In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

scsi: mpt3sas: Fix possible resource leaks in mpt3sas_transport_port_add()

In mpt3sas_transport_port_add(), if sas_rphy_add() returns error,
sas_rphy_free() needs be called to free the resource allocated in
sas_end_device_alloc(). Otherwise a kernel crash will happen:

Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 0000000000000108
CPU: 45 PID: 37020 Comm: bash Kdump: loaded Tainted: G W 6.1.0-rc1+ #189
pstate: 60000005 (nZCv daif -PAN -UAO -TCO -DIT -SSBS BTYPE=--)
pc : device_del+0x54/0x3d0
lr : device_del+0x37c/0x3d0
Call trace:
device_del+0x54/0x3d0
attribute_container_class_device_del+0x28/0x38
transport_remove_classdev+0x6c/0x80
attribute_container_device_trigger+0x108/0x110
transport_remove_device+0x28/0x38
sas_rphy_remove+0x50/0x78 [scsi_transport_sas]
sas_port_delete+0x30/0x148 [scsi_transport_sas]
do_sas_phy_delete+0x78/0x80 [scsi_transport_sas]
device_for_each_child+0x68/0xb0
sas_remove_children+0x30/0x50 [scsi_transport_sas]
sas_rphy_remove+0x38/0x78 [scsi_transport_sas]
sas_port_delete+0x30/0x148 [scsi_transport_sas]
do_sas_phy_delete+0x78/0x80 [scsi_transport_sas]
device_for_each_child+0x68/0xb0
sas_remove_children+0x30/0x50 [scsi_transport_sas]
sas_remove_host+0x20/0x38 [scsi_transport_sas]
scsih_remove+0xd8/0x420 [mpt3sas]

Because transport_add_device() is not called when sas_rphy_add() fails, the
device is not added. When sas_rphy_remove() is subsequently called to
remove the device in the remove() path, a NULL pointer dereference happens.

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Thu, 05 Feb 2026 15:30:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-401
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

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Tue, 07 Oct 2025 15:30:00 +0000

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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: mpt3sas: Fix possible resource leaks in mpt3sas_transport_port_add() In mpt3sas_transport_port_add(), if sas_rphy_add() returns error, sas_rphy_free() needs be called to free the resource allocated in sas_end_device_alloc(). Otherwise a kernel crash will happen: Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 0000000000000108 CPU: 45 PID: 37020 Comm: bash Kdump: loaded Tainted: G W 6.1.0-rc1+ #189 pstate: 60000005 (nZCv daif -PAN -UAO -TCO -DIT -SSBS BTYPE=--) pc : device_del+0x54/0x3d0 lr : device_del+0x37c/0x3d0 Call trace: device_del+0x54/0x3d0 attribute_container_class_device_del+0x28/0x38 transport_remove_classdev+0x6c/0x80 attribute_container_device_trigger+0x108/0x110 transport_remove_device+0x28/0x38 sas_rphy_remove+0x50/0x78 [scsi_transport_sas] sas_port_delete+0x30/0x148 [scsi_transport_sas] do_sas_phy_delete+0x78/0x80 [scsi_transport_sas] device_for_each_child+0x68/0xb0 sas_remove_children+0x30/0x50 [scsi_transport_sas] sas_rphy_remove+0x38/0x78 [scsi_transport_sas] sas_port_delete+0x30/0x148 [scsi_transport_sas] do_sas_phy_delete+0x78/0x80 [scsi_transport_sas] device_for_each_child+0x68/0xb0 sas_remove_children+0x30/0x50 [scsi_transport_sas] sas_remove_host+0x20/0x38 [scsi_transport_sas] scsih_remove+0xd8/0x420 [mpt3sas] Because transport_add_device() is not called when sas_rphy_add() fails, the device is not added. When sas_rphy_remove() is subsequently called to remove the device in the remove() path, a NULL pointer dereference happens.
Title scsi: mpt3sas: Fix possible resource leaks in mpt3sas_transport_port_add()
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2025-10-07T15:19:22.581Z

Reserved: 2025-10-07T15:15:38.664Z

Link: CVE-2022-50532

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2025-10-07T16:15:37.273

Modified: 2026-02-05T15:16:31.977

Link: CVE-2022-50532

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2025-10-07T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2022-50532 - Bugzilla

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Updated: 2025-10-08T13:37:00Z

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