Medium severity · published Sep 4, 2025
CVE-2025-38695
scsi: lpfc: Check for hdwq null ptr when cleaning up lpfc_vport structure
5.5
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
scsi: lpfc: Check for hdwq null ptr when cleaning up lpfc_vport structure
If a call to lpfc_sli4_read_rev() from lpfc_sli4_hba_setup() fails, the
resultant cleanup routine lpfc_sli4_vport_delete_fcp_xri_aborted() may
occur before sli4_hba.hdwqs are allocated. This may result in a null
pointer dereference when attempting to take the abts_io_buf_list_lock for
the first hardware queue. Fix by adding a null ptr check on
phba->sli4_hba.hdwq and early return because this situation means there
must have been an error during port initialization.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 7% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KE
Kernel · Linux
5.1 before 5.4.297; 5.5 before 5.10.241; 5.11 before 5.15.190; 5.16 before 6.1.149; 6.2 before 6.6.103; 6.7 before 6.12.43; +2 more · source: NVD
LI
Linux · Linux
5e5b511d8bfaf765cb92a695cda336c936cb86dc before 6711ce7e9de4eb1a541ef30638df1294ea4267f8; 5e5b511d8bfaf765cb92a695cda336c936cb86dc before 74bdf54a847dab209d2a8f65852f59b7fa156175; 5e5b511d8bfaf765cb92a695cda336c936cb86dc before 5e25ee1ecec91c61a8acf938ad338399cad464de; 5e5b511d8bfaf765cb92a695cda336c936cb86dc before add68606a01dcccf18837a53e85b85caf0693b4b; 5e5b511d8bfaf765cb92a695cda336c936cb86dc before 7925dd68807cc8fd755b04ca99e7e6f1c04392e8; 5e5b511d8bfaf765cb92a695cda336c936cb86dc before 571617f171f723b05f02d154a2e549a17eab4935; +4 more · source: vendor
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
11.0 · source: NVD
SC
SIMATIC CN 4100 · Siemens
before V5.0 · source: CISA
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-38695
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-38695
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/46a0602c24d7d425dd8e00c749cd64a934aac7ec
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/571617f171f723b05f02d154a2e549a17eab4935
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5e25ee1ecec91c61a8acf938ad338399cad464de
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6698796282e828733cde3329c887b4ae9e5545e9
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6711ce7e9de4eb1a541ef30638df1294ea4267f8
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/74bdf54a847dab209d2a8f65852f59b7fa156175
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