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High · 8.8 CVE-2023-53431 EUVD-2025-29874GHSA-36rm-q238-p59m

scsi: ses: Handle enclosure with just a primary component gracefully

Published Sep 18, 2025 · Updated Aug 5, 2026 · Assigned by Linux

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Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

scsi: ses: Handle enclosure with just a primary component gracefully

This reverts commit 3fe97ff3d949 ("scsi: ses: Don't attach if enclosure
has no components") and introduces proper handling of case where there are
no detected secondary components, but primary component (enumerated in
num_enclosures) does exist. That fix was originally proposed by Ding Hui
<dinghui@sangfor.com.cn>.

Completely ignoring devices that have one primary enclosure and no
secondary one results in ses_intf_add() bailing completely

scsi 2:0:0:254: enclosure has no enumerated components
scsi 2:0:0:254: Failed to bind enclosure -12ven in valid configurations such

even on valid configurations with 1 primary and 0 secondary enclosures as
below:

# sg_ses /dev/sg0
3PARdata SES 3321
Supported diagnostic pages:
Supported Diagnostic Pages [sdp] [0x0]
Configuration (SES) [cf] [0x1]
Short Enclosure Status (SES) [ses] [0x8]
# sg_ses -p cf /dev/sg0
3PARdata SES 3321
Configuration diagnostic page:
number of secondary subenclosures: 0
generation code: 0x0
enclosure descriptor list
Subenclosure identifier: 0 [primary]
relative ES process id: 0, number of ES processes: 1
number of type descriptor headers: 1
enclosure logical identifier (hex): 20000002ac02068d
enclosure vendor: 3PARdata product: VV rev: 3321
type descriptor header and text list
Element type: Unspecified, subenclosure id: 0
number of possible elements: 1

The changelog for the original fix follows

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We can get a crash when disconnecting the iSCSI session,
the call trace like this:

[ffff00002a00fb70] kfree at ffff00000830e224
[ffff00002a00fba0] ses_intf_remove at ffff000001f200e4
[ffff00002a00fbd0] device_del at ffff0000086b6a98
[ffff00002a00fc50] device_unregister at ffff0000086b6d58
[ffff00002a00fc70] __scsi_remove_device at ffff00000870608c
[ffff00002a00fca0] scsi_remove_device at ffff000008706134
[ffff00002a00fcc0] __scsi_remove_target at ffff0000087062e4
[ffff00002a00fd10] scsi_remove_target at ffff0000087064c0
[ffff00002a00fd70] __iscsi_unbind_session at ffff000001c872c4
[ffff00002a00fdb0] process_one_work at ffff00000810f35c
[ffff00002a00fe00] worker_thread at ffff00000810f648
[ffff00002a00fe70] kthread at ffff000008116e98

In ses_intf_add, components count could be 0, and kcalloc 0 size scomp,
but not saved in edev->component[i].scratch

In this situation, edev->component[0].scratch is an invalid pointer,
when kfree it in ses_intf_remove_enclosure, a crash like above would happen
The call trace also could be other random cases when kfree cannot catch
the invalid pointer

We should not use edev->component[] array when the components count is 0
We also need check index when use edev->component[] array in
ses_enclosure_data_process
=====

