Vulnerabilities

Vulnerability · CVE-2025-71236

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: qla2xxx: Validate sp before freeing associated memory System crash with the following signature [154563.21

Published Feb 18, 2026 · catalog updated Oct 19, 2026 · Linux Linux

Last checked Nov 12, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-71236. EPSS is 0.38%. Act only if a listed version of Linux Linux is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.

Same product and reporting

Severity
High7.5
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.38%
Remediation
Version ranges on file
Affected products
vendor Linux Linux a4239945b8ad112fb914d0605c8f6c5fd3330f61 <a46f81c1e627437de436e517f5fd4b725c15a1e6

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: qla2xxx: Validate sp before freeing associated memory System crash with the following signature [154563.214890] nvme nvme2: NVME-FC{1}: controller connect complete [154564.169363] qla2xxx [0000:b0:00.1]-3002:2: nvme: Sched: Set ZIO exchange threshold to 3. [154564.169405] qla2xxx [0000:b0:00.1]-ffffff:2: SET ZIO Activity exchange threshold to 5. [154565.539974] qla2xxx [0000:b0:00.1]-5013:2: RSCN database changed – 0078 0080 0000. [154565.545744] qla2xxx [0000:b0:00.1]-5013:2: RSCN database changed – 0078 00a0 0000. [154

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  • vendor Linux Linux a4239945b8ad112fb914d0605c8f6c5fd3330f61 <a46f81c1e627437de436e517f5fd4b725c15a1e6a4239945b8ad112fb914d0605c8f6c5fd3330f61 <a46f81c1e627437de436e517f5fd4b725c15a1e6

How to fix CVE-2025-71236

  • Upgrade

    CVE-2025-71236 lists a fix boundary at a46f81c1e627437de436e517f5fd4b725c15a1e6. Compare the installed build with that boundary before you change production.

  • Version check

    Seen in a4239945b8ad112fb914d0605c8f6c5fd3330f61 <a46f81c1e627437de436e517f5fd4b725c15a1e6

  • Advisory

    Open the cve_org record and follow its fix.

  • Official advisories

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-71236. EPSS is 0.38%. Act only if a listed version of Linux Linux is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with Linux Linux a4239945b8ad112fb914d0605c8f6c5fd3330f61 <a46f81c1e627437de436e517f5fd4b725c15a1e6 a4239945b8ad112fb914d0605c8f6c5fd3330f61 <a46f81c1e627437de436e517f5fd4b725c15a1e6. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.38%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Feb 18, 2026 · EUVD

    Detected

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: qla2xxx: Validate sp before freeing associated memory System crash with the following signature [154563.214890] nvme nvme2: NVME-FC{1}: controller connect complete [154564.169363] qla2xxx [0000:b0:00.1]-3002:2: nvme: Sched: Set ZIO exchange threshold to 3. [154564.169405] qla2xxx [0000:b0:00.1]-ffffff:2: SET ZIO Activity exc

  2. Oct 19, 2026 · EUVD

    Updated

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: qla2xxx: Validate sp before freeing associated memory System crash with the following signature [154563.214890] nvme nvme2: NVME-FC{1}: controller connect complete [154564.169363] qla2xxx [0000:b0:00.1]-3002:2: nvme: Sched: Set ZIO exchange threshold to 3. [154564.169405] qla2xxx [0000:b0:00.1]-ffffff:2: SET ZIO Activity exc

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-71236

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-71236

    30-day exploitation probability 0.38%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-207662

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: qla2xxx: Validate sp before freeing associated memory System crash with the following signature [154563.214890] nvme nvme2: NVME-FC{1}: controller connect complete [154564.169363] qla2xxx [0000:b0:00.1]-300

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Nov 12, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • FIRST EPSSNov 9, 2026
  • CVE.orgNov 6, 2026
  • EUVDNov 5, 2026