ab678 c00000140a104800 c00000002bd19000 NIP [c00800000790857c] qla2x00_async_adisc_sp_done+0x294/0x2b0 [qla2xxx] LR [c008000007908578] qla2x00_async_adisc_sp_done+0x290/0x2b0 [qla2xxx] Call Trace: [c00000001cdc3620] [c008000007908578] qla2x00_async_adisc_sp_done+0x290/0x2b0 [qla2xxx] (unreliable) [c00000001cdc3710] [c0080000078f3080] __qla2x00_abort_all_cmds+0x1b8/0x580 [qla2xxx] [c00000001cdc3840] [c0080000078f589c] qla2x00_abort_all_cmds+0x34/0xd0 [qla2xxx] [c00000001cdc3880] [c0080000079153d8] qla2x00_abort_isp_cleanup+0x3f0/0x570 [qla2xxx] [c00000001cdc3920] [c0080000078fb7e8] qla2x00_remove_one+0x3d0/0x480 [qla2xxx] [c00000001cdc39b0] [c00000000071c274] pci_device_remove+0x64/0x120 [c00000001cdc39f0] [c0000000007fb818] device_release_driver_internal+0x168/0x2a0 [c00000001cdc3a30] [c00000000070e304] pci_stop_bus_device+0xb4/0x100 [c00000001cdc3a70] [c00000000070e4f0] pci_stop_and_remove_bus_device+0x20/0x40 [c00000001cdc3aa0] [c000000000073940] pci_hp_remove_devices+0x90/0x130 [c00000001cdc3b30] [c0080000070704d0] disable_slot+0x38/0x90 [rpaphp] [ c00000001cdc3b60] [c00000000073eb4c] power_write_file+0xcc/0x180 [c00000001cdc3be0] [c0000000007354bc] pci_slot_attr_store+0x3c/0x60 [c00000001cdc3c00] [c00000000055f820] sysfs_kf_write+0x60/0x80 [c00000001cdc3c20] [c00000000055df10] kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x1a0/0x290 [c00000001cdc3c70] [c000000000447c4c] new_sync_write+0x14c/0x1d0 [c00000001cdc3d10] [c00000000044b134] vfs_write+0x224/0x330 [c00000001cdc3d60] [c00000000044b3f4] ksys_write+0x74/0x130 [c00000001cdc3db0] [c00000000002df70] system_call_exception+0x150/0x2d0 [c00000001cdc3e10] [c00000000000d45c] system_call_common+0xec/0x278

It is possible to read the advisory at git.kernel.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2022-49158 since 02/26/2025. The exploitation is known to be difficult. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 278484 (EulerOS 2.0 SP13 : kernel (EulerOS-SA-2025-2501)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 5.15.33, 5.16.19 or 5.17.2 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 7a3457777c4f700c64836e78dc71e6ce459f62b8/b13baf97ddbc1a7e7536168383bc0d84c2204b03/d8fb8da69e194e0249b3cdb746ef09ce823ae26b/64f24af75b79cba3b86b0760e27e0fa904db570f is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at git.kernel.org. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (278484). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Type

• Operating System

Vendor

• Linux

Name

• Kernel

Version

• 5.15.0
• 5.15.1
• 5.15.2
• 5.15.3
• 5.15.4
• 5.15.5
• 5.15.6
• 5.15.7
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• 5.15.19
• 5.15.20
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• 5.15.22
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• 5.15.24
• 5.15.25
• 5.15.26
• 5.15.27
• 5.15.28
• 5.15.29
• 5.15.30
• 5.15.31
• 5.15.32
• 5.16.0
• 5.16.1
• 5.16.2
• 5.16.3
• 5.16.4
• 5.16.5
• 5.16.6
• 5.16.7
• 5.16.8
• 5.16.9
• 5.16.10
• 5.16.11
• 5.16.12
• 5.16.13
• 5.16.14
• 5.16.15
• 5.16.16
• 5.16.17
• 5.16.18
• 5.17.0
• 5.17.1

License

• open-source

Website

• Vendor: https://www.kernel.org/

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