# CVE-2026-90285: scsi: qla2xxx: Remove redundant VPD flash read in sysfs read path

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 5.10.270, 5.15.221, 6.1.188, 6.6.157, 6.12.110, and 2 more
- Published: 2026-09-17 · Updated: 2026-10-19

## Affected

- Linux: from 5fa8774c7f38c79f38b672c1a0db0c049da477d6, fixed in ea79c01ef23c2ec3ace8a98ada517d56763814c2; from 5fa8774c7f38c79f38b672c1a0db0c049da477d6, fixed in beaf45d9a10e7c1de86dcd1cbc8dc17f930444f7; from 5fa8774c7f38c79f38b672c1a0db0c049da477d6, fixed in abe224e7077ae5d47f1208430ede4d99ae310627; from 5fa8774c7f38c79f38b672c1a0db0c049da477d6, fixed in 9b6325fc58ab877ecb97fc5642a39e071c343315; from 5fa8774c7f38c79f38b672c1a0db0c049da477d6, fixed in 95e1ad3f19dfec09eb4f4273cf7079fd9b35cee6; from 5fa8774c7f38c79f38b672c1a0db0c049da477d6, fixed in 067504c00fe175864652764308922d99e199828f; from 5fa8774c7f38c79f38b672c1a0db0c049da477d6, fixed in 0e4b5f8cad67eabf98da3f90b6443dcea5783ff3; from 5fa8774c7f38c79f38b672c1a0db0c049da477d6, fixed in 5cbc49d5c4cd20c18041e86958103045216d2190
- Linux: 5.2
- Kernel (Linux): from 5.2.0, fixed in 5.10.270; from 5.11.0, fixed in 5.15.221; from 5.16.0, fixed in 6.1.188; from 6.2.0, fixed in 6.6.157; from 6.7.0, fixed in 6.12.110; from 6.13.0, fixed in 6.18.52; from 6.19.0, fixed in 7.2.6

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: qla2xxx: Remove redundant VPD flash read in sysfs read path qla2x00_sysfs_read_vpd() called ha->isp_ops->read_optrom() a second time after releasing optrom_mutex. The repeated read is redundant and, unlike the first, runs without optrom_mutex held, exposing flash access to concurrent optrom operations. Drop the duplicate call.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (5.10.270, 5.15.221, 6.1.188, 6.6.157, 6.12.110) per the references below.
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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/ea79c01ef23c2ec3ace8a98ada517d56763814c2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/beaf45d9a10e7c1de86dcd1cbc8dc17f930444f7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/abe224e7077ae5d47f1208430ede4d99ae310627
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9b6325fc58ab877ecb97fc5642a39e071c343315
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/95e1ad3f19dfec09eb4f4273cf7079fd9b35cee6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/067504c00fe175864652764308922d99e199828f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0e4b5f8cad67eabf98da3f90b6443dcea5783ff3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5cbc49d5c4cd20c18041e86958103045216d2190

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