In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
scsi: qla2xxx: Fix soft lockup polling continuation IOCB signature
qla27xx_copy_multiple_pkt() and qla27xx_copy_fpin_pkt() poll
rsp_q->ring_ptr->signature for RESPONSE_PROCESSED (0xDEADDEAD) to decide
whether the next continuation IOCB has arrived, spinning on cpu_relax()
without advancing the ring or decrementing the entry count while it has
not. response_t::signature lives at byte offset 60, but a continuation
IOCB (sts_cont_entry_t / struct sts_cont_entry_ext) carries raw FC frame
payload at that offset (data[56..59]). A received frame whose payload
bytes happen to equal 0xDEADDEAD is therefore misread as "not yet
arrived", and the loop spins forever in interrupt/DPC context, causing a
CPU soft lockup.
The poll is also unnecessary: callers of qla27xx_copy_multiple_pkt()
(PT_LS4_UNSOL and the NVMe purls path) already gate on
qla_chk_cont_iocb_avail(), which guarantees all entry_count IOCBs are
present before copying begins. The sibling helper
__qla_copy_purex_to_buffer() already drops the signature poll and relies
on the entry_type == STATUS_CONT_TYPE guard instead.
Remove the signature busy-wait from both helpers, keeping the entry_type
guard, and gate the FPIN path with qla_chk_cont_iocb_avail() so it defers
and re-processes on the next interrupt once all continuation IOCBs have
arrived, mirroring the ELS_AUTH_ELS and PT_LS4_UNSOL arms. With this the
signature field is never read on a continuation IOCB, eliminating the
payload-aliasing lockup.
scsi: qla2xxx: Fix soft lockup polling continuation IOCB signature
qla27xx_copy_multiple_pkt() and qla27xx_copy_fpin_pkt() poll
rsp_q->ring_ptr->signature for RESPONSE_PROCESSED (0xDEADDEAD) to decide
whether the next continuation IOCB has arrived, spinning on cpu_relax()
without advancing the ring or decrementing the entry count while it has
not. response_t::signature lives at byte offset 60, but a continuation
IOCB (sts_cont_entry_t / struct sts_cont_entry_ext) carries raw FC frame
payload at that offset (data[56..59]). A received frame whose payload
bytes happen to equal 0xDEADDEAD is therefore misread as "not yet
arrived", and the loop spins forever in interrupt/DPC context, causing a
CPU soft lockup.
The poll is also unnecessary: callers of qla27xx_copy_multiple_pkt()
(PT_LS4_UNSOL and the NVMe purls path) already gate on
qla_chk_cont_iocb_avail(), which guarantees all entry_count IOCBs are
present before copying begins. The sibling helper
__qla_copy_purex_to_buffer() already drops the signature poll and relies
on the entry_type == STATUS_CONT_TYPE guard instead.
Remove the signature busy-wait from both helpers, keeping the entry_type
guard, and gate the FPIN path with qla_chk_cont_iocb_avail() so it defers
and re-processes on the next interrupt once all continuation IOCBs have
arrived, mirroring the ELS_AUTH_ELS and PT_LS4_UNSOL arms. With this the
signature field is never read on a continuation IOCB, eliminating the
payload-aliasing lockup.
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: qla2xxx: Fix soft lockup polling continuation IOCB signature qla27xx_copy_multiple_pkt() and qla27xx_copy_fpin_pkt() poll rsp_q->ring_ptr->signature for RESPONSE_PROCESSED (0xDEADDEAD) to decide whether the next continuation IOCB has arrived, spinning on cpu_relax() without advancing the ring or decrementing the entry count while it has not. response_t::signature lives at byte offset 60, but a continuation IOCB (sts_cont_entry_t / struct sts_cont_entry_ext) carries raw FC frame payload at that offset (data[56..59]). A received frame whose payload bytes happen to equal 0xDEADDEAD is therefore misread as "not yet arrived", and the loop spins forever in interrupt/DPC context, causing a CPU soft lockup. The poll is also unnecessary: callers of qla27xx_copy_multiple_pkt() (PT_LS4_UNSOL and the NVMe purls path) already gate on qla_chk_cont_iocb_avail(), which guarantees all entry_count IOCBs are present before copying begins. The sibling helper __qla_copy_purex_to_buffer() already drops the signature poll and relies on the entry_type == STATUS_CONT_TYPE guard instead. Remove the signature busy-wait from both helpers, keeping the entry_type guard, and gate the FPIN path with qla_chk_cont_iocb_avail() so it defers and re-processes on the next interrupt once all continuation IOCBs have arrived, mirroring the ELS_AUTH_ELS and PT_LS4_UNSOL arms. With this the signature field is never read on a continuation IOCB, eliminating the payload-aliasing lockup. | |
| Title | scsi: qla2xxx: Fix soft lockup polling continuation IOCB signature | |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-09-25T10:21:31.326Z
Reserved: 2026-09-24T16:01:01.153Z
Link: CVE-2026-97530
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NVD
Status : Received
Published: 2026-09-25T11:17:03.200
Modified: 2026-09-25T11:17:03.200
Link: CVE-2026-97530
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