# CVE-2024-42159: scsi: mpi3mr: Sanitise num\_phys

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2024-07-30 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 6.1

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: mpi3mr: Sanitise num_phys Information is stored in mr_sas_port->phy_mask, values larger then size of this field shouldn't be allowed.

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b869ec89d2ee923d46608b76e54c006680c9b4df
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/586b41060113ae43032ec6c4a16d518cef5da6e0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c8707901b53a48106d7501bdbd0350cefaefa4cf
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3668651def2c1622904e58b0280ee93121f2b10b

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