CVE-2026-98129

What the bug is

sas_port_alloc_num() can return NULL on memory allocation failure. The return value is passed directly to sas_port_add() without a NULL check, which causes a NULL pointer dereference. Additionally, if sas_port_add() fails, the allocated port is not freed before jumping to out_fail, leaking the sas_port structure. Call sas_port_free() to properly release it.

Where it lives

The fix touches these files. If the subsystem is one you do not use, the practical exposure is lower, though the package is still the vulnerable one.

drivers/scsi/mpi3mr/mpi3mr_transport.c

What this is

BROADCOM MPI3 STORAGE CONTROLLER DRIVERMAINTAINERS section matched on drivers/scsi/mpi3mr/ · mpi3mr-linuxdrv.pdl@broadcom.com · Supported

Kernel module

mpi3mr

Check it on the machine

grep -w CONFIG_SCSI_MPI3MR /boot/config-$(uname -r)

Reads the booted kernel's own configuration, on the machine and nowhere else. =y is built in, =m is a module, and an is not set line means the code is not there.

lsmod | grep -w mpi3mr

Prints a line if that module is loaded right now, and nothing if it is not. One that is not loaded can still be loaded later by anything that needs it.

Show whether Debian builds this, per release

Debian builds this, but not on every flavour. At least one release below builds the code on some of its kernel flavours and not on others, so the answer depends on the architecture and flavour installed.

• bookwormm
• trixieMnot built on armel/rpi
• forky, sid, bookworm · linux-6.12m

m

a loadable module on every flavour - check lsmod, can be blacklisted

M

a module where it is built at all; some flavours do not build it

Build switch

CONFIG_SCSI_MPI3MR

From the configuration Debian publishes for every kernel flavour it builds. It covers only the architectures Debian ships a linux-config package for, and nothing about a kernel you built yourself. Debian's own status above stays authoritative about the source package.MAINTAINERS kbuild Makefiles Debian linux-config packages

Signals

Published

2026-09-25 (24 days ago)source

CVSS

no vector published, unrated

Attack vector

not published

EPSS

0.17%, higher than 6.3% of all CVEssource

CISA KEV

not listedthe KEV catalogue

Debian urgency

not yet assignedsource

Subsystem

drivers/scsi

Upstream fixes

The versions the CNA records as introducing and fixing this, and the commit for each. source

Introduced	Fixed in	Commit
6.1	6.1.189	7e3489b5950e
6.1	6.6.158	c848a1bbe110
6.1	6.12.111	5c50137ba11b
6.1	6.18.53	2f69ed909de9
6.1	7.2.7	5cb58b052cf0
6.1	7.3	dba9e2181ca5

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