High

CVE-2025-68818 — scsi: Revert "scsi: qla2xxx: Perform lockless command completion in abort path"

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: Revert "scsi: qla2xxx: Perform lockless command completion in abort path" This reverts commit 0367076b0817d5c75dfb83001ce7ce5c64d803a9. The commit being reverted added code to __qla2x00_abort_all_cmds() to call sp->done() without holding a spinlock. But unlike the older code below it, this new code failed to check sp->cmd_type and just assumed TYPE_SRB, which results in a jump to an invalid pointer in target-mode with TYPE_TGT_CMD: qla2xxx [0000:65:00.0]-d034:8: qla24xx_do_nack_work create sess success 0000000009f7a79b qla2xxx [0000:65:00.0]-5003:8: ISP System Error - mbx1=1ff5h mbx2=10h mbx3=0h mbx4=0h mbx5=191h mbx6=0h mbx7=0h. qla2xxx [0000:65:00.0]-d01e:8: -> fwdump no buffer qla2xxx [0000:65:00.0]-f03a:8: qla_target(0): System error async event 0x8002 occurred qla2xxx [0000:65:00.0]-00af:8: Performing ISP error recovery - ha=0000000058183fda. BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000000 PF: supervisor instruction fetch in kernel mode PF: error_code(0x0010) - not-present page PGD 0 P4D 0 Oops: 0010 [#1] SMP CPU: 2 PID: 9446 Comm: qla2xxx_8_dpc Tainted: G O 6.1.133 #1 Hardware name: Supermicro Super Server/X11SPL-F, BIOS 4.2 12/15/2023 RIP: 0010:0x0 Code: Unable to access opcode bytes at 0xffffffffffffffd6. RSP: 0018:ffffc90001f93dc8 EFLAGS: 00010206 RAX: 0000000000000282 RBX: 0000000000000355 RCX: ffff88810d16a000 RDX: ffff88810dbadaa8 RSI: 0000000000080000 RDI: ffff888169dc38c0 RBP: ffff888169dc38c0 R08: 0000000000000001 R09: 0000000000000045 R10: ffffffffa034bdf0 R11: 0000000000000000 R12: ffff88810800bb40 R13: 0000000000001aa8 R14: ffff888100136610 R15: ffff8881070f7400 FS: 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff88bf80080000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 CR2: ffffffffffffffd6 CR3: 000000010c8ff006 CR4: 00000000003706e0 DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000 DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000fffe0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400 Call Trace: <TASK> ? __die+0x4d/0x8b ? page_fault_oops+0x91/0x180 ? trace_buffer_unlock_commit_regs+0x38/0x1a0 ? exc_page_fault+0x391/0x5e0 ? asm_exc_page_fault+0x22/0x30 __qla2x00_abort_all_cmds+0xcb/0x3e0 [qla2xxx_scst] qla2x00_abort_all_cmds+0x50/0x70 [qla2xxx_scst] qla2x00_abort_isp_cleanup+0x3b7/0x4b0 [qla2xxx_scst] qla2x00_abort_isp+0xfd/0x860 [qla2xxx_scst] qla2x00_do_dpc+0x581/0xa40 [qla2xxx_scst] kthread+0xa8/0xd0 </TASK> Then commit 4475afa2646d ("scsi: qla2xxx: Complete command early within lock") added the spinlock back, because not having the lock caused a race and a crash. But qla2x00_abort_srb() in the switch below already checks for qla2x00_chip_is_down() and handles it the same way, so the code above the switch is now redundant and still buggy in target-mode. Remove it.

Published Jan 13, 2026 · Updated Oct 14, 2026 · Sources: NIST National Vulnerability Database, CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP, GitHub Security Advisories · CNA: Linux

Low

Who exploits it and how urgent it is

A 0–100 score combining confirmed exploitation, ransomware and APT use, public exploits, EPSS and severity.

No exploitation signal in the sources consulted so far.

How the score was calculated

EPSS 0.3% (30-day exploitation probability)+3
Technical severity (high)+6

The score orders the patch queue; it does not replace your asset context (internet exposure, criticality, compensating controls).

Triage

Is it exploited, how likely is exploitation, what does it touch, and how severe do the sources call it.

Exploitation

Not confirmed

Not in CISA KEV — an absence of record, not proof it is unexploited.

EPSS FIRST

0.3%

ahead of 21% of scored CVEs · Oct 14, 2026

Affects

Linux

CVSS base

8.8

High · 3 source(s)

Remediation

Fixes and mitigations documented by the sources — linked to the original advisory.

No fix documented by the sources we poll. That does not mean none exists: check the vendor advisory.

First 24 hours

Ordered from the record’s own fields — exposure first, because you cannot patch what you have not found. A rule-generated starting point.

Identify exposed assets running the affected vendor/product/version combinations (Linux Linux).
No fix documented in the sources: reduce exposure and monitor the vendor advisory.
Search available logs for exploit probes, errors and authentication anomalies.

Affected scope

Vendor, product and versions as the sources word them.

