UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71232 | Mondoo Vulnerability Intelligence

UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71232

MEDIUM5.5

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: qla2xxx: Free sp in error path to fix system crash System crash seen during load/unload test in a loop, [61110.449331] qla2xxx

Published Feb 18, 2026

Modified 4 days ago

Fix available

Details

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: qla2xxx: Free sp in error path to fix system crash System crash seen during load/unload test in a loop, [61110.449331] qla2xxx [0000:27:00.0]-0042:0: Disabled MSI-X. [61110.467494] ============================================================================= [61110.467498] BUG qla2xxx_srbs (Tainted: G OE -------- --- ): Objects remaining in qla2xxx_srbs on __kmem_cache_shutdown() [61110.467501] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- [61110.467502] Slab 0x000000000ffc8162 objects=51 used=1 fp=0x00000000e25d3d85 flags=0x57ffffc0010200(slab|head|node=1|zone=2|lastcpupid=0x1fffff) [61110.467509] CPU: 53 PID: 455206 Comm: rmmod Kdump: loaded Tainted: G OE -------- --- 5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2.x86_64 #1 [61110.467513] Hardware name: HPE ProLiant DL385 Gen10 Plus v2/ProLiant DL385 Gen10 Plus v2, BIOS A42 08/17/2023 [61110.467515] Call Trace: [61110.467516] <TASK> [61110.467519] dump_stack_lvl+0x34/0x48 [61110.467526] slab_err.cold+0x53/0x67 [61110.467534] __kmem_cache_shutdown+0x16e/0x320 [61110.467540] kmem_cache_destroy+0x51/0x160 [61110.467544] qla2x00_module_exit+0x93/0x99 [qla2xxx] [61110.467607] ? __do_sys_delete_module.constprop.0+0x178/0x280 [61110.467613] ? syscall_trace_enter.constprop.0+0x145/0x1d0 [61110.467616] ? do_syscall_64+0x5c/0x90 [61110.467619] ? exc_page_fault+0x62/0x150 [61110.467622] ? entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0xcd [61110.467626] </TASK> [61110.467627] Disabling lock debugging due to kernel taint [61110.467635] Object 0x0000000026f7e6e6 @offset=16000 [61110.467639] ------------[ cut here ]------------ [61110.467639] kmem_cache_destroy qla2xxx_srbs: Slab cache still has objects when called from qla2x00_module_exit+0x93/0x99 [qla2xxx] [61110.467659] WARNING: CPU: 53 PID: 455206 at mm/slab_common.c:520 kmem_cache_destroy+0x14d/0x160 [61110.467718] CPU: 53 PID: 455206 Comm: rmmod Kdump: loaded...

Affected Packages(215 packages)

linux-hwe-edge

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

Affected versions:

4.10.0-14.16~16.04.14.10.0-19.21~16.04.14.10.0-20.22~16.04.14.10.0-21.23~16.04.14.10.0-22.24~16.04.14.10.0-24.28~16.04.14.10.0-26.30~16.04.14.11.0-13.19~16.04.14.11.0-14.20~16.04.14.13.0-16.19~16.04.3+13 more

linux-aws-5.0

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS

Affected versions:

5.0.0-1021.24~18.04.15.0.0-1022.25~18.04.15.0.0-1023.26~18.04.15.0.0-1024.27~18.04.15.0.0-1025.285.0.0-1027.30

linux-aws-5.3

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS

Affected versions:

5.3.0-1016.17~18.04.15.3.0-1017.18~18.04.15.3.0-1019.21~18.04.15.3.0-1023.25~18.04.15.3.0-1028.30~18.04.15.3.0-1030.32~18.04.15.3.0-1032.34~18.04.25.3.0-1033.355.3.0-1034.365.3.0-1035.37

linux-azure

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS

Affected versions:

4.15.0-1002.24.15.0-1003.34.15.0-1004.44.15.0-1008.84.15.0-1009.94.15.0-1012.124.15.0-1013.134.15.0-1014.144.15.0-1018.184.15.0-1019.19+34 more

linux-azure-5.3

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS

Affected versions:

5.3.0-1007.8~18.04.15.3.0-1008.9~18.04.15.3.0-1009.10~18.04.15.3.0-1010.11~18.04.15.3.0-1012.13~18.04.15.3.0-1013.14~18.04.15.3.0-1016.17~18.04.15.3.0-1018.19~18.04.15.3.0-1019.20~18.04.15.3.0-1020.21~18.04.1+6 more

linux-azure-edge

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS

Affected versions:

4.18.0-1006.6~18.04.14.18.0-1007.7~18.04.14.18.0-1008.8~18.04.15.0.0-1012.12~18.04.2

linux-gcp

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS

Affected versions:

4.15.0-1001.14.15.0-1003.34.15.0-1005.54.15.0-1006.64.15.0-1008.84.15.0-1009.94.15.0-1010.104.15.0-1014.144.15.0-1015.154.15.0-1017.18+28 more

linux-gcp-5.3

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS

Affected versions:

5.3.0-1008.9~18.04.15.3.0-1009.10~18.04.15.3.0-1010.11~18.04.15.3.0-1012.13~18.04.15.3.0-1014.15~18.04.15.3.0-1016.17~18.04.15.3.0-1017.18~18.04.15.3.0-1018.19~18.04.15.3.0-1020.22~18.04.15.3.0-1026.28~18.04.1+3 more

linux-gke-4.15

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS

Affected versions:

4.15.0-1030.324.15.0-1032.344.15.0-1033.354.15.0-1034.364.15.0-1036.384.15.0-1037.394.15.0-1040.424.15.0-1041.434.15.0-1042.444.15.0-1044.46+23 more

linux-gke-5.4

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS

Affected versions:

5.4.0-1025.25~18.04.15.4.0-1027.28~18.04.15.4.0-1029.31~18.04.15.4.0-1030.32~18.04.15.4.0-1032.34~18.04.15.4.0-1033.35~18.04.15.4.0-1035.37~18.04.15.4.0-1036.38~18.04.15.4.0-1037.39~18.04.15.4.0-1039.41~18.04.1+27 more

References

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/05fcd590e5fbbb3e9e1b4fc6c23c98a1d38cf256

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/19ac050ef09a2f0a9d9787540f77bb45cf9033e8

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aed16d37696f494288a291b4b477484ed0be774b

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f04840512438ac025dea6e357d80a986b28bbe4c

https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-71232

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8492-1

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8492-2

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8492-3

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8492-4

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8492-5

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8497-1

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8498-1

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8499-1

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-71232

CVSS Analysis

CVSS v3.1

Exploitability

Attack Vector

LocalAV:L

Attack Complexity

LowAC:L

Privileges Required

LowPR:L

User Interaction

NoneUI:N

Scope

Scope

UnchangedS:U

Impact

Confidentiality

NoneC:N

Integrity

NoneI:N

Availability

HighA:H

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Upstream

Related

USN-8492-1 USN-8492-2 USN-8492-3 USN-8492-4 USN-8492-5 USN-8497-1 USN-8498-1 USN-8499-1

Ecosystems(16)

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Ubuntu 22.04 LTS Ubuntu 24.04 LTS

Timeline

PublishedFeb 18, 2026

ModifiedJul 17, 2026