NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting kernel-rt-64k-debug-modules package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.2% (9th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS10-KERNELRT64KDEBUGMODULES-20225932
  • published29 Sept 2026
  • disclosed25 Sept 2026

Introduced: 25 Sep 2026

NewCVE-2026-97537  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Centos:10 kernel-rt-64k-debug-modules.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-rt-64k-debug-modules package and not the kernel-rt-64k-debug-modules package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:10 relevant fixed versions and status.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

scsi: qla2xxx: Fix queue teardown NULL dma_free and bitmap locking

qla25xx_free_req_que() and qla25xx_free_rsp_que() have two pre-existing bugs exposed on the error path of qla25xx_create_{req,rsp}_que():

  1. When dma_alloc_coherent() fails during queue creation, the error path calls the free function with req->ring / rsp->ring still NULL (from kzalloc). The unconditional dma_free_coherent() with a NULL cpu_addr is undefined behavior and can panic.

  2. The free functions clear req_qid_map / rsp_qid_map under vport_lock, but the create functions protect the same bitmaps with mq_lock. This provides no mutual exclusion. Additionally, the create error path clears the bit and releases mq_lock before calling the free function, creating a window where another thread can allocate the same que_id and have its ha->req_q_map entry clobbered by the subsequent lockless NULL assignment in the free function.

Fix by:

  • Guarding dma_free_coherent() with a NULL check on the ring pointer.

  • Using mq_lock (the lock held by all creators) in the free functions to atomically NULL the map entry and clear the bitmap bit.

  • Removing the now-redundant clear_bit blocks from the create error paths since the free functions handle it atomically.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1