# CVE-2024-42288: scsi: qla2xxx: Fix for possible memory corruption

- Severity: CVSS 7.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2024-08-17 · Updated: 2026-08-05

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 4.20

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: qla2xxx: Fix for possible memory corruption Init Control Block is dereferenced incorrectly. Correctly dereference ICB

## What to do

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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/dae67169cb35a37ecccf60cfcd6bf93a1f4f5efb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/87db8d7b7520e99de71791260989f06f9c94953d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b0302ffc74123b6a99d7d1896fcd9b2e4072d9ce
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2a15b59a2c5afac89696e44acf5bbfc0599c6c5e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/571d7f2a08836698c2fb0d792236424575b9829b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8192c533e89d9fb69b2490398939236b78cda79b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c03d740152f78e86945a75b2ad541bf972fab92a

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