# CVE-2022-21546: scsi: target: Fix WRITE\_SAME No Data Buffer crash

- Severity: CVSS 7.5 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2025-05-02 · Updated: 2026-08-05

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 3.8

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: target: Fix WRITE_SAME No Data Buffer crash In newer version of the SBC specs, we have a NDOB bit that indicates there is no data buffer that gets written out. If this bit is set using commands like "sg_write_same --ndob" we will crash in target_core_iblock/file's execute_write_same handlers when we go to access the se_cmd->t_data_sg because its NULL. This patch adds a check for the NDOB bit in the common WRITE SAME code because we don't support it. And, it adds a check for zero SG elements in each handler in case the initiator tries to send a normal WRITE SAME with no data buffer.

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/54e57be2573cf0b8bf650375fd8752987b6c3d3b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d8e6a27e9238dd294d6f2f401655f300dca20899
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4226622647e3e5ac06d3ebc1605b917446157510
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ccd3f449052449a917a3e577d8ba0368f43b8f29

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