CVE-2025-40115
Description
From CVE.org
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: mpt3sas: Fix crash in transport port remove by using ioc_info() During mpt3sas_transport_port_remove(), messages were logged with dev_printk() against &mpt3sas_port->port->dev. At this point the SAS transport device may already be partially unregistered or freed, leading to a crash when accessing its struct device. Using ioc_info(), which logs via the PCI device (ioc->pdev->dev), guaranteed to remain valid until driver removal. [83428.295776] Oops: general protection fault, probably for non-canonical address 0x6f702f323a33312d: 0000 [#1] SMP NOPTI [83428.295785] CPU: 145 UID: 0 PID: 113296 Comm: rmmod Kdump: loaded Tainted: G OE 6.16.0-rc1+ #1 PREEMPT(voluntary) [83428.295792] Tainted: [O]=OOT_MODULE, [E]=UNSIGNED_MODULE [83428.295795] Hardware name: Dell Inc. Precision 7875 Tower/, BIOS 89.1.67 02/23/2024 [83428.295799] RIP: 0010:__dev_printk+0x1f/0x70 [83428.295805] Code: 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 0f 1f 44 00 00 49 89 d1 48 85 f6 74 52 4c 8b 46 50 4d 85 c0 74 1f 48 8b 46 68 48 85 c0 74 22 <48> 8b 08 0f b6 7f 01 48 c7 c2 db e8 42 ad 83 ef 30 e9 7b f8 ff ff [83428.295813] RSP: 0018:ff85aeafc3137bb0 EFLAGS: 00010206 [83428.295817] RAX: 6f702f323a33312d RBX: ff4290ee81292860 RCX: 5000cca25103be32 [83428.295820] RDX: ff85aeafc3137bb8 RSI: ff4290eeb1966c00 RDI: ffffffffc1560845 [83428.295823] RBP: ff85aeafc3137c18 R08: 74726f702f303a33 R09: ff85aeafc3137bb8 [83428.295826] R10: ff85aeafc3137b18 R11: ff4290f5bd60fe68 R12: ff4290ee81290000 [83428.295830] R13: ff4290ee6e345de0 R14: ff4290ee81290000 R15: ff4290ee6e345e30 [83428.295833] FS: 00007fd9472a6740(0000) GS:ff4290f5ce96b000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 [83428.295837] CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 [83428.295840] CR2: 00007f242b4db238 CR3: 00000002372b8006 CR4: 0000000000771ef0 [83428.295844] PKRU: 55555554 [83428.295846] Call Trace: [83428.295848] <TASK> [83428.295850] _dev_printk+0x5c/0x80 [83428.295857] ? srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0xfbef5 [83428.295863] mpt3sas_transport_port_remove+0x1c7/0x420 [mpt3sas] [83428.295882] _scsih_remove_device+0x21b/0x280 [mpt3sas] [83428.295894] ? _scsih_expander_node_remove+0x108/0x140 [mpt3sas] [83428.295906] ? srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0xfbef5 [83428.295910] mpt3sas_device_remove_by_sas_address.part.0+0x8f/0x110 [mpt3sas] [83428.295921] _scsih_expander_node_remove+0x129/0x140 [mpt3sas] [83428.295933] _scsih_expander_node_remove+0x6a/0x140 [mpt3sas] [83428.295944] scsih_remove+0x3f0/0x4a0 [mpt3sas] [83428.295957] pci_device_remove+0x3b/0xb0 [83428.295962] device_release_driver_internal+0x193/0x200 [83428.295968] driver_detach+0x44/0x90 [83428.295971] bus_remove_driver+0x69/0xf0 [83428.295975] pci_unregister_driver+0x2a/0xb0 [83428.295979] _mpt3sas_exit+0x1f/0x300 [mpt3sas] [83428.295991] __do_sys_delete_module.constprop.0+0x174/0x310 [83428.295997] ? srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0xfbef5 [83428.296000] ? __x64_sys_getdents64+0x9a/0x110 [83428.296005] ? srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0xfbef5 [83428.296009] ? syscall_trace_enter+0xf6/0x1b0 [83428.296014] do_syscall_64+0x7b/0x2c0 [83428.296019] ? srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0xfbef5 [83428.296023] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x76/0x7e
Statement
A UAF in mpt3sas_transport_port_remove() arises from logging with dev_printk() against mpt3sas_port->port->dev after the SAS transport device may be partially unregistered/freed, leading to a kernel GPF and DoS. A local actor (typically with elevated privileges) triggering driver removal or aggressive device removal can hit the error-path and cause the crash. The patch switches logging to ioc_info() (via the PCI device), which remains valid until the driver is detached, eliminating the dangling-device dereference.
Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) Score Details
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CVSS v3 Score Breakdown
| Red Hat | NVD | cve.org | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base Score | 5.5 | N/A | N/A |
| Attack Vector | Local | N/A | N/A |
| Attack Complexity | Low | N/A | N/A |
| Privileges Required | Low | N/A | N/A |
| User Interaction | None | N/A | N/A |
| Scope | Unchanged | N/A | N/A |
| Confidentiality | None | N/A | N/A |
| Integrity Impact | None | N/A | N/A |
| Availability Impact | High | N/A | N/A |
Vector
Red Hat: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Understanding the Weakness (CWE)
Integrity
Technical Impact: Modify Memory
The use of previously freed memory may corrupt valid data, if the memory area in question has been allocated and used properly elsewhere.
Availability
Technical Impact: DoS: Crash, Exit, or Restart
If chunk consolidation occurs after the use of previously freed data, the process may crash when invalid data is used as chunk information.
Confidentiality
Technical Impact: Read Memory
Read operations on freed memory can sometimes leak sensitive information instead of causing a crash
Integrity,Confidentiality,Availability
Technical Impact: Execute Unauthorized Code or Commands
If malicious data is entered before chunk consolidation can take place, it may be possible to take advantage of a write-what-where primitive to execute arbitrary code. If the newly allocated data happens to hold a class, in C++ for example, various function pointers may be scattered within the heap data. If one of these function pointers is overwritten with an address to valid shellcode, execution of arbitrary code can be achieved.
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