Vendor	Product	Versions	Status	Source
Linux	Linux	≥ 231cfa78ec5badd84a1a2b09465bfad1a926aba1 and < b04b3733fff7e94566386b962e4795550fbdfd3d≥ d6f7377528d2abf338e504126e44439541be8f7d and < 50b097d92c99f718831b8b349722bc79f718ba1b≥ cd0a1804ac5bab2545ac700c8d0fe9ae9284c567 and < c5c37a821bd1708f26a9522b4a6f47b9f7a20003≥ 0367076b0817d5c75dfb83001ce7ce5c64d803a9 and < e9e601b7df58ba0c667baf30263331df2c02ffe1≥ 0367076b0817d5c75dfb83001ce7ce5c64d803a9 and < b10ebbfd59a535c8d22f4ede6e8389622ce98dc0≥ 0367076b0817d5c75dfb83001ce7ce5c64d803a9 and < 1c728951bc769b795d377852eae1abddad88635d≥ 0367076b0817d5c75dfb83001ce7ce5c64d803a9 and < b57fbc88715b6d18f379463f48a15b560b087ffeversion 9189f20b4c5307c0998682bb522e481b4567a8b8 and 7 more version 415d614344a4f1bbddf55d724fc7eb9ef4b39aad≥ 5.10.177 and < 5.10.248≥ 5.15.105 and < 5.15.198≥ 6.1.22 and < 6.1.160≥ 5.4.240 and < 5.5≥ 6.2.9 and < 6.3version 6.3	Vulnerable	CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP

Attack characteristics

The CVSS vector, decoded. It describes the attack, not your exposure to it.

Attack vector

Adjacent

Attack complexity

Low

Privileges required

None

User interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Every base score collected

Sources score independently and may disagree; each row says who scored it and under which version.

Score	Version	Severity	Expl.	Impact	Scored by
8.8	CVSS 3.1	High	2.8	5.9	416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 via NIST National Vulnerability Database
8.8	CVSS 3.1	High	—	—	GitHub, Inc. via GitHub Security Advisories
8.8	CVSS 3.1	High	—	—	Linux via CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H (score shown at the top: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67)

EPSS over time FIRST

Oct 13, 2026 → Oct 14, 2026 · 2 reading(s) · max 0.30%

Detection

Read off the CVSS vector and the weakness class. Starting points, not tested rules.

Not enough vector or weakness data: use the affected application’s logs as a starting point.

application logs

Timeline

What happened to this CVE, newest first.

2026
Affected products added · linux/linux
Oct 13, 2026 · CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
Record published
Oct 13, 2026
CVSS changed · 8.8
Oct 13, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
Source status changed · → Deferred
Oct 13, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
Record created in this database
Oct 13, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
CVE published
Jan 13, 2026 · Linux

Source activity

Repeated readings are counted rather than listed.

2× References added · Oct 14, 2026 – Oct 14, 2026
1× Official description updated · Oct 13, 2026 – Oct 13, 2026

References

11 on the record

github.com/advisories/GHSA-cxrp-wrc5-9jxv
GitHub Security Advisories
git.kernel.org/stable/c/b10ebbfd59a535c8d22f4ede6e8389622ce98dc0
NIST National Vulnerability Database
git.kernel.org/stable/c/50b097d92c99f718831b8b349722bc79f718ba1b
NIST National Vulnerability Database
cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-457936.html
NIST National Vulnerability Database
git.kernel.org/stable/c/b04b3733fff7e94566386b962e4795550fbdfd3d
NIST National Vulnerability Database
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-68818
GitHub Security Advisories
cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-019113.html
NIST National Vulnerability Database
git.kernel.org/stable/c/c5c37a821bd1708f26a9522b4a6f47b9f7a20003
NIST National Vulnerability Database
git.kernel.org/stable/c/e9e601b7df58ba0c667baf30263331df2c02ffe1
NIST National Vulnerability Database
git.kernel.org/stable/c/b57fbc88715b6d18f379463f48a15b560b087ffe
NIST National Vulnerability Database
git.kernel.org/stable/c/1c728951bc769b795d377852eae1abddad88635d
NIST National Vulnerability Database

Elsewhere on this site

Linux
every CVE for this vendor

Related CVEs (same products)

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Unknown CVE-2026-98432 ipv4: free inet_opt and ireq_opt after an RCU grace period 13h
Unknown CVE-2026-98424 wifi: cfg80211: undo netns switch if renaming the wiphy fails 1d
Unknown CVE-2026-98425 wifi: mac80211: don't warn when an IBSS has no channel to scan 1d
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Unknown CVE-2026-98427 net/sched: codel: bound the dropping loop per dequeue call 1d

Not in any source we poll

Listed rather than left blank: an empty field and an unmeasured one look identical on screen, and only one is a reason to look elsewhere.

No fixed version, patch or mitigation documented.
No CISA SSVC assessment.
No CWE classification.
No confirmed IOCs, IP addresses, domains, file hashes, or malware artifacts supplied.
No organization-specific asset inventory, compensating-control status, or patch deployment evidence supplied.
No exploit packet captures, log samples, or incident case IDs supplied.

Answered from this record

Text assembled only from the fields above — no additional claims.

What should defenders know first?

CVE-2025-68818 is "scsi: Revert "scsi: qla2xxx: Perform lockless command completion in abort path"", rated High. It affects Linux (Linux); versions are in the scope table. It is not in CISA KEV, which does not rule out exploitation. CVSS 8.8 describes technical severity. EPSS 0.30% estimates the probability of exploitation in 30 days; neither replaces your asset context. First verify whether exposed or business-critical assets run the affected versions, apply vendor fixes or mitigations, and preserve logs for review.

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