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Linux Linux — scsi: target: Fix NULL pointer dereference in core_scsi3_decode_spec_i_port()
AV AC PR UI S C I A CVSS EPSS %ile KEV
L L L N U N N H 5.5 .0042 35.5 —
AFFECTED
Product Versions Fixed
Linux f32ba612ef0f8eecaf6d2a5b04076ee7ea9ed039 – —
Linux 5.9 – 5.10.240
TIMELINE
Apr 16 Reserved by Linux
Jul 25 Published (CNA: Linux)
Jul 30 RESCORED — CVE-2025-38399 (Linux). CVSS 7.5 → 5.5 (NVD).
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
scsi: target: Fix NULL pointer dereference in core_scsi3_decode_spec_i_port()
The function core_scsi3_decode_spec_i_port(), in its error code path,
unconditionally calls core_scsi3_lunacl_undepend_item() passing the
dest_se_deve pointer, which may be NULL.
This can lead to a NULL pointer dereference if dest_se_deve remains
unset.
SPC-3 PR SPEC_I_PT: Unable to locate dest_tpg
Unable to handle kernel paging request at virtual address dfff800000000012
Call trace:
core_scsi3_lunacl_undepend_item+0x2c/0xf0 [target_core_mod] (P)
core_scsi3_decode_spec_i_port+0x120c/0x1c30 [target_core_mod]
core_scsi3_emulate_pro_register+0x6b8/0xcd8 [target_core_mod]
target_scsi3_emulate_pr_out+0x56c/0x840 [target_core_mod]
Fix this by adding a NULL check before calling
core_scsi3_lunacl_undepend_item()
Lifecycle
Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
| Date | Event | Detail |
| April 16, 2025 | Reserved | Reserved by Linux |
| July 25, 2025 | Published | Published (CNA: Linux) |
| July 30, 2026 | RESCORED | RESCORED — CVE-2025-38399 (Linux). CVSS 7.5 → 5.5 (NVD). |
Affected
Affected products and packages — 2 rows
| Vendor | Product / Package | Ecosystem | Version introduced | Fixed |
| Linux | Linux | — | f32ba612ef0f8eecaf6d2a5b04076ee7ea9ed039 | — |
| Linux | Linux | — | 5.9 | 5.10.240 |
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