CVE-2026-89859
scsi: qla2xxx: Zero dport diagnostics buffer to avoid info leak
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: qla2xxx: Zero dport diagnostics buffer to avoid info leak qla2x00_do_dport_diagnostics() allocates the qla_dport_diag response buffer with kmalloc_obj() (non-zeroing) and, on success, copies the full sizeof(*dd) back to user space via sg_copy_from_buffer(). The inbound sg_copy_to_buffer() only fills as many bytes as the user request payload provides, and qla26xx_dport_diagnostics() zeroes only dd->buf. The options and unused[] fields are therefore copied out uninitialized, leaking kernel heap contents to user space. Allocate with kzalloc_obj(), matching qla2x00_do_dport_diagnostics_v2().
INFO
Published Date :
Sept. 16, 2026, 11:16 a.m.
Last Modified :
Sept. 21, 2026, 2:17 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Solution
- Allocate diagnostic response buffer with kzalloc_obj().
- Ensure all fields in the buffer are zeroed.
- Apply the fix to the qla2xxx driver.
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CVE Modified by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Sep. 21, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Affected Affected value modified. <a href="https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/blob/main/cves/2026/89xxx/CVE-2026-89859.json">CVE-2026-89859</a> Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d6e2411516bb95e52cb74c9c56b60ad2548a2730 -
New CVE Received by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Sep. 16, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: qla2xxx: Zero dport diagnostics buffer to avoid info leak qla2x00_do_dport_diagnostics() allocates the qla_dport_diag response buffer with kmalloc_obj() (non-zeroing) and, on success, copies the full sizeof(*dd) back to user space via sg_copy_from_buffer(). The inbound sg_copy_to_buffer() only fills as many bytes as the user request payload provides, and qla26xx_dport_diagnostics() zeroes only dd->buf. The options and unused[] fields are therefore copied out uninitialized, leaking kernel heap contents to user space. Allocate with kzalloc_obj(), matching qla2x00_do_dport_diagnostics_v2(). Added Affected New affected value received. <a href="https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/blob/main/cves/2026/89xxx/CVE-2026-89859.json">CVE-2026-89859</a> Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9fc03be982763a131913f84fe73b240ae45bca37 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a152edab3854f01dd2daf3eaf8f32cbabdb3834e