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For FC_BSG_HST_VENDOR,\nfc_bsg_host_dispatch() only guarantees request_len covers msgcode and\nvendor_id; it does not account for the vendor_cmd[] flexible array.\n\nqla2xxx then reads the command selector vendor_cmd[0] and, in several\nsub-handlers, vendor_cmd[1]/[2] or structures overlaid on the vendor\ncommand area without verifying request_len. 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