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CVE-2023-53627
published 2025-10-07

CVE-2023-53627: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: hisi_sas: Grab sas_dev lock when traversing the members of sas_dev.list When freeing…

PriorityP421medium5.5CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRLUINSUCNINAH
EPSS
0.17%
7.0th percentile
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: hisi_sas: Grab sas_dev lock when traversing the members of sas_dev.list When freeing slots in function slot_complete_v3_hw(), it is possible that sas_dev.list is being traversed elsewhere, and it may trigger a NULL pointer exception, such as follows: ==>cq thread ==>scsi_eh_6 ==>scsi_error_handler() ==>sas_eh_handle_sas_errors() ==>sas_scsi_find_task() ==>lldd_abort_task() ==>slot_complete_v3_hw() ==>hisi_sas_abort_task() ==>hisi_sas_slot_task_free() ==>dereg_device_v3_hw() ==>list_del_init() ==>list_for_each_entry_safe() [ 7165.434918] sas: Enter sas_scsi_recover_host busy: 32 failed: 32 [ 7165.434926] sas: trying to find task 0x00000000769b5ba5 [ 7165.434927] sas: sas_scsi_find_task: aborting task 0x00000000769b5ba5 [ 7165.434940] hisi_sas_v3_hw 0000:b4:02.0: slot complete: task(00000000769b5ba5) aborted [ 7165.434964] hisi_sas_v3_hw 0000:b4:02.0: slot complete: task(00000000c9f7aa07) ignored [ 7165.434965] hisi_sas_v3_hw 0000:b4:02.0: slot complete: task(00000000e2a1cf01) ignored [ 7165.434968] Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 0000000000000000 [ 7165.434972] hisi_sas_v3_hw 0000:b4:02.0: slot complete: task(0000000022d52d93) ignored [ 7165.434975] hisi_sas_v3_hw 0000:b4:02.0: slot complete: task(0000000066a7516c) ignored [ 7165.434976] Mem abort info: [ 7165.434982] ESR = 0x96000004 [ 7165.434991] Exception class = DABT (current EL), IL = 32 bits [ 7165.434992] SET = 0, FnV = 0 [ 7165.434993] EA = 0, S1PTW = 0 [ 7165.434994] Data abort info: [ 7165.434994] ISV = 0, ISS = 0x00000004 [ 7165.434995] CM = 0, WnR = 0 [ 7165.434997] user pgtable: 4k pages, 48-bit VAs, pgdp = 00000000f29543f2 [ 7165.434998] [0000000000000000] pgd=0000000000000000 [ 7165.435003] Internal error: Oops: 96000004 [#1] SMP [ 7165.439863] Process scsi_eh_6 (pid: 4109, stack limit = 0x00000000c43818d5) [ 7165.468862] pstate: 00c00009 (nzcv daif +PAN +UAO) [ 7165.473637] pc : dereg_de

Affected

7 ranges
VendorProductVersion rangeFixed in
debianlinux< linux 6.3.7-1 (forky)linux 6.3.7-1 (forky)
linuxlinux
linuxlinux>= 47caad1577cd7a39e2048c5e4edbce4b863dc12b < 6e2a40b3a332ea84079983be21c944de8ddbc4f36e2a40b3a332ea84079983be21c944de8ddbc4f3
linuxlinux>= 47caad1577cd7a39e2048c5e4edbce4b863dc12b < 71fb36b5ff113a7674710b9d6063241eada84ff771fb36b5ff113a7674710b9d6063241eada84ff7
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 6.3.7-16.3.7-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 6.3.7-16.3.7-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 4.5 < 6.3.46.3.4

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.15.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
osv5.5MEDIUM
vendor_debian5.5MEDIUM
vendor_redhat5.5MEDIUM
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