# CVE-2021-47565: scsi: mpt3sas: Fix kernel panic during drive powercycle test

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2024-05-24 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 3.8

## Description

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.

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## Related

- Browse: [Linux kernel](https://cve.now/tech/linux-kernel.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5d4d50b1f159a5ebab7617f47121b4370aa58afe
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/58ef2c7a6de13721865d84b80eecf56d6cba0937
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dd035ca0e7a142870a970d46b1d19276cfe2bc8c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0d4b29eaadc1f59cec0c7e85eae77d08fcca9824
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7e324f734a914957b8cc3ff4b4c9f0409558adb5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2bf9c5a5039c8f4b037236aed505e6a25c1d5f7b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8485649a7655e791a6e4e9f15b4d30fdae937184
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0ee4ba13e09c9d9c1cb6abb59da8295d9952328b

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