# CVE-2022-48650: scsi: qla2xxx: Fix memory leak in \_\_qlt\_24xx\_handle\_abts()

- Severity: CVSS 4.7 (Medium), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2024-04-28 · Updated: 2026-09-14

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 5.11

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: qla2xxx: Fix memory leak in __qlt_24xx_handle_abts() Commit 8f394da36a36 ("scsi: qla2xxx: Drop TARGET_SCF_LOOKUP_LUN_FROM_TAG") made the __qlt_24xx_handle_abts() function return early if tcm_qla2xxx_find_cmd_by_tag() didn't find a command, but it missed to clean up the allocated memory for the management command.

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## Related

- Browse: [Linux kernel](https://cve.now/tech/linux-kernel.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/29a22a3d495c147117137719d2c39045c44ccebf
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/89df49e561b4a8948521fc3f8a013012eaa08f82
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6a4236ed47f5b0a57eb6b8fb1c351b15b3d341d7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/601be20fc6a1b762044d2398befffd6bf236cebf

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