# CVE-2024-46842: scsi: lpfc: Handle mailbox timeouts in lpfc\_get\_sfp\_info

- 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
- Fixed in: 6.6.160, 6.10.10
- Published: 2024-09-27 · Updated: 2026-10-21

## Affected

- Linux: from 479b0917e4477f49df2e3be454aac3cfa5dec171, fixed in c6d8cce685d6088d795b29a0f47e6fd04548fd64; from 479b0917e4477f49df2e3be454aac3cfa5dec171, fixed in bba47fe3b038cca3d3ebd799665ce69d6d273b58; from 479b0917e4477f49df2e3be454aac3cfa5dec171, fixed in ede596b1434b57c0b3fd5c02b326efe5c54f6e48
- Linux: 6.2
- Kernel (Linux): from 6.2.0, fixed in 6.6.160; from 6.7.0, fixed in 6.10.10

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: lpfc: Handle mailbox timeouts in lpfc_get_sfp_info The MBX_TIMEOUT return code is not handled in lpfc_get_sfp_info and the routine unconditionally frees submitted mailbox commands regardless of return status. The issue is that for MBX_TIMEOUT cases, when firmware returns SFP information at a later time, that same mailbox memory region references previously freed memory in its cmpl routine. Fix by adding checks for the MBX_TIMEOUT return code. During mailbox resource cleanup, check the mbox flag to make sure that the wait did not timeout. If the MBOX_WAKE flag is not set, then do not free the resources because it will be freed when firmware completes the mailbox at a later time in its cmpl routine. Also, increase the timeout from 30 to 60 seconds to accommodate boot scripts requiring longer timeouts.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (6.6.160, 6.10.10) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c6d8cce685d6088d795b29a0f47e6fd04548fd64
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bba47fe3b038cca3d3ebd799665ce69d6d273b58
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ede596b1434b57c0b3fd5c02b326efe5c54f6e48

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