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CVE-2024-42159: scsi: mpi3mr: Sanitise num_phys

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 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: 2024-07-30 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-754

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.

Affected products

• Debian Linux: 11.0
• Linux kernel: from 6.1 before 6.1.98; from 6.2 before 6.6.39; from 6.7 before 6.9.9 — fixed in 6.1.98, 6.6.39, 6.9.9

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 6.1.98, 6.6.39, 6.9.9. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3668651def2c1622904e58b0280ee93121f2b10b
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/586b41060113ae43032ec6c4a16d518cef5da6e0
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b869ec89d2ee923d46608b76e54c006680c9b4df
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c8707901b53a48106d7501bdbd0350cefaefa4cf
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3668651def2c1622904e58b0280ee93121f2b10b
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/586b41060113ae43032ec6c4a16d518cef5da6e0
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b869ec89d2ee923d46608b76e54c006680c9b4df
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c8707901b53a48106d7501bdbd0350cefaefa4cf
• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html

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