CVE-2024-46842
CSIRTS triage
- What
- Missing mailbox timeout handling in the lpfc SCSI driver.
- Who is affected
- Systems using Emulex/Broadcom FC HBA adapters with the lpfc driver.
- Urgency
- Medium priority; unhandled timeouts can cause driver hangs or system instability.
- Action
- Apply the kernel patch handling mailbox timeouts in lpfc_get_sfp_info.
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Exploitation outlook
- Low exploitation risk0.22% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 12% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Advisory coverage (1)
- mediumCVE-2024-46842: scsi: lpfc: Handle mailbox timeouts in lpfc_get_sfp_infomsrc · 2026-08-06
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