Linux Kernel up to 5.15.5 mpt3sas sas_target sas_address denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel up to 5.15.5. It has been declared as critical. Impacted is the function sas_target of the component mpt3sas. Such manipulation of the argument sas_address leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2021-47565. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel up to 5.15.5 and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is the function sas_target of the component mpt3sas. The manipulation of the argument sas_address with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: mpt3sas: Fix kernel panic during drive powercycle test While looping over shost's sdev list it is possible that one of the drives is getting removed and its sas_target object is freed but its sdev object remains intact. Consequently, a kernel panic can occur while the driver is trying to access the sas_address field of sas_target object without also checking the sas_target object for NULL.

The advisory is shared for download at git.kernel.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2021-47565. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

Upgrading to version 4.4.294, 4.9.292, 4.14.257, 4.19.219, 5.4.163, 5.10.83 or 5.15.6 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 5d4d50b1f159/58ef2c7a6de1/dd035ca0e7a1/0d4b29eaadc1/7e324f734a91/2bf9c5a5039c/8485649a7655/0ee4ba13e09c is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at git.kernel.org. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.7
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.6

VulDB Base Score: 5.7
VulDB Temp Score: 5.5
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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Kernel 4.4.294/4.9.292/4.14.257/4.19.219/5.4.163/5.10.83/5.15.6
Patch: 5d4d50b1f159/58ef2c7a6de1/dd035ca0e7a1/0d4b29eaadc1/7e324f734a91/2bf9c5a5039c/8485649a7655/0ee4ba13e09c

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05/24/2024 🔍
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09/19/2025 +483 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: kernel.org

Advisory: git.kernel.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2021-47565 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-47565
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-266216

Entryinfo

Created: 05/24/2024 18:42
Updated: 09/19/2025 05:03
Changes: 05/24/2024 18:42 (58), 09/19/2025 05:03 (13)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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