Vulnerability · Published Sep 16, 2026 · Assigned by Linux

CVE-2026-89862scsi: qla2xxx: Fix BSG job leak on validate flash image error path

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In plain English

A security flaw in Linux from Linux. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 9% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS )–Not rated
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 91.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: qla2xxx: Fix BSG job leak on validate flash image error path qla28xx_validate_flash_image() returns QLA_SUCCESS (0) unconditionally, telling the FC BSG transport (fc_bsg_host_dispatch()) that the driver owns and will complete the request. But bsg_job_done() is guarded by "if (!rval)", so on the error path (rval == -EINVAL) neither the driver nor the transport completes the job. The request dangles until it times out, leaking block layer resources. Commit c2c68225b145 ("scsi: qla2xxx: Fix bsg_done() causing double free") added the "if (!rval)" guard to a batch of BSG handlers. That is correct for handlers that also return the error code (the transport then completes the job once via fail_host_msg), but this function returns QLA_SUCCESS unconditionally, so the guard turned a correct single completion into a leak. Always call bsg_job_done(): bsg_reply->result is DID_OK and the error is reported in vendor_rsp[0], and since the function returns 0 the transport will not complete the job a second time.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:12linuxno fix listedDEBIAN-CVE-2026-89862
Debian:13linuxno fix listedDEBIAN-CVE-2026-89862
Debian:14linux7.2.6-1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-89862
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinuxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89862
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinuxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89862
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux7.0.0-42.42UBUNTU-CVE-2026-89862
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-allwinner-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89862
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-awsno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89862
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-awsno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89862
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-aws7.0.0-1016.17UBUNTU-CVE-2026-89862
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89862
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89862
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89862
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89862
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89862
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89862
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89862
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azureno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89862
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azureno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89862
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-azureno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89862
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89862
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89862
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89862
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89862
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89862
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89862
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89862
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89862
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fdeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89862
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fdeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89862
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-azure-fdeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89862
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89862
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89862
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89862
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89862
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89862
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89862
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89862
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-nvidia-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89862
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcpno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89862
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcpno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89862
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-gcp7.0.0-1016.18UBUNTU-CVE-2026-89862
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89862
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89862
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89862
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89862
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89862
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89862
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89862
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89862
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gkeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89862
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gkeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89862
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-gkeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89862
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gkeopno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89862
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gkeopno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89862
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89862
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89862
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89862
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89862
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89862
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89862
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-7.07.0.0-42.42~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-89862
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibmno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89862
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-ibmno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89862
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-ibm7.0.0-1017.17UBUNTU-CVE-2026-89862
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89862
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iot-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89862
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iotgno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89862
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-kvmno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89862
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatencyno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89862
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatencyno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89862
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89862
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89862
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89862
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89862
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89862
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89862
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89862
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89862
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89862
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89862
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89862
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89862
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89862
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89862
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-bosno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89862
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-lowlatencyno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89862
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegrano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89862
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegrano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89862
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra-igxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89862
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-5.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89862
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89862
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.1no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89862
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89862
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89862
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89862
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89862
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-oem-7.07.0.0-1017.17UBUNTU-CVE-2026-89862
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracleno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89862
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracleno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89862
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-oracle7.0.0-1015.16UBUNTU-CVE-2026-89862
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89862
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89862
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89862
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89862
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89862
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-raspino fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89862
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspino fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89862
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-raspino fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89862
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89862
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89862
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89862
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89862
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89862
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89862
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-riscv7.0.0-42.42.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-89862
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89862
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89862
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89862
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89862
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89862
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-7.07.0.0-42.42.1~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-89862
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89862
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89862
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89862
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-vmwareno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89862
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-xilinxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89862
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-xilinx-zynqmpno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-89862

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Linux Linux c2c68225b1456f4d0d393b5a8778d51bb0d5b1d0 – before e25241f9fa01fb0c088381a156d84a725b71c1efc2c68225b1456f4d0d393b5a8778d51bb0d5b1d0 – before 0fb52cc632464b0cd07f970341330466d772efe1057a5bdc481e58ab853117254867ffb22caf9f6ef2bbb4db0e4a4fbd5e649c0b5d8733f61da2472027ac9679c43a09e54e2d9aae9980ada045b428e074e7458537cd9349cf019862e51491f670871707871f6236da96c4a9712b8a29d7f555f767a47e9531f33b856d2324d86bcaef295f4d210477a1c018
Linux Linux 7.0

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