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

scsi: qla2xxx: Fix improper freeing of purex item

In qla2xxx_process_purls_iocb(), an item is allocated via
qla27xx_copy_multiple_pkt(), which internally calls
qla24xx_alloc_purex_item().

The qla24xx_alloc_purex_item() function may return a pre-allocated item
from a per-adapter pool for small allocations, instead of dynamically
allocating memory with kzalloc().

An error handling path in qla2xxx_process_purls_iocb() incorrectly uses
kfree() to release the item. If the item was from the pre-allocated
pool, calling kfree() on it is a bug that can lead to memory corruption.

Fix this by using the correct deallocation function,
qla24xx_free_purex_item(), which properly handles both dynamically
allocated and pre-allocated items.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00026.

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Vendor Product Default status Versions
Linux Linux unaffected
Version Status Constraints
875386b98857822b77ac7f95bdf367b70af5b78c affected < 4bccd506a1f1ab01d1f45b2a3effff6bedc73cf9
875386b98857822b77ac7f95bdf367b70af5b78c affected < 8e9f0a0717ba31d5842721627ade1e62d7aec012
875386b98857822b77ac7f95bdf367b70af5b78c affected < cfe3e2f768d248fd3d965d561d0768a56dd0b9f8
875386b98857822b77ac7f95bdf367b70af5b78c affected < 5fa1c8226b4532ad7011d295d3ab4ad45df105ae
875386b98857822b77ac7f95bdf367b70af5b78c affected < 78b1a242fe612a755f2158fd206ee6bb577d18ca
Linux Linux affected
Version Status Constraints
6.6 affected —
0 unaffected < 6.6
6.6.120 unaffected ≤ 6.6.*
6.12.63 unaffected ≤ 6.12.*
6.17.13 unaffected ≤ 6.17.*
6.18.2 unaffected ≤ 6.18.*
6.19 unaffected ≤ *

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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4bccd506a1f1ab01d1f45b2a3effff6bedc73cf9 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5fa1c8226b4532ad7011d295d3ab4ad45df105ae cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/78b1a242fe612a755f2158fd206ee6bb577d18ca cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8e9f0a0717ba31d5842721627ade1e62d7aec012 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cfe3e2f768d248fd3d965d561d0768a56dd0b9f8 cve-icon cve-icon
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2025122415-CVE-2025-68741-894a@gregkh/T cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-68741 cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-68741 cve-icon
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Sun, 11 Jan 2026 16:45:00 +0000

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 cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

threat_severity

Low

Wed, 24 Dec 2025 12:30:00 +0000

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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: qla2xxx: Fix improper freeing of purex item In qla2xxx_process_purls_iocb(), an item is allocated via qla27xx_copy_multiple_pkt(), which internally calls qla24xx_alloc_purex_item(). The qla24xx_alloc_purex_item() function may return a pre-allocated item from a per-adapter pool for small allocations, instead of dynamically allocating memory with kzalloc(). An error handling path in qla2xxx_process_purls_iocb() incorrectly uses kfree() to release the item. If the item was from the pre-allocated pool, calling kfree() on it is a bug that can lead to memory corruption. Fix this by using the correct deallocation function, qla24xx_free_purex_item(), which properly handles both dynamically allocated and pre-allocated items.
Title scsi: qla2xxx: Fix improper freeing of purex item
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2026-02-09T08:32:45.301Z

Reserved: 2025-12-24T10:30:51.030Z

Link: CVE-2025-68741

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-12-24T13:16:29.043

Modified: 2026-01-11T17:15:57.587

Link: CVE-2025-68741

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2025-12-24T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2025-68741 - Bugzilla

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