Linux Kernel up to 5.15.5 mpt3sas sas_target sas_address denial of service

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Summary
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.
Details
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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Product
Type
Vendor
Name
Version
- 4.4.293
- 4.9.291
- 4.14.256
- 4.19.218
- 5.4.162
- 5.10.0
- 5.10.1
- 5.10.2
- 5.10.3
- 5.10.4
- 5.10.5
- 5.10.6
- 5.10.7
- 5.10.8
- 5.10.9
- 5.10.10
- 5.10.11
- 5.10.12
- 5.10.13
- 5.10.14
- 5.10.15
- 5.10.16
- 5.10.17
- 5.10.18
- 5.10.19
- 5.10.20
- 5.10.21
- 5.10.22
- 5.10.23
- 5.10.24
- 5.10.25
- 5.10.26
- 5.10.27
- 5.10.28
- 5.10.29
- 5.10.30
- 5.10.31
- 5.10.32
- 5.10.33
- 5.10.34
- 5.10.35
- 5.10.36
- 5.10.37
- 5.10.38
- 5.10.39
- 5.10.40
- 5.10.41
- 5.10.42
- 5.10.43
- 5.10.44
- 5.10.45
- 5.10.46
- 5.10.47
- 5.10.48
- 5.10.49
- 5.10.50
- 5.10.51
- 5.10.52
- 5.10.53
- 5.10.54
- 5.10.55
- 5.10.56
- 5.10.57
- 5.10.58
- 5.10.59
- 5.10.60
- 5.10.61
- 5.10.62
- 5.10.63
- 5.10.64
- 5.10.65
- 5.10.66
- 5.10.67
- 5.10.68
- 5.10.69
- 5.10.70
- 5.10.71
- 5.10.72
- 5.10.73
- 5.10.74
- 5.10.75
- 5.10.76
- 5.10.77
- 5.10.78
- 5.10.79
- 5.10.80
- 5.10.81
- 5.10.82
- 5.15.0
- 5.15.1
- 5.15.2
- 5.15.3
- 5.15.4
- 5.15.5
License
Website
- Vendor: https://www.kernel.org/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.7VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.6
VulDB Base Score: 5.7
VulDB Temp Score: 5.5
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Exploiting
Class: Denial of serviceCWE: CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially
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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
0-Day Time: 🔍
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
Timeline
05/24/2024 🔍05/24/2024 🔍
09/19/2025 🔍
Sources
Vendor: kernel.orgAdvisory: git.kernel.org
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2021-47565 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-47565
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-266216
Entry
Created: 05/24/2024 18:42Updated: 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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