Bug 2535226 (CVE-2026-89844)

Summary:	CVE-2026-89844 kernel: scsi: qla2xxx: Hold vport_slock for host map update in report ID acquisition
Product:	[Other] Security Response	Reporter:	OSIDB Bzimport <bzimport>
Component:	vulnerability	Assignee:	Product Security DevOps Team <prodsec-dev>
Status:	NEW ---	QA Contact:
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Priority:	medium
Version:	unspecified	CC:	akhatavk, aos-team-art-private, asdas, dpaolell, jdelft, jupierce, lgarciaa, mbiarnes, ppalepu, ppostler, prdhamdh, rhel-process-autobot, sghai, sidsharm, suppawar, vlaad, watson-tool-maintainers
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Doc Text:	A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's qla2xxx SCSI driver. The qla24xx_report_id_acquisition() function does not properly hold a lock (vport_slock) when updating the host map btree. This oversight creates a race condition, allowing multiple concurrent updates to the host map. An attacker could exploit this to corrupt the btree, potentially leading to system instability or a denial of service (DoS).	Story Points:	---
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-09-16 11:37:47 UTC

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

scsi: qla2xxx: Hold vport_slock for host map update in report ID acquisition

qla24xx_report_id_acquisition() format-1 handling drops vport_slock after
taking the vport reference and then calls qla_update_host_map() without
the lock. That reaches qla_update_vp_map(), which mutates the ha->host_map
btree via btree_insert32()/btree_update32()/btree_remove32() and is
documented to require vport_slock to be held by the caller. Running it
unlocked can race concurrent host_map updates and corrupt the btree.

The format-2 path in the same function already wraps its host_map update
(SET_AL_PA) in vport_slock; the format-1 path is the lone outlier.

Hold vport_slock across the format-1 qla_update_host_map() call to honor
the documented locking contract. The vref_count taken in the loop keeps
the vport valid, so this only adds the missing host_map serialization.

Comment 1 Mauro Matteo Cascella 2026-09-22 11:56:16 UTC

Upstream advisory:
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/security/vulns.git/plain/cve/published/2026/CVE-2026-89844.mbox