# CVE-2023-54234: scsi: mpi3mr: Fix missing mrioc-\>evtack\_cmds initialization

- Severity: CVSS 7.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.1.16, 6.2.3
- Published: 2025-12-30 · Updated: 2026-10-15

## Affected

- Linux: from c1af985d27da2d530c22604644e9025810f57d7c, fixed in 4e0dfdb48a824deac3dfbc67fb856ef2aee13529; from c1af985d27da2d530c22604644e9025810f57d7c, fixed in 67989091e11a974003ddf2ec39bc613df8eadd83; from c1af985d27da2d530c22604644e9025810f57d7c, fixed in e39ea831ebad4ab15c4748cb62a397a8abcca36e
- Linux: 5.17
- Kernel (Linux): from 5.17.0, fixed in 6.1.16; from 6.2.0, fixed in 6.2.3

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: mpi3mr: Fix missing mrioc->evtack_cmds initialization Commit c1af985d27da ("scsi: mpi3mr: Add Event acknowledgment logic") introduced an array mrioc->evtack_cmds but initialization of the array elements was missed. They are just zero cleared. The function mpi3mr_complete_evt_ack() refers host_tag field of the elements. Due to the zero value of the host_tag field, the function calls clear_bit() for mrico->evtack_cmds_bitmap with wrong bit index. This results in memory access to invalid address and "BUG: KASAN: use-after-free". This BUG was observed at eHBA-9600 firmware update to version 8.3.1.0. To fix it, add the missing initialization of mrioc->evtack_cmds.

## What to do

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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/4e0dfdb48a824deac3dfbc67fb856ef2aee13529
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/67989091e11a974003ddf2ec39bc613df8eadd83
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e39ea831ebad4ab15c4748cb62a397a8abcca36e

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