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Linux Linux 2.6.25 4.19.281

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 linux 6.1.25-1 —
Debian 13 linux 6.1.25-1 —
Debian 12 linux 6.1.25-1 —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu Nvidia-BlueField 22.04 LTS linux-bluefield 5.15.0-1022.24 —
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-intel +9 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux 5.15.0-79.86 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-aws 5.15.0-1042.47 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-azure 5.15.0-1045.52 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-azure-fde 5.15.0-1041.48.1 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-gcp 5.15.0-1039.47 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-gke +1 5.15.0-1039.44 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-gkeop 5.15.0-1025.30 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-ibm +1 5.15.0-1035.38 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-intel-iotg 5.15.0-1037.42 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-lowlatency 5.15.0-79.88 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-nvidia 5.15.0-1030.30 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-nvidia-tegra 5.15.0-1016.16 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-nvidia-tegra-igx 5.15.0-1002.2 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-oracle 5.15.0-1040.46 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-riscv +32 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-xilinx-zynqmp 5.15.0-1025.29 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux 5.4.0-156.173 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-aws 5.4.0-1107.115 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-aws-5.15 5.15.0-1041.46~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-azure 5.4.0-1114.120 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-azure-5.15 5.15.0-1045.52~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-bluefield 5.4.0-1068.74 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-gcp 5.4.0-1110.119 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-gcp-5.15 5.15.0-1039.47~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-gke +28 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-hwe-5.15 5.15.0-79.86~20.04.2 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-ibm 5.4.0-1054.59 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-ibm-5.15 5.15.0-1036.39~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-intel-iotg-5.15 5.15.0-1037.42~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-iot 5.4.0-1019.20 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-kvm 5.4.0-1096.102 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15 5.15.0-79.88~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15 5.15.0-1016.16~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-oracle 5.4.0-1106.115 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-oracle-5.15 5.15.0-1040.46~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-raspi 5.4.0-1091.102 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-riscv-5.15 5.15.0-1038.42~20.04.2 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-xilinx-zynqmp 5.4.0-1027.31 —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-gcp +14 No fix yet —
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ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS linux-hwe-edge No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro Realtime 22.04 LTS linux-intel-iot-realtime 5.15.0-1036.38 —
Ubuntu Pro Realtime 22.04 LTS linux-realtime 5.15.0-1043.48 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS 20.04 LTS linux-fips +3 No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS 18.04 LTS linux-fips +3 No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS 16.04 LTS linux-fips No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 20.04 LTS linux-aws-fips 5.4.0-1107.115+fips1 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 20.04 LTS linux-azure-fips 5.4.0-1113.119+fips1 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 20.04 LTS linux-fips 5.4.0-1082.91 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 20.04 LTS linux-gcp-fips 5.4.0-1110.119+fips1 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 18.04 LTS linux-fips +3 No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 16.04 LTS linux-fips No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-preview 22.04 LTS linux-fips No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS linux +5 No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS linux-aws-5.4 5.4.0-1107.115~18.04.1 —
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS linux-azure-5.4 5.4.0-1113.119~18.04.1 —
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS linux-gcp-5.4 5.4.0-1110.119~18.04.1 —
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS linux-hwe-5.4 5.4.0-156.173~18.04.1 —
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS linux-ibm-5.4 5.4.0-1054.59~18.04.1 —
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS linux-oracle-5.4 5.4.0-1106.115~18.04.1 —
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS linux-raspi-5.4 5.4.0-1091.102~18.04.1 —
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS linux +7 No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS linux +3 No fix yet —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
RHEL 9 bpftool 7.2.0-362.8.1.el9_3 RHSA-2023:6583
RHEL 9 rv +64 5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_3 RHSA-2023:6583
RHEL 8 perf +26 4.18.0-513.5.1.el8_9 RHSA-2023:7077
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SLES 15 SP5 kernel-64kb +6 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1 SUSE-SU-2025:03615-1
SLES 15 SP5 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1.150500.6.59.1 SUSE-SU-2025:03615-1
SLES 15 SP4 kernel-64kb +6 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1 SUSE-SU-2025:03628-1
SLES 15 SP4 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1.150400.24.92.1 SUSE-SU-2025:03628-1
SLES 12 SP5 kernel-syms +2 4.12.14-122.283.1 SUSE-SU-2025:4515-1
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ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SLES for SAP 15 SP5 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1.150500.6.59.1 SUSE-SU-2025:03615-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP5 kernel-docs +4 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1 SUSE-SU-2025:03615-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP4 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1.150400.24.92.1 SUSE-SU-2025:03628-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP4 kernel-docs +4 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1 SUSE-SU-2025:03628-1
SLE Micro 5.5 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1.150500.6.59.1 SUSE-SU-2025:03615-1
SLE Micro 5.5 kernel-rt +1 5.14.21-150500.13.109.1 SUSE-SU-2025:3761-1
SLE Micro 5.5 kernel-source +1 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1 SUSE-SU-2025:03615-1
SLE Micro 5.4 kernel-default 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1 SUSE-SU-2025:03628-1
SLE Micro 5.4 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1.150400.24.92.1 SUSE-SU-2025:03628-1
SLE Micro 5.4 kernel-rt +1 5.14.21-150400.15.133.1 SUSE-SU-2025:3716-1
SLE Micro 5.3 kernel-default 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1 SUSE-SU-2025:03628-1
SLE Micro 5.3 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1.150400.24.92.1 SUSE-SU-2025:03628-1
SLE Micro 5.3 kernel-rt +1 5.14.21-150400.15.133.1 SUSE-SU-2025:3716-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP5 kernel-default 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1 SUSE-SU-2025:03615-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP5 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_31 1-150500.11.3.1 SUSE-SU-2025:03615-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP4 kernel-default 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1 SUSE-SU-2025:03628-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP4 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP4_Update_45 1-150400.9.3.1 SUSE-SU-2025:03628-1
SLE Live Patching 12 SP5 kernel-default 4.12.14-122.283.1 SUSE-SU-2025:4515-1
SLE Live Patching 12 SP5 kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP5_Update_75 1-8.3.1 SUSE-SU-2025:4515-1
SLE HPC 15 SP5 kernel-64kb +5 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1 SUSE-SU-2025:03615-1
SLE HPC 15 SP5 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1.150500.6.59.1 SUSE-SU-2025:03615-1
SLE HPC 15 SP4 kernel-64kb +5 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1 SUSE-SU-2025:03628-1
SLE HPC 15 SP4 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1.150400.24.92.1 SUSE-SU-2025:03628-1
SUSE Manager Server LTS 4.3 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1.150400.24.92.1 SUSE-SU-2025:03628-1
SUSE Manager Server LTS 4.3 kernel-syms +3 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1 SUSE-SU-2025:03628-1
SUSE Manager Proxy LTS 4.3 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1.150400.24.92.1 SUSE-SU-2025:03628-1
SUSE Manager Proxy LTS 4.3 kernel-syms +2 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1 SUSE-SU-2025:03628-1

Amazon Linux

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Amazon Linux 2 kernel-livepatch-4.14.309-231.529 1.0-0.amzn2 ALAS2-2023-1987
Amazon Linux 2 perf +8 4.14.309-231.529.amzn2 ALAS2-2023-1987

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