CVE-2026-98128: scsi: mpi3mr: Fix target device refcount leak in mpi3mr_sas_port_add()

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2026-09-25 · updated 2026-10-22
Weakness: CWE-401

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: mpi3mr: Fix target device refcount leak in mpi3mr_sas_port_add() mpi3mr_get_tgtdev_by_addr() increments the target device kref when it returns a device. If a subsequent error triggers a goto out_fail after the tgtdev reference is acquired, the reference is never released because the out_fail path does not call mpi3mr_tgtdev_put(). This prevents the target device structure from ever being freed. Add a tgtdev put in the out_fail path, guarded by a NULL check since tgtdev is only acquired for SAS_END_DEVICE types and the same cleanup path is shared by earlier error cases where tgtdev is still NULL.

Affected products

Linux kernel: from 6.1 before 6.12.111; from 6.13 before 6.18.53; from 6.19 before 7.2.7; 7.3-rc1 — fixed in 6.12.111, 6.18.53, 7.2.7

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 6.12.111, 6.18.53, 7.2.7. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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