Bug 2363746 (CVE-2023-53041)

Summary: CVE-2023-53041 kernel: scsi: qla2xxx: Perform lockless command completion in abort path
Product: [Other] Security Response Reporter: OSIDB Bzimport <bzimport>
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2025-05-02 16:04:10 UTC 
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

scsi: qla2xxx: Perform lockless command completion in abort path

While adding and removing the controller, the following call trace was
observed:

WARNING: CPU: 3 PID: 623596 at kernel/dma/mapping.c:532 dma_free_attrs+0x33/0x50
CPU: 3 PID: 623596 Comm: sh Kdump: loaded Not tainted 5.14.0-96.el9.x86_64 #1
RIP: 0010:dma_free_attrs+0x33/0x50

Call Trace:
   qla2x00_async_sns_sp_done+0x107/0x1b0 [qla2xxx]
   qla2x00_abort_srb+0x8e/0x250 [qla2xxx]
   ? ql_dbg+0x70/0x100 [qla2xxx]
   __qla2x00_abort_all_cmds+0x108/0x190 [qla2xxx]
   qla2x00_abort_all_cmds+0x24/0x70 [qla2xxx]
   qla2x00_abort_isp_cleanup+0x305/0x3e0 [qla2xxx]
   qla2x00_remove_one+0x364/0x400 [qla2xxx]
   pci_device_remove+0x36/0xa0
   __device_release_driver+0x17a/0x230
   device_release_driver+0x24/0x30
   pci_stop_bus_device+0x68/0x90
   pci_stop_and_remove_bus_device_locked+0x16/0x30
   remove_store+0x75/0x90
   kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x11c/0x1b0
   new_sync_write+0x11f/0x1b0
   vfs_write+0x1eb/0x280
   ksys_write+0x5f/0xe0
   do_syscall_64+0x5c/0x80
   ? do_user_addr_fault+0x1d8/0x680
   ? do_syscall_64+0x69/0x80
   ? exc_page_fault+0x62/0x140
   ? asm_exc_page_fault+0x8/0x30
   entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x44/0xae

The command was completed in the abort path during driver unload with a
lock held, causing the warning in abort path. Hence complete the command
without any lock held.
Comment 1 Avinash Hanwate 2025-05-05 05:19:23 UTC 
Upstream advisory:
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2025050202-CVE-2023-53041-472c@gregkh/T