CVE-2021-47503: scsi: pm80xx: Do not call scsi_remove_host() in pm8001_alloc()

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.2 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2024-05-24 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-476

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: pm80xx: Do not call scsi_remove_host() in pm8001_alloc() Calling scsi_remove_host() before scsi_add_host() results in a crash: BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000108 RIP: 0010:device_del+0x63/0x440 Call Trace: device_unregister+0x17/0x60 scsi_remove_host+0xee/0x2a0 pm8001_pci_probe+0x6ef/0x1b90 [pm80xx] local_pci_probe+0x3f/0x90 We cannot call scsi_remove_host() in pm8001_alloc() because scsi_add_host() has not been called yet at that point in time. Function call tree: pm8001_pci_probe() | `- pm8001_pci_alloc() | | | `- pm8001_alloc() | | | `- scsi_remove_host() | `- scsi_add_host()

Affected products

Linux kernel: from 5.10 before 5.10.85; from 5.11 before 5.15.8; 5.16-rc1, 5.16-rc2, 5.16-rc3, 5.16-rc4 — fixed in 5.10.85, 5.15.8

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 5.10.85, 5.15.8. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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